I can give you the names of some guys that wished the odds were as long as Aussie Bob hopes. Even if you are innocent it doesn't take long to burn through $100 k.
The risk of signing out PPL's might not be high, but the lawyers get a new persons to add into legal claims after December 4.
I've lost track of the Moorabbin / RVAC midair court case. But I could see the Flight examiners being joined in every one of those legal actions. Every time an ATSB raise questions about the pilot in a report it will be ammunition for a lawyer to look for the Flight Examiner who said the pilot was qualified to fly.
The odds might be long, but you are gambling with your house and the ability to continue to earn an income as a flight examiner. One Pelair or Hempel or Canley Vale or Moorabbin mid-air incident will be enough to wipe you out, even if you are innocent.
I'd be paying the PI insurance.
Last edited by Old Akro; 13th Oct 2013 at 02:53.