This broadcast will take you on a flight from out of the hangar to back in the hangar. During each portion of the flight – taxi, take off, flight, landing, taxi, back in the hangar – the back story of an insurance claim/incident/accident will be discussed. It is one thing to hear of an accident and immediately say "I'd never do that..." and another to learn enough to come to the conclusion of, "hmmm, I see some room for improvement..."
The intent is for everyone to take away something they can use to be a better safer pilot both in their personal flying and as a flight instructor. The claim information comes from the Avemco Insurance Company's claim files, no personally identifiable information is revealed, the objective is to learn from others experiences so we don't have to go through the same experience. To help in the transfer of knowledge this webinar includes photo's that you'll not find elsewhere or in government reports.
This month's MentorLIVE is sponsored by Avemco.
Avemco Insurance Company is the only direct writer of aircraft insurance. That means we’re the only insurance company that connects you directly with an Aviation Insurance Specialist (underwriter) who is empowered to solve problems and approve coverage instantly instead of a middleman who simply passes your request on to somebody else. That’s why we can approve coverage based on your individual situation, not what some rulebook says.
Learn more at www.avemco.com
Mike Adams, Senior Vice President of Underwriting, and instrument-rated pilot has been involved in general aviation and aviation insurance since 1984. Before becoming the Sr Vice President of Underwriting in 2015, he managed the regional office in Portland, OR, then in Ft. Worth, TX and is now based in Frederick, MD.
While in Oregon, Mike served a year as the President of the Beaverton Chapter of the Oregon Pilots Association, followed by a year term as the State President of the Oregon Pilots Association.
Mike's insurance experience spans from commercial insurance ranging from full-service FBO's to the CFI with single aircraft operation and CFI's that instruct strictly in non-owned aircraft. During all this time, Mike has also worked with pilots who own a plane and pilots that rent and borrow aircraft. Mike holds a property/casualty insurance license in all 50 states.
Aaron Dabney earned his Flight Instructor certificate in 2009, and has been an active instructor ever since. He has provided more than 5,000 hours of instruction in more than 30 models of aircraft, mentoring pilots from their first hour through becoming accomplished instructors themselves, and all points in between.
Dabney grew up in an aviation family. His maternal grandfather Joe was a World War II fighter pilot, and much of his childhood was spent in the family J-3 Cub with his grandfather or his uncle Mark. Aaron completed his first solo in that Cub in 1999 and is now its caretaker.
Aaron is a 6-time NAFI Master Flight Instructor, owns a small flight school, and has served as an adjunct lecturer for Baylor University's Aviation Sciences program since 2010. He serves on NAFI's Board of Directors and serves in several volunteer roles including coordinating MentorLIVE
Aaron lives in Waco, Texas with his wife of 20 years Alisa.
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