FI Indemnity Insurance

[KevNoble]

Hi. Can anyone recommend a good indemnity insurance for FI's? (In case a student sues me or my estate in case of an incident/accident). TIA

[MrAverage]

Many ppruners will say you don't need it. I use this:

https://www.insureaircraft.co.uk/fly...insurance.html

[KevNoble]

Great - thanks.

[FTN11]

Depends where you are based. In UK/EU almost everything you do is under the umbrella of an ATO or DTO, so you would be covered by them.

[MrAverage]

How so?

[sjeh]

Does anyone have a good example of a case where this sort of insurance proved helpful - or where an instructor might have wished they had it?

[mavisbacon]

Originally Posted by sjeh

Does anyone have a good example of a case where this sort of insurance proved helpful - or where an instructor might have wished they had it?

There was a case (many years ago) where a hawk instructor was checking out a wealthy individual in a lot. Things went wrong, wealthy student ended up dead.
Unusually AAIB were scathing. Basically pointed the finger at the hawk instructor, who'd used hawk teachings on the lot. Dont know what came of it, but err.....wouldnt have wanted to have been that instructor.

[djpil]

Originally Posted by sjeh

Does anyone have a good example of a case where this sort of insurance proved helpful - or where an instructor might have wished they had it?

I use this as a case study for my instructor trainees. Lots of lessons here.
https://www.coronerscourt.qld.gov.au...e-20230404.pdf