I had to postpone my sport pilot checkride a couple of months, until I reduced 30 pounds from the total gross weight = 20 from the pilot (diet & exercise) + 10 from the airplane (replaced battery with much lighter, approved, one, and took out big, old, heavy, horizontal gyro). Eliacim
> It's just a fact of economics. > > Insurance companies won't keep customers if they fail to pay by nicking > and dime-ing on claims. I know I wouldn't buy from someone who does that. > Heck, one would even extend that into shopping for their homeowners > policy. There may be someone here that may have absolute first hand > knowledge of a refusal to pay, but unless you've seen the entire report in > writing, you don't know all the facts. Jerry is an attorney that also has > an insurance practice, so I think he's qualified to make statements. > > Also, how are they going to tell you were over gross? Better phrased, how > much money is it going to take them to prove you were over gross. > > Anyone ever get ramp checked by a fed with a scale? > > So as not to make any statements or indications that may be misconstrued > as my position, don't fly over gross. Matter of fact, try dropping 5 > pounds before the summer. Lets you carry an extra gallon of gas! > > Al DeMarzo > Visit the Ercoupe Swap Page > Free, Easy and No Membership Required > http://www.ercoupeowners.com/swap/swapbook.htm > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Richard Green > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 4:44 AM > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Gross Weight > > > Folks should consider insurance provisions carefully. Most insurance > policies have fairly lengthy exclusions. Mine says coverage is > excluded or does not apply "if you know the aircraft is not > certificated by the FAA under a Standard Airworthiness Certificate in > full force and effect while in flight". > > I am not an attorney but exceeding the W&B/GW of an a/c could be > interpreted as being out of conformance with the Airworthiness > Certificate. I have heard gross weight exceedence arguments from > insurance carriers before. Talk to your provider. I bet you won't be > covered. > > The points made by others with respect to normal and utility category g > load maximums also are important, especially with older aircraft. > > > >
