Good news for private pilots' spouses

Trial lawyers will bring a suit anytime they feel that they
can find a stupid jury. I recall a case in the Miami area;
a pilot left the bar with a pretty heavy load of alcohol and
went to the airport. He pulled his Cherokee out of the
hanger about 4 AM and took off. He was sightseeing when the
fog rolled in. He flew around waiting for the fog to burn
off, which was mid-morning. Unfortunately he ran out of
fuel about an hour before and he crashed and died.
The widow and her lawyer sued, because the fuel tanks were
not big enough to let him stay aloft until the fog burned
off. I understand they won.



--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
| I don't want this to be the only tort reform out
there - but it's got to start somewhere
|
| I'm with ya on that. It's gone beyond stupid in this
country, when
| juries award ridiculous amounts because some scumbag
lawyer talked a
| grieving widow/widower into suing for damages.
|
| Amen. And let's not forget: It's me, and you, and ALL of
us here that
| is paying for these awards. That seems to be something no
one
| remembers anymore...
|
| I've flown into Sun N Fun, and I've flown into Oshkosh.
It's a high
| stress, high aircraft density situation. Everyone who has
ever
| observed arrivals or departures at either fly-in knows
that failure to
| instantly obey a controller's commands can, and will, get
you -- or
| someone else -- killed.
|
| For this woman to sue "We the People" for her own
husband's error as a
| pilot seems to be the highest irony of all. To actually
WIN such a
| lawsuit defies belief.
| --
| Jay Honeck
| Iowa City, IA
| Pathfinder N56993
| www.AlexisParkInn.com
| "Your Aviation Destination"
|