Herb Sanders wrote:

Ed, Your post regarding uncertainty of insurance is perfectly logical and reasonably
- the problem is that most cases are resolved on technical contract law and
bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo. I have never seen a company just cheat anyone out of a
claim, but I have seen many claims denied based on technical contract law. On the
other hand, I have seen literally hundreds of false or inflated claims submitted by
insureds, and several cases of organized fraud, arson, etc.  I am not trying to make
the insurance companies out to be bad guys, but look at your own case. Did you
request and recei ve a written response stating your airworthiness cert has not been
voided?  Did you offer to submit to additional inspection or test period and request
a new airworthiness cert if appropriate?
If we look at a fictitious scenario at some point in the future,  there is an
accident which  may incur serious liability to your estate, you are not around to
testify, and the aircraft is destroyed. If the lawyer for your insurance company
requests a copy of your file at FAA and your logbooks, and you have left a written
record of modifications that may void your airworthiness certificate, and no written
response is found from FAA, any conversations, understandings, or honorable intent
you may have had will be of no value.

I would never suggest that you lie to any question you are asked or falsify any
records, but don't give a written answer to a question you have not been asked. Alan
Tolle made the comment that FAA really knows very little of the details about your
airplane. If your logbook says you have a plansbuilt RV6, a Mazda rotary engine, and
a non-ceritfied wood prop and that is what they find at the scene, nobody has any
agenda to cause you any grief. Most government employees want to cover their own
behind, make it to retirement, and go on about their own life. However, if you list
your prop as a Great American 68x76 wood prop and whoever investigates the accident
finds a Performance 66x74 wood prop, they may decide to void your airworthiness
cert.

If O.J. and Clinton had given full and truthful statements before they were asked
any questions, they would both probably be in jail now. I might now be inclined to
wait until someone asks me a direct question, and then ask them what their
definition of "is" is.

I would rather be talking about my Long EZ project in the hanger and my 1989 13B
engine that is being built up with new rotor housings by a local racing shop. I've
been lurking and learning a few months, but have a pretty good handle on composite
airframes (VariEze, and two Long EZs) and have made some decisions. I'll use Tracy's
elec controller, psr, and mods to 13B engine. Fuel & 2 cycle oil mix appeals to me,
and from all your posts, it seems a custon 13"x22"x3" alum rad would fit under the
engine fed by flush inlet to expansion chamber.

Thanks to all the builders, flyers, and talented engineers for the valuable info
shared on this forum.

Regards, Herb Sanders

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