Mon Jan 22, 2018 2:08 pm
#1585799
Anyone flown to the Faroe Islands in a SEP? Something I'd really like to do, and after planning it, it seems quite simple. (?)
My plan:
I'd like to stop at Wick, fill the tanks - gives me over 6 hours endurance at 95 knots - and change into immersion suits. I've been quoted £30-£60 to hire immersion suits for a week and liferafts £40-£200 for the same period.
My plan is to wait for decent weather at Vagar, as I know it can be covered with low cloud, worst case I'd turn around and fly back to Wick.
We'd stay for about two days on the Faroe's - I was very surpised to see how cheap their fees are. Again, I'd fill the tanks, the only sting being the £50 surcharge for someone to operate the fuel pump.
The return would again be a stop off at Wick to add any extra fuel needed and take immersion suits off.
The only thing I'd need to sort is: insurance as the insurance policy only covers mainland Europe, the Faroe Islands can be added but I need to get the club owner to enquire about this. And finally confirm that the owner is happy for me to take it away for a few days to the Faroe Islands.
My main concern is how much extra to add cover for the Faroe Islands is going to be. The policy is with Visicover. Their policy has two main areas which they cover. 'Europe 1' covers most of mainland Europe and is what the policy has. To fly to the Faroe Islands, I'd need to add 'Europe 2' which includes the Faore Islands, but it needs the policy holder to enquire to get a quote.
What are people's thoughts etc?
My plan:
I'd like to stop at Wick, fill the tanks - gives me over 6 hours endurance at 95 knots - and change into immersion suits. I've been quoted £30-£60 to hire immersion suits for a week and liferafts £40-£200 for the same period.
My plan is to wait for decent weather at Vagar, as I know it can be covered with low cloud, worst case I'd turn around and fly back to Wick.
We'd stay for about two days on the Faroe's - I was very surpised to see how cheap their fees are. Again, I'd fill the tanks, the only sting being the £50 surcharge for someone to operate the fuel pump.
The return would again be a stop off at Wick to add any extra fuel needed and take immersion suits off.
The only thing I'd need to sort is: insurance as the insurance policy only covers mainland Europe, the Faroe Islands can be added but I need to get the club owner to enquire about this. And finally confirm that the owner is happy for me to take it away for a few days to the Faroe Islands.
My main concern is how much extra to add cover for the Faroe Islands is going to be. The policy is with Visicover. Their policy has two main areas which they cover. 'Europe 1' covers most of mainland Europe and is what the policy has. To fly to the Faroe Islands, I'd need to add 'Europe 2' which includes the Faore Islands, but it needs the policy holder to enquire to get a quote.
What are people's thoughts etc?