tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19353992.post1301496581693318126..comments2024-03-27T10:46:10.435-05:00Comments on Gary's Flight Journal - Our Flying Adventures: Insurance Update!Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14637264267903131611noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19353992.post-92122547693660567072019-03-07T16:42:25.457-05:002019-03-07T16:42:25.457-05:00Ack! You said ForeFlight and I read FlightAware. S...Ack! You said ForeFlight and I read FlightAware. Sorry for that!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19353992.post-46620330418719714512019-03-07T09:19:10.045-05:002019-03-07T09:19:10.045-05:00Ug. Do you think a final report could shorten the ...Ug. Do you think a final report could shorten the three year wait? Is the rate hike literally driven by the uncertainty in fault in the absence of a report?<br /><br />One point to consider - if you look at FlightAware for any of your cross countries, you'll see that the altitudes are all off by up to a couple of hundred feet from whatever cruise altitude you were using. I wonder if FlightAware is only reporting the raw pressure altitude data from your encoder and not correcting for the local barometric pressure or is it GPS altitude via ADS-B? I assumed that it was Mode C data because all my data in FlightAware are only reported to the nearest 100 feet. For example, if I fly from home to Michigan at 8,000 feet per my altimeter, I will often see my reported altitude at 7800 or some such thing.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19353992.post-30175758517654620982019-03-07T07:40:39.014-05:002019-03-07T07:40:39.014-05:00Chris,
Yes, the accident is the issue. Despite it...Chris,<br /><br />Yes, the accident is the issue. Despite it being a catastrophic engine failure, without the final report, I don't think my new rate will change. I was advised that the accident will carry for three years....that's a lot of money for no pilot error. Like I said before, a boat in the Caribbean or RV is looking better every day. ;)<br /><br />I managed to open up my flight track from Foreflight from that day and with some trial and error found my altitude was maybe 520' vs the almost 700' I had thought. I'll be posting my findings in a few days.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14637264267903131611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19353992.post-45532470937656118722019-03-07T07:24:51.876-05:002019-03-07T07:24:51.876-05:00Ah...just read your earlier insurance post. That a...Ah...just read your earlier insurance post. That answered my question.<br /><br />Frustrating.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19353992.post-31683816453954845912019-03-07T06:42:17.107-05:002019-03-07T06:42:17.107-05:00Gary, I hope this isn’t too stupid a question, but...Gary, I hope this isn’t too stupid a question, but are these higher rates vs the Debonair solely because of the accident or are there other variables in play? This is outside my experience, but it seems like what happened last summer was more about the Deb eating a valve than anything under your direct control as a pilot. Or is that just the way it goes with insurance rates regardless of culpability? Would the availability of a final report from the NTSB impact your rate if pilot error is not implicated?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846593737518887287noreply@blogger.com