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Old 10th Mar 2019, 22:00
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Arkroyal
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Originally Posted by Treble one
However, on the balance of probability, and given that the pilot hadnt suffered an eposide like this before during flying numerous aerobatic manoeuvres, over many years, makes it seem like a lot of holes in a lot of cheeses suddenly happened at a very precise and very unfortunate moment in time?
And the Jury may be in full agreement with you. However the standard of proof in criminal trials is ‘Beyond reasonable doubt’.

On the balance of probabilities is the criterion in civil cases. There just may be one in the offing.
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