Over the past year or so we’ve been getting plenty of reports from pilots slapped by the sobering reality that the current insurance market has sunset their flying career. The trend is pretty clear: These are pilots north of 70 years old—many flying twins, turbines and even small tailwheel airplanes—who on paper have spotless flying records, but are deemed uninsurable.
These aren’t just amateurs. We’re talking ex-military pilots, instructors and transport captains with long-standing insurance coverage who aren’t eligible for renewal. But the news isn’t all grim.