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August 16, 2023

MIT’s aviation insurance policy covers up to $1,000,000 of liability in the event of an accident. That is, for any single incident, the insurance will pay out up to $1M for personal, property, or medical damages. The policy ​covers all MIT students, both undergrad, and grad, during the school year. Non-MIT students – that is, alumni, researchers, or other members of the MIT community – are not covered.​

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August 16, 2023

Flying a light aircraft in the age of COVID-19 has been a very unusual experience. There is a legitimate argument for avoiding recreational flying during the stay-at-home order — to avoid the risk of virus transmission via a rental aircraft, to avoid giving general aviation a bad name, and especially to avoid even the slightest chance of placing additional demands on first responders. On the other hand, since flight instruction is prohibited, a loss of proficiency will not be easily recovered. I decided to forego cross-country travel for the duration of the pandemic, but I’ve been going for a short local flight every few weeks in order to maintain proficiency.