RE: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group States & Liablity insurance requirements (WAS: Re: ,,,,,, RV-12 For Training)

I have flown in Virginia and South Carolina many times and was never asked about liability insurance.

 

Jerry in NC

 

From: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of circicirci
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 10:31 AM
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group States & Liablity insurance requirements (WAS: Re: ,,,,,, RV-12 For Training)

 

 

According to this site
http://www.slackdavis.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/mandatory_aviation_insurance08.pdf
of a law firm,
there are only 5 states that have any requirement for aircraft owners or operators to have any liability insurance. At least as of 2009 when they wrote that article.

What is not clear in _every_ case is whether they could or would try to enforce it on a pilot/aircraft from another state operating in their state, or only if hangered in their state.

Alaska, California, Maryland, Minnisota, Missouri, South Carolina, and Virgina.

By the way: Canada and many other countries, unlike the USA federal government, have very strict national requirements on aircraft having to have liability insurance.

When I was doing my sport pilot training with my CFI he indicated that we were covered by HIS liability insurance -- at least while he was in the plane. But best to get your own before you solo, IMO. Different insurers will have different requirements for issuing insurance to a student pilot/owner. One I checked required something like 10 hours of dual instruction in the same model of aircraft.

Alex

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@...> wrote:
>
> Most states mandate liability insurance and I think all banks require hull insurance if you plan to finance the purchase.
>
> Helen
>
>> If you are thinking about buying one for your own training, first thing to check is whether or nor you can get insurance for it as a student pilot. That's generally the hang up. Second is availability of flight instructors in your area to instruct in it.
> >>
> >> Helen
> >>

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