Needing to carry Renter's Insurance is a normal practice.. it seems the FBO
is relying on you to carry Hull insurance to keep his own insurance costs
down. I'm surprised he did not require it for student solo. (I'm not sure if
insurance companies will underwrite a policy for student solo.)

If you've taken all your training in a J-3.. how did you do your solo cross
country requirements if it was not allowed to land at other airports? It
seems a strange restriction on the J-3.

To check out in the 150/152 or 172 may take a little more than an hour. But
it will come quickly. The J-3 teaches you to use your feet, the 152 can make
you lazy in that regard. It depends on how easily you can transition to nose
wheel steerage.

Not many places around to rent tail wheel aircraft.

BT

"Eric Backscheider" wrote in message
om...
I had a few questions about renting aircraft. I am very close to
taking my check ride and my FBO said once I get my ticket I then need
to carry a 25k insurance policy on the plane to rent from them. I
don't have a big deal with this, but they go on to say that in the
tailwheel plane that I have been training (J-3) I will not be able to
land at any other airport, period.

Is this normal, for the tailwheel?
Is it normal to have to carry insurance on a plane that I rent?

Once I get my ticket I will then have to get checked out in a 150,
152, or 172 in order to fly anywhere.

One other thing.... Does anyone know if there is a J-3, Citabria, or
Champ that is rented in the Cincinnati, Ohio area? If so I would
love to know. I am very close to Hamilton (HAO).

Thanks in advance,
Eric Backscheider
ebackscheider_at_ebaweb.com