Can I still log hours?
01-31-2013, 04:26 AM
#11
Disinterested Third Party
Joined APC: Jun 2012
Posts: 6,025
A lot of operators don't insure, particularly private operators.
Others use various methods. One is to pay a considerably higher premium to add an inexperienced pilot, and in others it's strictly on the word of the operator, who leverages all his coverage against his decision.
Others use various methods. One is to pay a considerably higher premium to add an inexperienced pilot, and in others it's strictly on the word of the operator, who leverages all his coverage against his decision.
02-01-2013, 01:48 PM
#12
Snakes & Nape
Joined APC: Nov 2006
Position: B-767 Captain
Posts: 775
Sounds Risky....at Best
Originally Posted by JohnBurke
A lot of operators don't insure, particularly private operators.
Others use various methods. One is to pay a considerably higher premium to add an inexperienced pilot, and in others it's strictly on the word of the operator, who leverages all his coverage against his decision.
Others use various methods. One is to pay a considerably higher premium to add an inexperienced pilot, and in others it's strictly on the word of the operator, who leverages all his coverage against his decision.
G'Luck and please stay AWAY from my ranch.
02-01-2013, 07:01 PM
#13
Disinterested Third Party
Joined APC: Jun 2012
Posts: 6,025
It would be utterly ridiculous to put a 50 hour pilot in an ag situation, and I very much doubt the original poster has any such intention, nor does his uncle. Having read some of his other posts, it's quite unlikely that he will do more than operate his uncle's combine, if that.
Insurance wouldn't touch him. Many operators self-insure or don't insure, based on the potential to invite drift claims and lawsuits.
Most operators have very long term relationships with their clients, and farmers tend to be quite distrustful of the "new guy." I've seen quite a few places where the 10-year pilot at that place is the new guy. It takes time to develop a rapport with the farmers and clients, to know the fields, the history, the ownership, and the hazards.
Today, flying a field is a combination of hard-core VFR, and instrument work, with each approach into a field a little like flying a visual ILS using a SATLOC or AgNav system. It's precision work, and it's not something any operator in his or her right mind would trust to a 50 hour pilot.
Insurance wouldn't touch him. Many operators self-insure or don't insure, based on the potential to invite drift claims and lawsuits.
Most operators have very long term relationships with their clients, and farmers tend to be quite distrustful of the "new guy." I've seen quite a few places where the 10-year pilot at that place is the new guy. It takes time to develop a rapport with the farmers and clients, to know the fields, the history, the ownership, and the hazards.
Today, flying a field is a combination of hard-core VFR, and instrument work, with each approach into a field a little like flying a visual ILS using a SATLOC or AgNav system. It's precision work, and it's not something any operator in his or her right mind would trust to a 50 hour pilot.
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