INSURANCE

[Popeye]

Hello friends.........I have been having the impossible task of getting insurance. Evryone comes up with different excuses. Any suggestions as to where I can get the Aero Commander 680F insured? One owner, hangared, and with a pilot who has flown it exclusively for more than 700 logged hours plus plenty non logged. Any help is appreciated for this 1962 jewel. Or alternative of flying uninsured...but how??

[donv]

Have you tried Brent Anderson with CS&A?

[JimC]

Or Gary Gadberry? He's an insurance broker and he's deep into the Commander world.

https://www.aircenterinc.com/contact.php

[Popeye]

Thanks for initial feedback. Gary has been looking for it with no luck, and Brent, I called he is on vacation........will see what he comes up with. The issue is, easy to find insurance for a shrike, but not for a 680F, same aircraft, just different engines. Go figure.

[Adam Frisch]

I just have liability on mine and that was dead easy to do. Avemco even did it, which is even more bizarre as I'd heard they didn't like old turboprops.

[JMA]

Figured I would post this under correct category:

I pinged DonV on the side about the age/insurance subject.  My old man is 75 and likely insurance is going to require another pilot any day I feel.  Unfortunately having to rely on someone else and coordinate schedules will not be a happy day for the old man.   Met him once but owner of N51DM was around the same age if not older and he just did a refurb and bought a phenom (likely from you Bruce), so I truly wonder what the criteria is for insurance single pilot/age.

[donv]

I wish I had some suggestions. I have to start by saying I hope I'm still flying a Commander at 75!

Everything I have heard is that you need a really good agent, who will make a case for you to the underwriter. Your case needs to be as strong as possible-- experience, training, maybe even health information.

[DarylW]

I’ve had good luck with Travis at Pik West- here is his number…

1-425-295-9166

[JMA]

Appreciate the input.  Didn't know if there was just a standard for the industry, but as you said DonV, he's got a ton of hours in the Commander so that helps a great deal along with only nosewheel failure incident and a few cracked windshields (both in the air and on the ground).