F.L. Whiteley wrote:
BB wrote:

What about the waivers I sign before I enter the contest?
Are you saying they have no standing.
Udo

In a word, no. Those waivers slow down suits by about 5 minutes,
especially if they can prove some sort of negligence. Your waiver
also
says nothing about contest organizer's liability to third parties.
If
you crash and do damage to someone on the ground, they can sue
contest
organizers, and your waiver of liability to you has nothing to do
with
it. For example, consider the glider that ran into a spectator at
tonopah at takeoff. The spectator can sue the contest organizers
and
the SSA.

BB

My club was recently looking at 'meet' insurance as described by
Costello to
cover neglience that might not be otherwise covered by our existing
policies, including premises liability coverage as we own our
airfield. If
hosting a contest 'meet' insurance is available for around $800
(around
$500 if SSA sanctioned).

Frank Whiteley

Actually, it turned out that our premises liability coverage
specifically excluded 'meet' coverage. Hence the 'meet' insurance
coverage requirement if a contest is held. Camps are okay, or so we're
lead to believe.

Frank Whiteley