The ongoing allure of tailwheel airplanes for pilots seeking backcountry adventure, flying aerobatics or simply owning one because it has a tailwheel means that we're always getting questions from prospective owners about whether they can insure their purchase. Our definitive answer is: probably. But it might be expensive. And your age is going to be a factor. The bottom line is that after nearly 30 years of an incredibly soft insurance market where almost any owner could get insurance for almost any aircraft for shockingly low premiums and insurance companies were looking at a lot of red ink, the pendulum has swung to the other extreme, the market has hardened and things are tough and expensive for aircraft owners. For prospective tail-wheel owners and current owners who are 70 or older, the hard market means doing some homework before applying for insurance or renewing an existing policy.
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