Matthew Gage's comments about criminality, my understanding is that if you are operating within the law (albeit doing something that does not seem sensible), you would not be doing a criminal act. (I am no lawyer so what would I know...) For those who remember, a pilot went to start his Piper Saratoga at Parafield (YPPF), it had a flat battery. So he hand cranked it, without chocks and only relying upon the handbrake to hold the plane stationary. He managed to escape penalty, because Hand Starting is an allowed procedure in the Saratoga pilot's operating handbook. And there was some doubt as to whether the hand brake system had a fault. I don't know if UNISA were successful in their counter claim. Sad pictures. http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/VH-KBZ-ShreddedSeminole.htm http://www.isasi.org/docs/FORUM_2003_10-12.pdf So legally has was allowed to do what he did, but it didn't seem to be the most sensible thing to do. I am no lawyer, but in a court of law, the decision will be based on the Regs. I don't know what happens when it becomes a civil claim though. Legal input please?
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