Pietenpol-List: Re: Brodhead W&B info
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:20 am
Original Posted By: "Don Emch"
This was just published on AvWeb:Owners Off The Hook For SNF Tornado Cleanup Owners whose aircraft were damaged in last year's Sun 'n Fun tornado willnot be stuck with any of the cleanup costs after all. In a statement, Sun 'n Fun President Lites Leenhouts said the organizationhas paid all outstanding invoices and will not be billing individuals forthe costs. Last October Sun 'n Fun asked the 30 aircraft owners affected tosubmit their share of about $90,000 in towing and cleanup costs to their owninsurers after Sun 'n Fun's underwriter decided it was not responsible forthose costs. Leenhouts said about 40 percent of the money was recovered thatway and Sun 'n Fun paid the rest. "Sun 'n Fun has paid this remainingbalance in good faith on behalf of those who chose not to submit the bill totheir insurance company or who did not carry insurance," Leenhouts said. "Atno time has Sun 'n Fun requested that the aircraft owner[s] pay theirbill[s] directly.The request caused controversy and some aircraft owners objected, saying thedecision to immediately remove aircraft before adjusters for the companiesrepresenting the owners could make arrangements was a business decision bySun 'n Fun to ensure the show could resume the next day. Leenhouts said theimmediate cleanup was necessary for safety reasons. He said the paymentswill cut into funding for aviation education programs that are the mainbenefactor of SNF profits each year. "While we deeply regret the devastationthat occurred as a result of a storm we could not control, to pay for theentire bill would have caused undue hardship for our non-profitorganization," Leenhouts said. "We are grateful to those individuals whocarried an appropriate amount of insurance as well as those that paid fromtheir own resources and to those who rallied together on the day of thestorm to assist in restoring the site to a clean and safe environment forall to enjoy the following day."The numbers don't quite add up to what the Pietenpol owners reported (theywere saying it was about $30,000 apiece), but at least now they won't haveto hire lawyers to avoid payment.Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Brodhead W&B info
This was just published on AvWeb:Owners Off The Hook For SNF Tornado Cleanup Owners whose aircraft were damaged in last year's Sun 'n Fun tornado willnot be stuck with any of the cleanup costs after all. In a statement, Sun 'n Fun President Lites Leenhouts said the organizationhas paid all outstanding invoices and will not be billing individuals forthe costs. Last October Sun 'n Fun asked the 30 aircraft owners affected tosubmit their share of about $90,000 in towing and cleanup costs to their owninsurers after Sun 'n Fun's underwriter decided it was not responsible forthose costs. Leenhouts said about 40 percent of the money was recovered thatway and Sun 'n Fun paid the rest. "Sun 'n Fun has paid this remainingbalance in good faith on behalf of those who chose not to submit the bill totheir insurance company or who did not carry insurance," Leenhouts said. "Atno time has Sun 'n Fun requested that the aircraft owner[s] pay theirbill[s] directly.The request caused controversy and some aircraft owners objected, saying thedecision to immediately remove aircraft before adjusters for the companiesrepresenting the owners could make arrangements was a business decision bySun 'n Fun to ensure the show could resume the next day. Leenhouts said theimmediate cleanup was necessary for safety reasons. He said the paymentswill cut into funding for aviation education programs that are the mainbenefactor of SNF profits each year. "While we deeply regret the devastationthat occurred as a result of a storm we could not control, to pay for theentire bill would have caused undue hardship for our non-profitorganization," Leenhouts said. "We are grateful to those individuals whocarried an appropriate amount of insurance as well as those that paid fromtheir own resources and to those who rallied together on the day of thestorm to assist in restoring the site to a clean and safe environment forall to enjoy the following day."The numbers don't quite add up to what the Pietenpol owners reported (theywere saying it was about $30,000 apiece), but at least now they won't haveto hire lawyers to avoid payment.Jack PhillipsNX899JPSmith Mountain Lake, Virginia________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Brodhead W&B info
All in all, Gardiner did not lose any fuel. Frank's Piet remained upright atall times and was on top and did not lose any fuel. Bruce lost a little.They filled up at Zepphyr Hills then flew into Sun n Fun. It took 3 gallonsto top him off after recovery and flying to Lakeland. Burning 6 GPH andflying for 15-20 minutes used up the majority of the 3 gallons missing fromhis tank. Usually 20 to 30 members our EAA Chapter camps together at Sun n Fun for theweek. We decided to skip Sun n Fun for the next few years and put all oureggs in the Triple Tree basket. It was a lot of fun last year.BarryNX973BP _____