Insurance while flying training - travel, life. etc.

[cunningplanmylord]

Travel Insurance for Private Flying Overseas

Could anyone kindly give me some suggestions as to whats on offer with respect to insurance against training costs.

For example you have an illness/accident that makes you unfit for a future class 1. Are there any provisions and safeguards that you can insure against, even other than medical ?

Thanx

[Fogbound]

Loss of Training Fees Insurance

Try Traffords, they advertise in the back of some of the magazines. I had Loss of Training fees insurance which covered me just in case I didn't make it through the course for the type of reasons you mentioned.

When I got my licence it was a nightmare trying to find someone who would give me loss of licence insurance when I wasn't actively employed using it. I contacted BALPA Financial Services who managed to sort me out. As I explained to them, if I lose my licence for any reason I have still invested a lot of time and money into it and with the industry post September 11 a lot of my colleagues are in the same position as myself, looking for that elusive first job.

Hope you can find what you are looking for, It gave me peace of mind to know that I am covered.

One other thing, if you are not a member already, I would recommend you join BALPA (British AirLine Pilots Association)

[VirginStudent]

Travel insurance for Training abroad

Hello

I'm off to South Africa in April to start my ppl,cpl mission. ( had to give up on my perfered option in the states due to the visa mess)

I'm looking around for travel insurance ( with a reasonable cost ) but most are aimed at 'long stay' or 'backpacking' none of these list flying as a covered activity.

Anyone got any ideas ????

cheers

[34munich]

O'Leary insurance - do really good deals with the add on to cover your flight training. 00 353 1 660 8211 in dublin.

cost me under €300 for the year incl greta travel insurance and flight cover

[EGPFlyer]

I've just got mine through Traffords...do a search on google for the URL. It cost me £115.50 for the year with unlimited trips (max 31 days per trip)

[spitfire747]

Insurance for Flying

Hi All

I will be off to sunny Naples, Florida in about a months time to do some hour building and then the CPL. Obvioulsy I have normal holiday travel insurance but it does not cover flying.. can any suggest any good companies tat offer flight training as part of their cover.

Thanks in advance
Spitty

[FlyingForFun]

I've used Traffords in the past. Always been very happy with the service I've received from them, but I've never had to make a claim, so I can't comment on that side of their business.

FFF
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[catherine]

I get my insurance through Columbus who also cover me for skydiving + other so called extreme activities..

Harrison Beaumont is another company that I have used in the past.

Check the small print thoroughly, a friend of mine was caught out in the past and in the end wasn't covered so do asks lots of questions!

(I enquired about a skydiving insurance policy which a few questions later discovered it didn't actually cover me for any accidents that occured due to me skydiving....perhaps hitting the floor is not related....)

[FlyingForFun]

Yes, very good point about reading the small-print. Trafford's standard policy won't cover you for aerobatics, for example. They were perfectly happy to include aerobatics in my cover when I asked them, for a small charge of course, and I assume most companies would do the same, but you do need to read everything and check everything to make sure you get what you want.

FFF
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[NineEighteen]

Previous thread

[AppleMacster]

Travel Insurance for Private Flying Overseas

I'm going to Australia on a business trip/ holiday and want to do some hour building during my last week or so. Does anyone know the best travel insurance which covers private flying? It seems to be a bit of a minefield.

[FlyingForFun]

If the search facility is working at the moment, do a search of the Private Flying forum.

If the search facility isn't working, then my recommendation would be Traffords. As I've said on other threads in the past, I've used them, and been very satisfied with the customer service they've provided, but I've never had to claim, so can't comment on them from that point of view.

Whichever company you choose, make sure you read the small print, and ensure that you really are covered for everything you want to do (for example, aerobatics might not be covered as standard - you will have to specifically ask for it, and pay an extra premium for it).

FFF
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[Ninety-Nines]

Marcus Hearn of London

Hear good things about them - they are a lloyds underwriter.

Tend to take normal travel insurance rate times 1.5 to cover private flying.

[spitfire747]

was on the London Underground yesterday as I went to get my VISA for the USA..

www.insureandgo.co.uk

were advertisiing cheapo annual trips worldwide for £50, they have extra options which include (piloting of light aeroplanes) which makes it a reasonable cost.

Spitty

or else try Traffords, very good

[G SXTY]

Another vote for Traffords

I have had to make a claim, and was very satisfied with ther service (anyone like to guess how much a 5 minute consultation with a doctor, a pack of decongestants and some antibiotics costs in the USA?)

[AppleMacster]

Thanks everyone

Thanks everyone for your help. I spoke to the guy at Traffords, and got a copy of their proposal. They sound pretty reasonable - it works out at less than £80 each for the year, worldwide.

If anyone is interested to know how it goes with the hour building in Australia, I'll be happy to post about on my return (or even whilst there).

AppleMacster.

[WX Man]

Travel Insurance for USA to incl flying

Sorry, done to death I know. I just need someone to point me in the direction of an insurance company that I can get travel insurance from that covers me whilst flying.

Thanks!

[Sensible]

How ya doin WX!!

Ring Traffords 0870 9000 331

Covers for burns injuries too!

[orangesky]

Life insurance while CPL training

hello

i have had a look at previous posts on this topic particularly in the private flying forum, but none of them seem to cover off my specific question ....

i will shortly be resigning from a job which provides me with free life insurance while i am employed by them, which i wont be in a couple of months time when i resign to begin full time CPL/IR training.

owning a house with a mortgage, means i need to have some life cover at all times, but which ?? i dont think it would be right to take out a "normal" life cover policy, with aviation (sub 100 hrs/year) as a specified risk knowing full well, that my intention is to fly commercially as soon as i can. the other option would be to get a "commercial pilots life insurance policy", but then i would be paying premiums for a risk i wouldnt be exposing myself to, at this stage.

surely there must have been many people in a similar position to me, anyone care to share what they have done ?

thanks

[Gentle Climb]

Assuming that you are in the UK, most insurers won't have too much problem in providing you with cover, although you might find that the very cheapest providers will flinch a little and may try to impose a premium loading. You will need to disclose your intentions to train and may need to provide details of your supervised course so that an underwriter can ascertain that you aren't learning by jumping off a cliff with angelwings on your back!
On-line applications probably won't be able to cope with your requirement by the way as the underwriting system won't recognise the risk.
Hope this helps. (this is how I earn my pennies that pay for lessons!)