---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 03/06/17: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:47 AM - Re: Re: RV10 instructors (Tim Olson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:47:22 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: Re: RV10 instructors From: Tim Olson Bob, I can't disagree with anything you say because it is accurate, however, I was concerned recently about this when I just completed my RV-10 renewal, that I would be leaving a friend hang if they flew under the open pilot warranty, so I called Jenny at NationAir (now Gallagher) to specifically ask about this. She said that a suit against someone covered under the open pilot warranty to recover damages is very rare, and really only done in cases of negligence, FAR violation, or things of that nature. Now this isn't to say a pilot shouldn't be wary of it, but it isn't necessarily something that should cause a problem. I did choose to add a friend as a named pilot last year, but this year removed them because insurance companies also do not like to see too many names listed as named pilots. At some point it begins to look more like a flying club, and since I'll be having to add the wife and daughter as named pilots I didn't want to add any others right now. The open pilot clauses are rigorous enough at least to show that they definitely want someone with RV experience to do the flying. I see insurance in the RV-10 (and 14 for that matter) to be fairly restrictive for many newer pilots, without a hefty premium. It may serve a builder well to spend some time with another RV builder as a safety pilot doing instrument approaches, just to get their hours counting up, while they are building. And of course, some stick time. Tim On 03/05/2017 03:57 PM, Bob Turner wrote: > > > Be very very careful about using the 'open pilot' warranty. Typically > these protect you from loss, but they do not protect your friend who > is flying under this clause. In fact most policies require that, if > asked, you help the insurance company to sue your friend, so that > they can get their money back! So if it's someone (cfi?) you hate, no > problem. But if it's a friend, you're looking at a potentially > awkward, at best, situation. > > -------- Bob Turner RV-10 QB > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.