Pilot Shortage Eases A Little:
01-30-2024, 02:31 PM
#41
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
They can, and they do.
The problem is lawyers and juries of gullible idiots.
My understanding is that the mfgs add at least a couple hundred grand, or more, to the price of each light plane to hold as a liability reserve for the inevitable lawsuits.
Student pilot, while drunk and high on meth, loads up three friends in a out-of-annual 172, takes off at night goes VFR into IMC and kills everybody? Jury is amost guaranteed to find the mfg liable.
They actually stopped making light GA aircraft in the 80's for that reason. Congress had to pass a law limiting their liability to aircraft newer than 17 years to get them to resume production.
The problem is lawyers and juries of gullible idiots.
My understanding is that the mfgs add at least a couple hundred grand, or more, to the price of each light plane to hold as a liability reserve for the inevitable lawsuits.
Student pilot, while drunk and high on meth, loads up three friends in a out-of-annual 172, takes off at night goes VFR into IMC and kills everybody? Jury is amost guaranteed to find the mfg liable.
They actually stopped making light GA aircraft in the 80's for that reason. Congress had to pass a law limiting their liability to aircraft newer than 17 years to get them to resume production.
great explanation otherwise.
01-30-2024, 02:42 PM
#42
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
They can, and they do.
The problem is lawyers and juries of gullible idiots.
My understanding is that the mfgs add at least a couple hundred grand, or more, to the price of each light plane to hold as a liability reserve for the inevitable lawsuits.
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The problem is lawyers and juries of gullible idiots.
My understanding is that the mfgs add at least a couple hundred grand, or more, to the price of each light plane to hold as a liability reserve for the inevitable lawsuits.
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They don't even list a price now, but I think it's near $400
01-31-2024, 12:52 PM
#43
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
You could if desired build an EA with a focus on safety and make it significantly safer than part 23 standards. There would be a lot more to that than just the seats though, a whole lot more.
It all comes down to the specific design, priorities and compromises.
EA builders often sacrifice some safety (at least relevant to garden-variety part 23 GA aircraft), to achieve some other priority. I for example would be OK with higher wing loading because as a pro pilot I trust myself to not to get slow, overbank, or over-pull in the pattern. That might not be a great idea for many private pilots.
It all comes down to the specific design, priorities and compromises.
EA builders often sacrifice some safety (at least relevant to garden-variety part 23 GA aircraft), to achieve some other priority. I for example would be OK with higher wing loading because as a pro pilot I trust myself to not to get slow, overbank, or over-pull in the pattern. That might not be a great idea for many private pilots.
RVs - as far as airplanes go - are relatively inexpensive to insure provided the pilot has reasonable experience and is under age 70 - that age seems to be where the premiums climb. Lancairs/Glasairs are *considerably* more expensive to insure.
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