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Ultimate Aircraft Buying Guide

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Scott Smith

Thanks to Sara Arnold, the IAC (International Aerobatic  Club) and the EAA for inviting me to give a webinar.  I had a lot of information I wanted to share.

Todays market is still a great time to buy an aircraft. Good aircraft seem to be selling very quickly.

If you would like to hear the webinar for the first time (or an additional time), go to this link – https://www.eaa.org/videos/6255038347001

 

 

Posted in affordable flying, aircraft, aircraft insurance, aircraft ownership, aircraft sales, airplanes, Airventure, AOPA, buying aircraft, buying an aircraft, EAA | Tags: aerobatic, aircraft, airshows, Airventure, AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT, aviation, aviation insurance, Cessna, EAA, experimental aircraft, IAC, Piper, Sun N Fun, sunnfun |

Buying an airplane?

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Scott Smith

Buying an airplane?

Did you miss my  @EAA webinar, Ultimate Aircraft Buyer Guide 2021?

Thanks to the @EAA and the @IACHQ for asking me to participate.

Here is a link to the online video, eaa.org/videos/6255038…

@Kitplanes @SunnFunFlyIn @TradeAPlane @GlobalAerospace @piperaircraft

Posted in aircraft, aircraft finance, aircraft insurance, aircraft ownership, aircraft sales, airplanes | Tags: aircraft, airshows, Airventure, AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT, EAA, homebuilt, IAC |

Don’t let your aviation insurance lapse!

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Scott Smith

Aviation insurance lapse?

Don’t let your aviation insurance lapse or expire just because you are not flying or the cost of your insurance. With the corona virus issues in the country, many pilots have parked their aircraft.  Which is fine in some cases, but it might not be the best for everyone.

There have been changes happening daily in aviation insurance underwriting for the last year or so.  One of which is the aviation insurance premiums are increasing.  We have see 10% to even 100% premium increases (depending on the plane and pilot).

But it’s not just the premiums increasing, the underwriting requirements are also changing.  Depending on your aircraft and your age, if you let your coverage lapse, you might not get quoted again. Aviation insurance is not an automatic renewal, you need to start over each year.

If you have a unique or low production aircraft you might have difficulty getting a company to quote the aircraft.

This is also especially important if you are close to 65 years old or older!  Make sure you contact us (or your broker) before you let your insurance expire.  There are aviation underwriters that will not quote new business for pilots older than 65.  Once you cancel or let a policy expire, you become “new” business. At that point, the insurance underwriter that you let expire does not have to take you back.

There are options to keep the coverage in place even if you are not flying.  You could keep ground not-in-motion coverage on the hull to protect it from fire theft and storms.  Or you can reduce the coverage to liability only.

The idea is to keep the policy in place and not have the risk of not being able to get coverage in the future.

Questions, contact SkySmith at – ins@skysmith.com or 515-289-1439

insurance lapse

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