"noel.wade" wrote in message
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I'd love to know if any of you have ever known a CFIG
that was the target of legal action because of something a student did
(during training, or long after training was completed).

Nope, I have never heard of it actually happening.

Note that (depending on the laws of your own state) the average US wage earner
is almost unsueable as an individual because no attorney is willing to bother
unless there are available lump-sum assets to be won. In my state, your primary
residence and transportation are protected. I have never seen wages actually
seized by anyone except the IRS (with the possible exception of child support
cases).

CFI liability insurance might actually backfire on a person, because that
could provide just enough money to attract lawsuit, yet not pay enough to cover
an entire jury award. That said, if a club can't afford to pay for CFI
liability insurance, perhaps they can't really afford to fly.

The very best defense is to follow the PTS, use published lesson plans such as
those by Knauf, and document every step of the way.

Vaughn