The mindset that fosters this system is pervasive: "Society is responsible for me but I am responsible for nothing." I can only conclude that most Americans would be very happy in The Matrix.
Scott > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of G Mann > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 11:08 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Norwegian Air Shuttle Scheme > > On that same thread.. one of the most advanced aircraft to be produced, > the > Beach Starship, an all composite canard design was a design strongly > influenced by Bert Rutan. Beach jumped through all kinds of hoops with > the > FAA to get certification for composite construction airframe, yet found it > impossible to establish the absolute finite life or number of landing > cycles for the airframe. > > Beach only sold something like 50 of the design. People who owned them > absolutely loved them. One of my very good aviation friends was chief > pilot > for a company that used them as exec aircraft, and has loads of hours > flying them. However. > > The decision was made by the company that now owns Beachcraft to BUY THEM > ALL BACK and store them rather than face the possibility of product > liability as the airframes aged. > > Product liability lawyers "10" .... Aviation "0" ..... > > That issue is the overriding issue with Cessna, Piper, and every other > manufacturer. The Cessna 172, 4 place airplane with fixed landing gear, > now sells for nearly $400,000 new. Before lawsuit became the answer to > stupid piloting that same airplane sold new for something like $45,000. > > The same spillover has happened in Medicine [no sole practitioner GP > Doctors that I can find.. all big HMO to pay the malpractice insurance]. > Car companies.. same issue. > Buy aspirin... sealed in 3 layers of tamper proof packaging and then a > child proof cap.. why.. ??? product liability... > Kids toys.. > Clothing.. > Everything has taken the hit.. > Buy a beer without a product warning lately? > cigar? > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
