I like new stuff. For years I told myself I bought things for the long haul. It didn’t matter if it was a car, boat or aircraft.

Ever own a Corvette? I owned a 1974 Convertible. Great car, fun to drive and very impractical. Fast, sleek and simple.

I am one of those pilots that I tell people not to be. I am a private pilot with single engine and multi engine rat­ings.

As a follow up to my past article about “Your Ego Buying Aircraft You Can’t Get Insured,” here are some additional details.

“Flying is not inher­ently dangerous, but crashing is!” Aviation is one of those areas that has a higher risk if you are in over your head.

I was talking to a client the other day about the training requirements for a new airplane being purchased.

Aviation insurance continues to get higher priced and harder to get. In fact, it’s now one of the top three costs of owning an aircraft;

If your plane can’t fly, what happens to your insurance? Sometimes owners drop insurance until they can fly again.

Talking to owners and buyers also gives me an idea about what’s on their minds, such as the cost of aircraft, fuel, and insurance, and ways to cut some of those costs.

I guess I could have titled this article “Flying Naked,” which means flying without insurance, but the word “naked” might conjure up the wrong notion to those who aren’t familiar with the phrase. So I stuck with the less provocative title.

I purchased an airplane a few years ago, which brought to light an interesting turn of events I would like to share, as I’m told others have found themselves in a similar situ­ation.