On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:52:12 -0800 (PST), Denny
wrote:

The statue of limitations applies to airplanes/parts built on or after
the effective date of the law...

A statute of limitations will not protect against actual defect of
manufacture - i.e. say they failed to install a bunch of rivets
called for in the engineering drawings...
The actual level of protection of the statute of limitations will be
unknown until it is litigated and precedent case law generated from
that - as is now starting...
Given that dead pilots do not have deep pockets and live manufacturers
do, the manufacturers will continue to be sued by aggressive plaintiff
attornies (are there any other kind?) until the courts rule in favor
of the statute AND start ordering plaintiffs repayment of expenses to
the defendants...
Given that many judges start their careers as ambulance chasing
scumbag lawyers, the "AND" is unlikely...

There are 244,000 private pilots in USA - just 0.08% of the
population... Pilots - and physicians - are not looked on with favor
by either the courts or the politicians... That is just the way it
is... We are a minority viewed as annoying and dangerous... Don't
look for any pat on the back from society... As the USA continues to
become more socialized and more like Europe, flying will continue to
become more restricted, more expensive, and more disfavored... The
golden age for private aviation was from the end of WWII until
sometime in the early 80's... Been downhill from there...

denny


Denny
those idiots only matter if you let them.
ignore them totally. go flying!
stuff 'em they're clueless.
take lots of photos flying and bore them to tears by showing really
neat photos that make them jealous.
revel in the fact that your recreational activities scare them
****less. make lots of irritating references to a longing for the days
when sex was safe and aviation was dangerous.
it doesnt take much to really wind them into a tizzie.
a little civil disobedience is good for the spirit.
ridicule works!
Stealth Pilot