WSJ Editorial by Sully
10-08-2013, 04:57 AM
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10-08-2013, 05:06 AM
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10-08-2013, 05:06 AM
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10-08-2013, 05:42 AM
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Can you sue the federal government?
The answer is: sometimes.
Sovereign immunity prevents it, unless the claim comes under the specific exemptions allowed by the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Federal Tort Claims Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The answer is: sometimes.
Sovereign immunity prevents it, unless the claim comes under the specific exemptions allowed by the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Federal Tort Claims Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
10-08-2013, 12:49 PM
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And if this is true:
"Yet, passengers and some crew members who filed the FAA lawsuit also blamed air traffic controllers for failing to inform pilots of crosswinds gusting to 40 mph, Lampert said."
No wonder major airline pilots always ask for wind checks. Maybe they are on to something.
10-08-2013, 01:19 PM
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It isn't the FAA that you ought to be suing, but rather the companies who pay LARGE sums of money to the lobbyists who then climb inside the ears of Congress, who then direct to the gov't agency to act on whatever *big picture plan* is agreed upon.
I was reading a story in an aviation magazine recently that related a story of an instrument rated private pilot who knowingly flew into a Level 5/6 thunderstorm and crashed, killing the sole occupant. The family sued the FAA for not doing enough to keep the pilot (a successful businessman) safe, though he knew of the weather before takeoff, and ATC tried to help him during the flight too. In the end, the judge ruled 60% the pilot's fault for violating numerous FARs and 40% the FAA's fault for not helping keep him safe. That 40% fault equaled $4 million.
It certainly seems that Sully has always been bringing the 'Cargo Cutout' to the forefront of the discussions.
10-08-2013, 01:44 PM
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I was reading a story in an aviation magazine recently that related a story of an instrument rated private pilot who knowingly flew into a Level 5/6 thunderstorm and crashed, killing the sole occupant. The family sued the FAA for not doing enough to keep the pilot (a successful businessman) safe, though he knew of the weather before takeoff, and ATC tried to help him during the flight too. In the end, the judge ruled 60% the pilot's fault for violating numerous FARs and 40% the FAA's fault for not helping keep him safe. That 40% fault equaled $4 million.
10-08-2013, 07:33 PM
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I was reading a story in an aviation magazine recently that related a story of an instrument rated private pilot who knowingly flew into a Level 5/6 thunderstorm and crashed, killing the sole occupant. The family sued the FAA for not doing enough to keep the pilot (a successful businessman) safe, though he knew of the weather before takeoff, and ATC tried to help him during the flight too. In the end, the judge ruled 60% the pilot's fault for violating numerous FARs and 40% the FAA's fault for not helping keep him safe. That 40% fault equaled $4 million.
10-08-2013, 07:45 PM
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Umm no.. This is Sully the big blue hairy guy from Monsters Inc.
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