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That is definitely the vacuum driven speedbrake cable

All I know is that the adjuster claimed to be quoting company policy. I mean really, if you think about it, why would it be in the company's long term interest to jack up the rates for a claim that was not the customer's fault. It's so easy to change insurance companies. Also, I asked Parker for advice before filing the claim and he said, "That's what you buy insurance for and they aren't likely to raise your rate for that." Everything I've read indicates that insurance companies don't make money on single engine airplane policies. Too many crashes. I'm just happy I can buy it. A friend is selling his YAK-9 because he cannot get insurance to race it.

Nor do I believe everyone is a liar; I don't think your adjuster was lying, he may well have believed your premiums wouldn't increase. My point is that he really didn't know for certain; not his job. I think we're getting off track. The original issue is if filing claims with YOUR insurance, for something NOT your fault, would increase your premium more than it otherwise would. Interesting debate, but I don't think there is any way to prove it either way.

@Parker_Woodruff can you weigh in on the repair cost as a percentage of hull value that will trigger scrapping the airplane?

I don't believe that everyone is a liar. I lived in California from 1975 until 2017 and all of my few claims were in California except for the nose gear claim for USAIG. My home and auto insurers (CSAA, State Farm) always treated me fairly. Insurers in California got royally ripped off with the Oakland fire when people bought replacement value insurance and then only declared their home value at a fraction of it's actual replacement value. So, the insurance companies should have checked. But the homeowners actually committed a fraud and were never prosecuted because the stupid insurance companies agreed to the value. I only point this out because it works both ways. I never blame pilots that screw up -- we all make mistakes. But, amphibian insurance is expensive because sooner or later these airplanes seem to end up upside down in the water and retractable gear airplane insurance is expensive because so many end up on their belly. If you want cheap insurance, buy a C-172.

Possibly speedbrake cables if your plane has the older vacuum operated ones. Where does it go in the belly?

No question, no argument from me. Yes, you are going to have to work harder; both individuals and corporations are not, unfortunately, going to take responsibility on their own. I admire your optimism, but I think it odd that any company WANTS to spend their money on you if they believe won't recoup their losses from YOU, if necessary. OTOH, paying your claim, raising your premium more than they otherwise would, allows them the opportunity for a NEVER ending higher revenue stream...you will never see the premium drop after they have recouped their claim payout. Maybe that's why they want to keep you I'll bet that felt good. But do you honestly believe an adjuster has anything to do with how premiums are determined? Or, why he would be privy to even knowing how they are determined? Some of the animus may be towards a type of insurance (aircraft vs. home vs. auto) and the State we are discussing. I'm not sure if your examples were aircraft or some other policy? Thankfully, I've not had any incidents/accidents/claims with my airplane so I only have California insurance examples. In California there is a law forcing drivers to purchase auto insurance; that certainly sets the stage for higher premiums! I just received renewal for my auto policy: It went from $1,7000/year to $2,700/year...no claims, accidents, or tickets. I'm not aware of a 59% increase in statewide auto claims in the last 12 months! Kind of seems like being screwed to me! Maybe you'd feel differently. Next example is my homeowner policy: up 33%! Again, no claims. Ah, but look at all the recent fires in Los Angeles, you say! So, insurance should have ALREADY collected premiums for just that kind of eventuality; not exactly news that California has bit of a history of FIRE and flood. You can bet they have NOT paid out much of those claims at this point, yet premiums have already been jacked up! Do you honestly think we are going to see a 33% reduction of premiums after all those claims have been settled? What do you suppose the premiums are going to be for those people that rebuild their homes after getting paid out (payouts which will likely NOT cover their cost to rebuild, but sufficient that their lender will be paid in full!)? Do you think their adjuster is going to tell them their premiums won't increase because the fire was not their fault?

Hello, would like help to identify a steel braided cable. The plastic coating has come off in some areas and it looked like it was painted over when plane was repainted. Located in the left and right wing wheel well of both mains. It is circled in red. Thank you.

Avemco totals a plane when the repair costs exceed 70 percent of the agreed hull value in the policy. All others total at the 80 percent mark as far as I know. That's why it's important to figure a gear-up repair cost, and make sure your hull value is 40 percent above that if you want to keep the plane.

I had the same problem. They'd had the specified lube service from the Mooney Factory Svc Center, were overdue by pure hrs for a factory refurb. The problem became less frequent. Lubed/serviced again at annual this year. They seem to retract fully these days, esp. in warmer weather. So some of this might be exercise. I get the sense that limit switches need adjusting/cleaning, springs might become weak, etc. Pulling the breakers pulls them in unless the springs are broken. To be clear, if you want them "greened up", a factory refurbishment is the official way to go. Again, I wish Precise Flight offered some nuance in this regard.

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True, but even an appraisal isn’t going to help. Typically they’ll limit repair cost to 70% of hull value expecting about 30% of hull to roughly equal salvage value. So more than 70% of hull it’s cheaper for them to total it and write the check. Now maybe if the owner has already asked the underwriter to increase hull value and was still awaiting a response when the gear up happened? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am glad that at least one person here has a positive experience with insurance companies. I deal with various insurers in my line of work quite often and, regrettably, my expeirence has not been that great. When I had a personal claim on my plane few years ago, the insurance did pay the claim and offered me a renewal for the same plane at a greatly inflated premium (something like 4x what I was paying before the claim) and declined to insure additional plane that I acquired. After all, most insurances appear to be represented by the famous law firm Dowey, Screwem & Howe

Me too. I always spray the screws with LPS before reinstalling. Rarely have any problems. Lee

VFR 8500' today.

Resurrecting an older thread just to see what people who have had the dynon system now for awhile, what the like, don’t like, would do differently if they were to do it again in the future. Including their autopilot, how has it been performing etc.

I always deal with my insurance company when I have a claim because, the other party's company has an incentive to lowball me because I am not their customer. My insurance company has the incentive to deal with me fairly because they would like to keep me as a customer. I asked the adjuster if it would affect my rate and he said no because it was not my fault. (Ultimately USAIG did collect from the FBO's insurer, but it was due to a quid pro quo involving an unrelated claim). I understand that many do not like insurance companies, don't trust them, and believe that they are getting screwed on premiums. That just has not been my experience.

I had this trouble at one point last year, and it turned out at reinstallation after routine servicing my shop had inadvertently located a canon plug for the brake's wiring such that it got in the way and blocked complete retraction. Something like a zip tie was apparently all that was needed in the end. --Up.

Don, when I pull the breaker it rapidly closes all the way alan

I have a JPI711 which is a 700 but with certified TIT unfortunately because the 700 and 800 are not primary for tit i either have to go jpi900 or reinstall a certified tit gauge if i want to go tio the 730 or 830. Jpi does not have any more new 700 or 711 screens but said if i found a good 700 screen they can apply it to my 711. Would you have any just 700 screens available? Or screen on a faulty main 700 device?

Before you do anything have the retract springs replaced. They used to be fairly inexpensive, but have since increased in price. I replace mine yearly preemptively. That is likely your problem.

Of course not. THAT was my point; you have no way of knowing what caused the change. You act like making a claim will NOT raise your premium. Again, why would I make a claim for something NOT my fault when it could raise my premium? I'm going after the party that caused the damage! I'd file a small claims action before I gave my insurance the opportunity to raise my premium over it!

I’ve tested this in my F. It climbs just fine with full flaps and the gear hanging out, but if you expect it to do so at 100kts, you’re kidding yourself. One needs to climb at a much steeper angle and slower speed.

Fwiw, my premium for 25-26 is the same to the cent as the premium for 24-25.