What bothers me in this is the legal exposure due to a professional mistake by the instructor. Yes, he was PIC and made a mistake of not preventing the outcomes and is at fault. The situation evolved in seconds and this thread discussed the obvious confusions possible, and the lapse of judgement and $hit happened. I'm not an insurance expert, but the "professional indemnity" insurance is designed to protect professionals in the limits of coverage for possible errors and lapses if judgement, isn't it? Unless it's deliberate negligence or harmful.behaviour from a professional (instructor), but it looks like it was not deliberate. Wasn't the company covered by such insurance?
Last edited by PilotAUS; 20th January 2026 at 18:40.