Marco Leon mmleon(at)yahoo.com wrote:
Maybe if they are insured for legal fees from the possibility of being sued
(if there is such a thing). They require that we have our own insurance and
there is no need to list Angel Flight as an additional insured. I would
think that the pilot shoulders tha majority of the risk but there's no law
preventing anyone from filing the suit in the first place thus requiring
defensive legal representation.

Each passenger signs a release against both AFW and the pilot before they
ever climb into the aircraft. And we're required to mail it (or
ensure it can be transmitted, e.g. fax) before *we* climb into the
aircraft.

"Waiver of Liabiliity"
"By signing this waiver, you are giving up any rights you might
otherwise have to sue the pilot, mission assistant or Angel Flight
West in the event of an accident".

This is in very large type at the top of the 2 page release. The
rest of it was written by the lawyers.