Originally Posted by
Mike Flynn
Which of course means despite all his VFR time his solo night flying experience would have been minimal.
If the pilot who passed him the job was aware of Dibbo’s limitations then surely he must shoulder some legal responsibility?
Not really. We've all had one principle beaten into us since the earliest days of air law. The FAA version of that principle is:
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§ 91.3 Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command.
(a) The
pilot in command of an
aircraft is directly responsible for, and is the final authority as to, the operation of that
aircraft