Thread: SWA Lawsuit
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Old 04-17-2008, 12:52 AM
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Theoretically next thing is that a lawyer could sit on the ground with an aircraft radio and listen for a pilot that missed a vector or altitude and then sue, as the pilot was not operating the aircraft IAW FAA rules.

Better yet, they could simply demand the government produce all of the NASA reports from the last seven years and sue any airline/pilot that did anything wrong within the statute of limitations which I think is about 7 years. Think about how many self-reported incidents could be construed as negligent and reckless by a lawyer when a jury would be generally clueless about aviation.
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