Re: Sonex-A purchase - What to look for
Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 8:02 pm
Hambone wrote:So I just hit a hurdle while trying to organize insurance with Avemco.
They require 10 hours (!) of dual instruction in a tailwheel Sonex, partially due to my low (30 hours) tailwheel time. In lieu of that, I can apparently do the EAA Flight Advisor program. I don't even know what that is!
I got insurance through Avemco without 10 hours dual via the EAA Flight Advisor sign-off. There's almost no info on the EAA website about it and the Avemco agent on the phone didn't actually know what it was, either, except that it was a box he could check that waived the 10 hours requirement. The EAA website has a search function to find nearby Advisors. I spoke to a person two states away that ended up signing me off. Essentially, the work is as much or as little as the Advisor wants it to be, and results in paperwork that you can send to Avemco.
I also spoke to Victoria at AIR and she wasn't able to help me without 10 or 15 (I think it was 15 to be honest) hours of dual instruction.