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Flying IFR in a Rental? What Your Non-Owned Aircraft Insurance Actually Covers

What renter pilots and instrument students need to know about non-owned aircraft insurance when flying IFR, covering safety pilot scenarios, IFR currency requirements, and how your instrument rating affects your premium.

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Things to Consider When Buying a Light Aircraft: A First-Time Owner Checklist

Ready to buy your first light aircraft? Use this checklist to evaluate airframe condition, engine hours, avionics, logbooks, and title before you sign.

First-Time Aircraft Owner Tips

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Non-Owned Aircraft Insurance and Co-Ownership: What Your Renter's Policy Won't Cover

Non-owned aircraft insurance excludes any aircraft in which you have an ownership interest. Here is what renter pilots in partnerships, LLCs, and leaseback arrangements need to know before they fly.

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Hull Insurance for Aircraft Owners: Is It Worth the Cost?

Deciding whether to add hull coverage to your aircraft insurance or stick with liability-only? Here is what most aircraft owners need to know before making that call.

Aviation

Things to Consider When Buying a Light Aircraft: A First-Time Owner Checklist

Buying your first light aircraft? Use this detailed checklist covering pre-purchase inspections, airframe condition, engine hours, avionics, logbooks, and title searches.

First-Time Aircraft Owner Tips

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What Your Aircraft Insurance Policy Actually Covers When You're Not Flying

Most aircraft insurance questions focus on what's covered in the air. This guide explains what your hull coverage, theft protection, and liability coverage do when your plane is parked, stored, or grounded for an extended period.

Aviation

Things to Consider When Buying a Light Aircraft: A First-Time Owner Checklist

Ready to buy your first light aircraft? Use this detailed checklist covering pre-purchase inspections, airframe, engine, avionics, logbooks, and title searches.

First-Time Aircraft Owner Tips

Aviation

Flying Under BasicMed? What Renter Pilots Need to Know About Their Insurance Coverage

Most renter pilots assume BasicMed works the same way for insurance as it does for the FAA. Here is what your non-owned aircraft policy actually says about medical certification, and what happens if your authorization lapses.

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Co-Owning an Aircraft? Here's What You Need to Know About Insurance

If you co-own an aircraft, your insurance policy needs to reflect every owner and pilot. This guide covers how co-ownership affects your premium, named pilot warranties, LLC ownership, and what to do when a partner's medical lapses.

Aviation

Things to Consider When Buying a Light Aircraft: A First-Time Owner Checklist

Ready to buy your first light aircraft? Use this detailed checklist covering pre-purchase inspections, airframe, engine, avionics, logbooks, and title searches.

First-Time Aircraft Owner Tips

Aviation

Does Your Non-Owned Aircraft Insurance Cover You When You Fly Out of State?

Planning a cross-country flight in a rented aircraft? Here is what your non-owned aircraft insurance actually covers when you fly out of state, rent from an unfamiliar FBO, or travel for training.

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Flying Your Aircraft for Business: What Your Insurance Actually Covers

What does your aircraft owner policy actually cover when you fly for business? This guide breaks down purpose of use declarations, employee and client passenger coverage, industrial aid, Part 91 rules, and how to make sure your policy matches how you actually fly.

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Flying IFR in a Rental? What Your Non-Owned Aircraft Insurance Actually Covers

Things to Consider When Buying a Light Aircraft: A First-Time Owner Checklist

Non-Owned Aircraft Insurance and Co-Ownership: What Your Renter's Policy Won't Cover

Hull Insurance for Aircraft Owners: Is It Worth the Cost?

Things to Consider When Buying a Light Aircraft: A First-Time Owner Checklist

What Your Aircraft Insurance Policy Actually Covers When You're Not Flying

Things to Consider When Buying a Light Aircraft: A First-Time Owner Checklist

Flying Under BasicMed? What Renter Pilots Need to Know About Their Insurance Coverage

Co-Owning an Aircraft? Here's What You Need to Know About Insurance

Things to Consider When Buying a Light Aircraft: A First-Time Owner Checklist

Does Your Non-Owned Aircraft Insurance Cover You When You Fly Out of State?

Flying Your Aircraft for Business: What Your Insurance Actually Covers

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