"Jim Carter" wrote in message .com...
: The Carnahan crash was caused by the pilot's inability to manage
: multiple failures if I remember correctly. Both vacuum pumps failed (one
: was known before takeoff wasn't it?) and the pilot failed to recognize
: that the vacuum gyros were bogus. Sure the jury found for the plaintiff,
: but there was a lot of public emotion in that case and damn few facts.
: If it had been a 135 ride it probably wouldn't have left the ground, but
: since Carnahan's kid was flying it part 91 he was allowed to make stupid
: decisions.
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: I'd be hesitant to cite the Carnahan case as anything except an example
: of a runaway jury.
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The vacuum pumps did not fail, just the AI...