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On the point raised on insurance companies not wanting to touch an experimental in a flying club, I have heard that joint ownership of a plane does not set off the same alarm bells as the word "club." So one solution would be to find a group of people interested in learning to fly and they, with or without the instructor pilot, purchase the aircraft. Then it is simply group ownership of the plane and there is absolutely no prohibition on receiving instruction in your own experimental, amateur-built aircraft, whether you built it yourself or not. You can also pay the instructor for his/her time. Just don't use the word "club" anywhere, something like "Sonex N12345 Owners Association."
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Only need liability anyway, since the 'students' are not going to be out any money in the event of a hull loss. Have to work fast, get the training knocked out before the cease and desist order arrives in the mail.
Last edited by WingsAloft; 12-05-2012 at 07:13 PM.
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I may end up doing that if the stint in homebuilts fizzles. The reason homebuilts seem attractive is for a reduction in fuel costs, and thus flight training costs. Think 5 gph vs. 4 gph. I know it's not so much of a difference, but the savings are there. And think of when ( I shudder to ask) fuel hits $9.00 a gallon? That's when the difference between 4.9 and 4.2 gph will become a great issue, and I want to be in a position to offer affordable flight even then.
Last edited by WingsAloft; 12-05-2012 at 07:30 PM.
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