Ullswater Lake Maule pilot not guilty
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Good to hear.
I do remember, though, my old man once counselling me with the words...
"Son, do what you like .. 'cept don't frighten the women or the horses."
Mind you, that was back in the days when most people did at least have a bit of a grip on reality.
I do remember, though, my old man once counselling me with the words...
"Son, do what you like .. 'cept don't frighten the women or the horses."
Mind you, that was back in the days when most people did at least have a bit of a grip on reality.
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Perhaps the CAA should be prosecuted (or somehow publicly reprimanded) for bringing such a ridiculous charge when it was pretty clear the Maule pilot was unlikely to have broken any laws.
I am absolutely delighted that the CAA lost and doubly so that they had to pay all costs. Perhaps this will encourage them to get on with their proper jobs rather than pursuing what they view as an "easy victory".
Really? PB84, any comment?
flybymike, you beat me to it! Legalapproach is probably known to his friends as FU.
The technique of hydro-planing was recommended by the manufacturers of the Maule.
flybymike, you beat me to it! Legalapproach is probably known to his friends as FU.
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But I could, and I will.
I would like publicly to thank my Counsel whose well-informed and careful cross-questioning of a CAA aerodrome inspector resulted in the trial being stopped after less than two hours of its scheduled three days.
I would like publicly to thank my Counsel whose well-informed and careful cross-questioning of a CAA aerodrome inspector resulted in the trial being stopped after less than two hours of its scheduled three days.
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I would like publicly to thank my Counsel whose well-informed and careful cross-questioning of a CAA aerodrome inspector resulted in the trial being stopped after less than two hours of its scheduled three days.
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Incidentally, a recent FOI request revealed that the office of the General Counsel has obtained convictions in barely one in four contested cases since April 2011. More holidaymakers' money down the drain...
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On a more serious note, can we stop calling him a "Maule pilot". I mean, it's fair enough to describe any one of his landings as a "crash", but there's no call to mock his aeroplane...
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Well done that man, but I suspect that you are now a marked man and they have their beady eye on you. Time to be a good boy for a few years.
I think it may be rather the reverse;
Originally Posted by The Ancient Geek View Post
Well done that man, but I suspect that you are now a marked man and they have their beady eye on you. Time to be a good boy for a few years.
I think it may be rather the reverse;
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I certainly hope that they won't forget - at least not as quickly as the General Counsel seems to have buried her Chief Executive's Red Tape Challenge and GA Policy Framework promises to give GA participants ownership of our personal risks.
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There is, however, an important safety lesson here - people see what they expect to see and miss what is really there. This has led to many accidents, some fatal. Look again and check twice, don't let your brain deceive you.
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As a Yorkshire solicitor has written: "it is very rare for defence costs to be awarded in criminal cases these days, so it says a lot about the merits of the case against you that they were awarded in this instance."
At very least, the CAA General Counsel and her staff will have to be on their best behaviour for six years.
At very least, the CAA General Counsel and her staff will have to be on their best behaviour for six years.
One can only wonder at the irresponsibility of the onlookers who watched an aeroplane flying away intact from a non event and called 999 to report a crash. It is they who should be prosecuted.
How stupid can the public be?
How stupid can the public be?
A good outcome.
Pilots in charge of their own aeroplanes should be making their own safety decisions and especially when there are no passengers or people underneath, should not be being second guessed in a court of law.
I would be interested, if anybody is in a position to comment, on the legal basis on which the court decision was reached?
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Pilots in charge of their own aeroplanes should be making their own safety decisions and especially when there are no passengers or people underneath, should not be being second guessed in a court of law.
I would be interested, if anybody is in a position to comment, on the legal basis on which the court decision was reached?
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