Originally Posted by
Lead Balloon
I see your point.
Angel Flight passenger murdered by negligent pilot.
Investigation closed. Court case closed.
It's as if pilots don't realise they're pilots who may, one day, be the subject of this lynch mob idiocy.
Did I forget to say:
And:
I don't think there's a lynch mob forming mate, but I don't think anyone can argue that the forecast being what it was, VFR flight was neither appropriate nor legal. Even if the bloke was a competent IFR pilot, he hadn't filed IFR. That alone is sadly going to void the insurance.
It's a pretty **** situation and I'm sure everyone would like to know more about how it came to be, so it can be prevented in the future.
There's no winners here.