Capt Kremin, if you are physically hurt, like the S/O who had his nose rearranged yes, you would possibly have a case, but lets put aside this Captain who could be well innocent of the statement made, and probably bemused by the whole thing. The question remains where does all this start and finish. If you are not physically hurt, you are doing the job you are paid to do, and which you obviously chose to do, and are trained to do, when is the line crossed. Most incidents and accidents are normally made up of a number of factors as you well know, WX, systems failure, pilot error, engine and airframe failure etc, and anybody in command of a Aircraft knows, that sometime during their career, they are going to be confronted with a situation for whatever reason, that is going to test their skills and their knowledge. Regardless of all the Jesus boxes these modern Aircraft have, they are still Aircraft, a fact which is often brought home, horribly, and when you least expect it, and that is when you earn your money. Now if every Skipper sues, when a system lets him down, ( and if one Skipper sues successfully, its human nature that many more will follow) the end result does not even warrant thinking about, one hint of possible pilot error, will have the Airlines suing you for a start. If a Pilot is hurt, and cannot fly again for whatever reason, yes, he should be paid for his loss of income, his entire income, ( and don't give me this mental crap, that should have been weeded out in their early flying days, and they should not be in the job). If a Captain does go on to sue, this will open a can of worms, that are going to be hard to put back in the tin, and will do a lot of harm to the profession, which was already badly damaged in 89, and I for one hope that most pilots accept the risks as part of the job, not as a possible money grab.