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Old 09-05-2008 | 01:28 AM
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Default RE: newby looses plane while taxiing

yeah, the legal liabilities issues are pretty heavy in a "worst case" scenario. I started really thinking about this recently and concluded that hitting a car or, god forbid, a person with even a small plane in flight would be (in terms of force) LITERALLY like throwing a brick out of a car moving at 30-40+ mph !!!![:@][:@][:@]!!!!

People HAVE been killed by runaway planes.... there was a pretty famous public incident caught on film at a stadium just a couple of years ago (I can't remember if it was a baseball game or a football game) The pilot lost control or eqpt malfunction or dumb-thumbed it and hit a spectator in the stands - the spectator DIED!!!!

I don't know what happened to the pilot. Does anyone remember this and have any more information about the "aftermath" of this tragedy? I'm sure at the very least he was charged with "negligent homicide" and/or "reckless endangerment resulting in death" which is NO laughing matter..... that's a possible 2-5yr prison sentence [X(] not to mention the very real possibility of a "wrongful death" lawsuit from the victim's family which can set you back $2M-$3M (meaning that they garnish your wages for the rest of your life)