AND NOW WE HAVE PROPELLER DAMAGE

The city it seems is liable for propeller damage from FOD damage at the airport.  The city’s insurance people told the owner of the propeller to “send us the bill”.  This is not the first case of propeller damage, other tenants have also had claims filed with MIRMA, but MIRMA refused to pay them.  The propeller that was damaged recently was brand new out of the box, and had not even made it into the air, before it was damaged in two places.  The repairs are estimated to be around $1000.  In the previous claim that MIRMA did not pay, the repairs were estimated at $4500.  The city was cited by MODOT for poor taxiway conditions in the last safety inspection of the airport.  As of date, the city has done nothing to eliminate the FOD or the poor conditions of the airport pavement.