I believe there was a period (10+ years?) where planes
for the private pilot were not produced due to lawsuit
laws, but they have since changed the laws(i.e.
limited the amount of liability time). The companies
were getting sued for problems with 30 yr old
aircraft.
They resumed building probably around 5+ yrs ago (my
buddy just bought a 2000 model 6 seater)
My company purchases liability insurance on a project
by project basis to save on costs. We also use
waiver(s) if applicable.
They still sell chainsaws afterall -
--- gordon alexander <gordon@curio.com> wrote:
I think they are still selling single engine planes.
The have 9 single
engine models. There is more than one new one on the
airport nearest my
home. See http://www.newpiper.com/
Gordon Alexander
SFreihof@aol.com wrote:
Hugo;
One of the biggest stumbling blocks that must be
addressed before even contemplating a submersible
market is product liability. Piper doesn't build
single engine airplanes anymore because the product
liability insurance costs are higher than the
production costs.
Aircraft Kit manufacturers get around this by
calling them "Experimental," and any structural
failure cannot be attributed to the kit manufacturer
since he didn't build it.
Has there been any legal discussion on the
liability problems of a venture of this type?
Anyway, put me on your list...
Stan
In a message dated 12/22/2004 8:23:50 PM Eastern
Standard Time, "Hugo Marrero" <hmarrero@hboi.edu>
writes:
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