Not wishing to spoil the chat, but those of us closely involved are a bit concerned that too much loose talk about the technical details could possibly be prejudicial to the case.
The charge was unlawful killing of two people, BTW, which is a step up from gross negligence manslaughter, I think.
The inspector was a volunteer, not a licensed engineer. The aircraft was on a Permit to Fly, not a C of A.
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