From: RWolf99@aol.com
Message-ID: <4c.dd4e24f.27655db8@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 17:29:12 EST
Subject: Liability on First Flight
To: lancair.list@olsusa.com
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The recent liability thread got me thinking -- what happens on a first flight 
conducted by a factory rep if the plane crashes?  You know, I'm less 
concerned about the replacement value of my airplane than the matter of who 
provides for the family of the poor Lancair dude (or ex-Lancair dude, in Mike 
DeHate's case) in the event that one of our machines doesn't finish it's 
initial flight in a happy manner.  I'd feel bad if my creation was destroyed, 
sure, but nowhere near as bad as if one of the guys that had helped me along 
for several years were killed in the process.

I fully intend to avail myself of this service that is provided by the 
Lancair company.  Frankly, I'm somewhat amazed that they even do this at all, 
though I'm convinced it's a good forward-looking idea that has helped prevent 
accidents (though I have no firsthand knowledge of specific examples), and is 
yet another reason why I'm glad I bought a Lancair.  It would be a real 
shame, though, for one of these guys to leave his family hanging out fi
nancially, regardless of the cause of the accident.

Are those of us that make use of this service financially liable?  Is there 
an insurance policy in place for this, either one that we buy or one that 
Lancair provides (and presumably factors into the cost of providing this 
service)?

- Rob Wolf
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