St. Catherines Flying Club - lawsuit re October 16, 2016 fatal crash
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Re: St. Catherines Flying Club - lawsuit re October 16, 2016 fatal crash
About time.
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yes , this will make flying cheaper for all of us...
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One thing it might do is focus the minds of flight schools properly to supervise their trainee instructors.
DId you hear the one about the jurisprudence fetishist? He got off on a technicality.
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The instructor/PIC was conducting his first night flight for nearly 10 months. He could not have met the requirements of regulation 401.05 in respect of the carriage at night of the two passengers who died with him.
This was his first ever flight into IMC. And he was doing it from the right seat.
The instructor/PIC was conducting his first night flight for nearly 10 months. He could not have met the requirements of regulation 401.05 in respect of the carriage at night of the two passengers who died with him.
This was his first ever flight into IMC. And he was doing it from the right seat.
DId you hear the one about the jurisprudence fetishist? He got off on a technicality.
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Re: St. Catherines Flying Club - lawsuit re October 16, 2016 fatal crash
Gee, priorities right, anyone?
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``Filed in the same court on the very same day, Oct. 15, the second litigation was brought by Tawfig’s family against the Flying Club, Transport Canada, Inc. of Concord, Ontario, Canada and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Washington, D.C.`
I fail to see how Transport Canada and the FAA could be at fault here? Gold diggers trying any avenue they can I think.
I fail to see how Transport Canada and the FAA could be at fault here? Gold diggers trying any avenue they can I think.
"Carelessness and overconfidence are more dangerous than deliberately accepted risk." -Wilbur Wright
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The lawyers will make out like bandits, that’s for sure.
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What a lovely way to talk about a bereaved family.
To answer your question, they will probably suggest a failure of oversight on the part of both governments. Can’t say I blame them.
DId you hear the one about the jurisprudence fetishist? He got off on a technicality.
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Beat me to it. Such a compassionate comment.
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They can be bereaved and be gold diggers. It is probably their lawyer that added TC and FAA to the lawsuit, just in case. Not sure how the FAA would even be remotely responsible. And TC? If your information is correct, then the instructor was acting illegally. You can't expect TC to check all licenses before every flight.
As an AvCanada discussion grows longer:
-the probability of 'entitlement' being mentioned, approaches 1
-one will be accused of using bad airmanship
-the probability of 'entitlement' being mentioned, approaches 1
-one will be accused of using bad airmanship
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I'm sure they arranged things so their son could die, just so they could launch a frivolous lawsuit. Got it.
No different to you than someone who sues because the airline won't allow them their emotional pet ostrich on board, right?
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I don’t know what TC did or didn’t do in this case, and I haven’t read the statement of claim, yet.
But generally speaking, nothing happens in a vacuum. The instructor undertook a flight that he should not have, the flight school (which had a duty to supervise) permitted a flight it should not have, and the government, it will probably be argued, which had a duty to make sure the flight school was properly exercising its supervisory responsibility, failed to do that.
Can I expect TC to check licences? No. I can, perhaps, expect TC not to permit the operation of a flight school that doesn’t supervise its instructors. I can, to use your example, expect TC to make sure that no flight school allows flights where licences are not in order. I’m pretty sure that’s what they try to do. It’s not illegitimate to test that in court, now, is it?
When I find out what the FAA is supposed to have done or failed to have done, I’ll let you know.
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DId you hear the one about the jurisprudence fetishist? He got off on a technicality.
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Sometimes it’s the insurance company that gets the frivolous looking lawsuits going. I suppose the theory is it helps cover the cost of this claim plus ideally can bring about changes to prevent future claims.
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Re: St. Catherines Flying Club - lawsuit re October 16, 2016 fatal crash
Is SMS working yet?
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I never said I didn't have any compassion for the families, au contraire. I believe it is the PIC's family that have named these governing bodies, not the passengers'.
You could be right. Either way, the governing bodies didn't force anyone to fly into adverse weather. I guess it will be up to the courts to decide now, not us.
"Carelessness and overconfidence are more dangerous than deliberately accepted risk." -Wilbur Wright
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Without discussing this case, there are no shortage of bereaved families that have greedily gone after others when their loved one screwed up and crashed. Being bereaved does not justify creating more victims by sueing innocent people(which includes taxpayers). Similar to my opinion that being a victim of crime does not give you the right to take away due process from others(something we see more and more of from victims these days.)
An example of failing FAA oversight in this case however, would be appreciated.
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And you see a difference between the pilot's family and the passengers' families?
The pilot was like a 10 year old who found an unsecured gun and shot both himself and his 8 year old cousin dead. Everyone in that plane was a victim.
"operational control means the exercise of authority over the initiation, continuation, diversion or termination of a flight in the interest of the safety of the aircraft and the regularity and efficiency of the flight; (contrôle d’exploitation)"
Where was the operational control over this flight?406.11 (1) Subject to section 6.71 of the Act, the Minister shall, on receipt of an application submitted in the form and manner specified in the personnel licensing standards, issue or amend a flight training unit operator certificate where the applicant demonstrates to the Minister the ability to
(a) maintain an adequate organizational structure;
(b) maintain operational control;
DId you hear the one about the jurisprudence fetishist? He got off on a technicality.
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Re: St. Catherines Flying Club - lawsuit re October 16, 2016 fatal crash
Let's talk about greed then.
Isn't it greedy for any flight school to operate these "experience" flights that aren't required nor in any syllabus-- especially irrelevant for pre ppl students.
Flight schools want their aircraft back on time.
Those issues need to be addressed in court, including why TC allows flight schools to operate unnecessary flights of this kind.
Isn't it greedy for any flight school to operate these "experience" flights that aren't required nor in any syllabus-- especially irrelevant for pre ppl students.
Flight schools want their aircraft back on time.
Those issues need to be addressed in court, including why TC allows flight schools to operate unnecessary flights of this kind.
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Were the students required to make the flight, or was it optional?rookiepilot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 24, 2018 6:51 am Let's talk about greed then.
Isn't it greedy for any flight school to operate these "experience" flights that aren't required nor in any syllabus-- especially irrelevant for pre ppl students.
That may be true, but is it known whether there was a daily rate in place for the aircraft, or whether the planes were booked the next day, or are you just assuming there were no arrangements available due to weather delays?rookiepilot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 24, 2018 6:51 am Greed certainly was a factor in the decision to push the weather to get the aircraft home.
Flight schools want their aircraft back on time.
Are you suggesting that TC monitor every flight, or that there can never be a flight done that doesn't exist in some syllabus?rookiepilot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 24, 2018 6:51 am Those issues need to be addressed in court, including why TC allows flight schools to operate unnecessary flights of this kind.
If i'm not mistaken, the courts exist to settle disputes. Punishment may or may not enter into the matter.rookiepilot wrote: ↑Sat Nov 24, 2018 6:51 am I continue to be shocked this flight school remains in existence. The courts are a necessary and corrective avenue to punish poor behaviour.