www.PSFmagazine.com | March-April 2019 | 5 4 | March-April 2019 | Powered Sport Flying FREE CATALOG! 1-877-4SPRUCE www.aircraftspruce.com 7 7 7 8 2 3 ROTAX 912 iS ROTAX 914 UL TURBO ROTAX 915 iS ROTAX ENGINE HEADQUARTERS The CPS Facility at the Corona Airport has the latest tools & equipment to service all Rotax engines. CPS also provides full service & maintenance on LSA’s. CALL 1-800-247-9653 • WWW.CPS-PARTS.COM BRYAN TOEPFER CPS Operations Manager California Power Systems 225 Airport Circle Corona, CA 92880 951-549-7786 24-Hour Fax: 951-372-0555 Tech Support Hotline: 951-317-8677 SALES • OVERHAUL SERVICES • ROTAX PARTS • ANNUAL INSPECTIONS • TECHNICAL SUPPORT • ROTAX CLASSES Press Pass As most members know, one of the important benefits usua has provided for many years has been access to inexpensive, third-party insurance. This has been accomplished by working with First Flight Insurance Group. They in turn have their insurance programs underwritten by other companies, in this case, Lloyd’s of London. The three organizations had put together a program that, for over twenty years, had successfully insured usua members so that they could gain access to airport hangars and some public flying events. Unfortunately, Lloyd’s has chosen to discontinue underwriting the insurance program. This news came suddenly and has both usua and First Flight Insurance Group working hard to come up with a replacement product for members. The good news is that if you are currently participating in the usua policy with First Flight Insurance Group, that insurance continues through the policy exportation date. The unfortunate news is that you won’t be able to renew your policy if it expires after April 19, 2019. If you don’t have an insurance policy right now, you will not be able to get one until we are able to put a new program in place. Here are a few questions and answers for you. Q: Does this have anything to do with an accident or a claim or something a member or usua did? A: Not at all. USUA pilots have been flying safely and there have been no claims. This doesn’t have anything to do with usua or the membership. It was just a business decision by Lloyd’s. Q: What can I do if I want insurance? A: First, if you have a policy in place, you still have insurance! This will only affect you when it comes time to renew. In the meantime, usua and First Flight are working on alternatives. If your renewal time is coming up quickly, you may want to explore other alternatives yourself. Q: Can I help? A: You may be able to. If you are aware of any insurance companies wanting to create or participate in a program, please pass the information along to the usua Board. Q: How can we find out more about what is going on? A: We will keep you informed, by mail or with notices printed in Powered Sport Flying Magazine. If you have any specific questions, our contact information is at usua.org. First Flight Insurance Group’s contact information can be found at firstflightinsurance.com. USUA Insurance Update
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