LAST EDITED ON Jul-27-01 AT 06:42 PM (EST)By all means, insure it! Randy lost his PA .51 to UPS. Came out ok, when UPS paid off. I also had an interesting experience with UPS, when I shipped a $500 boat prop to California to be repaired. UPS said it got there, they had a signature. The shop said it didn't get there. Turned out, it had gotten there at break time and it just got ignored for a week or two. I was sweating bullets, let me tell you, 'cause UPS said it got there, so the insurance is a no-go. The prop shop in question did a fine job and gave me a better price than normal for the grief. There are some good folks out there, like Leonard (and Phil's Prop Shop)! Steve