Hi Ron; A lawsuit like what? You are responding to a mail that hypothesises that lawsuits are possible. There is no actual lawsuit.
On Mon, 16 May 2011, Ron Sanders wrote: > I will never ever ever do this second signature-it is beyond belief > that an organisation would force it members to expose them selves to > the possibility of suit like this. I have to sign enough shit at work > over which i have no control, so to do something like this in my > private life is madness. Unless I do it and control it i dont sign it. > > Ron > > On 16 May 2011 08:56, Pam Kurstjens <p...@kurstjens.com> wrote: > > Anyone who countersigns somebody else?s rigging is nuts. Unless they have > > observed and checked it every inch of the way, fully understand the glider > > type they are signing off for, AND are willing to accept liability. > > > > Why do we expose our fellow glider pilots to this enormous burden of > > responsibility? > > > > Pam > > > > > > > > > > > > From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net > > [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Matthew > > Gage > > Sent: Monday, 16 May 2011 2:01 PM > > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Foka incident > > > > > > > > Rolf, in this I agree with Mike - there is no way that a duplicate control > > check (or even DI) would have found the problem. Sadly, such a person would > > have spent months in court defending themselves, costing them many thousands > > with no prospect of any insurance helping them. > > > > > > > > In practice, the UK do have a 2nd inspection - just with no signature. The > > accident report even says this was done ! > > > > > > > > Is it the check that improves safety or the signature ???? > > > > > > > > > > > > On 16/05/2011, at 13:35 , rolf a. buelter wrote: > > > > Yea, way more important to cover your ass against litigation then document a > > second chance to get it right! > > > > Allays your miserable Mr. Buelter > > > >> Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 10:54:25 +1000 > >> To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > >> From: mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com > >> Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Foka incident > >> > >> > >> Lots of lessons in the Foka crash. > >> > >> One big one is how fortunate it was the BGA and there was no second > >> sigmnature on the DI after rigging. > >> > >> Mike > >> Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments since > >> 1978 > >> phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 > >> fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 > >> cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 > >> > >> email: mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com > >> website: www.borgeltinstruments.com > >> Cheers -- Peter F Bradshaw: http://www.exadios.com (public keys avaliable there). Personal site: http://personal.exadios.com "I love truth, and the way the government still uses it occasionally to keep us guessing." - Sam Kekovich. _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
