Price Tumble Down:It’s a Buyer’s World: (4/2007) The days of used aircraft appreciation may be gone forever. Buyers have plenty of models to pick from and sellers may have to upgrade to move their airplanes. Pilot Life Insurance: Low Rates from PIC: (2/2007) Pilot Insurance Center has convinced some underwriters that most pilots needn’t pay higher life premiums just because they fly. What a Gear-up Costs: (6/2006) Even for a modest single, the bidding starts at $40,000 or 20 years worth of premiums. Insurers always pay but so will you in higher rates, betterment and hidden damage. The Over/Under Game: (2/2005) After the wreck, it’ll be too late to consider whether your hull value is too high or too low. Here’s how to get it just right. Geezer Coverage: (1/2003) Insurance for older pilots is a touchy issue. Recurrent training or adding a rating will make you a more attractive risk. What the Heck is TRIA?: (1/2003) It’s terrorism risk insurance and you’ll soon have to decide whether you want it or not. Our advice: Pass. Insurance Post 9/11: (11/2001) While most aviation insurers will survive the largest claims in history, expect rising premiums to cover the losses.  (Feature Article) Rates on the Rise: (3/2001) Big losses and spotty competition have brought back a hard market. Modest singles are the winners, twins and turbines the losers. Keep Me Covered:  An instrument rating usually saves you money on insurance premiums but not always and probably not as much as you think. Insurance: (8/2000) Plan on Doubling Your Premium With Lower Limits Roll Your Own Data: (1/2000) Jeppesen's SkyWriter takes some of the sting out of GPS data revisions, although it requires some computer savvy. Keep Me Covered: (12/1999) Lots of pilots can afford expensive upgrades but insuring them at any price is proving difficult. Insurance Myths Exploded: (8/1999) Plenty of "known facts" about aviation insurance are flat out wrong   © 1999-2006 Sutton James, Inc. All rights reserved.