I was a flight instructor - single engine, instrument, multi engine, instrument, commercial, flight instructor, and advanced ground instructor. I LOVED to teach flying. I owned several airplanes, both in partnerships and by myself. As others have said, it ain't cheap.
I did some digging when I was considering buying a new twin (a few years ago), and one thing absolutely astounded me. MOST of the cost of a new airplane was in manufacturer's liability insurance for airplanes made in years past.
We've all heard the stories - a SEL rated pilot takes off in weather that turns into IMC. The pilot crashes into the side of a mountain because he lost control of the aircraft. The FAA says the cause of the crash was "operation above the pilot's experience / rating". Truly sad. This is what claimed the life of JFK's son a few years ago. But the civil jury found the manufacturer liable because the aircraft broke up upon impact, and awarded a huge sum.
This is the problem - manufacturers find it difficult to improve a design, because every improvement can be considered an admission that the previous version was flawed.
I have some great memories of my Dad and I flying in my 1941 Taylorcraft. The seat was a sling of canvas between 2 boards. No electrical system. Just seat-of-the-pants flying, navigating by following the roads below, and finding a restaurant serving great pancakes and bacon.
it's truly sad that the lawyers and large jury awards have almost completely killed general aviation. I certainly hope they're sleeping well at night.
When the mains power is out (such as a storm or auto accident), the crews working on the problem will have the power for that grid shut off so that they can work safely.
Any properly installed standby generator will have a solenoid that disconnects the house from the mains while the generator is supplying power. This is REQUIRED by national electrical code.
Imagine the lineman's surprise when he touches wires that are disconnected from the generating station and SHOULD BE CARRYING NO CURRENT but are powered because some nimrod connected a standby system improperly.
Not good.
This nimrod lost what little credibility he had by trumpeting the virtues of SCOX's multiple lawsuits to anyone that wouuld listen. Well, time has demonstrated that he has a grasp only on his XXXXX, and certainly not anything else even remotely related to the Linux development community.
This should be filed under - has-been-tech-writer-that-lost-all-credibility-by- quoting-false-press-releases-as-truth-briefly-craw ls-out-from-under-the-rock dept.
Let's not forget about Santorum's bill that would basically force the NWS to remove all of these advancements so that the paid weather services can make a profit. The taxpayers have already paid for the collection and processing of weather information and his bill would make the availability of the paid-for information in question.
Don't just take my word for it, read this. Or, just google on "santorum weather bill".
Despite their inevitable protestations, web developers are NOT the arbiter of the desired behavior of browsers (any browser). The arbiter is that the browser properly renders pages according the the DTD at the top of the document - nothing more. "Proprietary" extensions to the HTML/XHTML standards should be frozen out, and properly coded pages should display consistently in all browsers purporting to meet the standards.
The lawsuit files by the brothers against X10 had nothing to do with patents. X10 hired them to write the behind-the-scenes code to create their annoying pop-under ads and then chose not to pay them for their work. It appears they had a contract with X10 which is the main reason they won the judgement - AS THEY SHOULD HAVE! Would you like it if your employer chose not to pay you because they just didn't want to? How would you respond to that?
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Great. Maybe they will enjoy the stupid 3D movies that no one else gives a crap about.
I was a flight instructor - single engine, instrument, multi engine, instrument, commercial, flight instructor, and advanced ground instructor. I LOVED to teach flying. I owned several airplanes, both in partnerships and by myself. As others have said, it ain't cheap. I did some digging when I was considering buying a new twin (a few years ago), and one thing absolutely astounded me. MOST of the cost of a new airplane was in manufacturer's liability insurance for airplanes made in years past. We've all heard the stories - a SEL rated pilot takes off in weather that turns into IMC. The pilot crashes into the side of a mountain because he lost control of the aircraft. The FAA says the cause of the crash was "operation above the pilot's experience / rating". Truly sad. This is what claimed the life of JFK's son a few years ago. But the civil jury found the manufacturer liable because the aircraft broke up upon impact, and awarded a huge sum. This is the problem - manufacturers find it difficult to improve a design, because every improvement can be considered an admission that the previous version was flawed. I have some great memories of my Dad and I flying in my 1941 Taylorcraft. The seat was a sling of canvas between 2 boards. No electrical system. Just seat-of-the-pants flying, navigating by following the roads below, and finding a restaurant serving great pancakes and bacon. it's truly sad that the lawyers and large jury awards have almost completely killed general aviation. I certainly hope they're sleeping well at night.
When Tony Soprano had the Onstar and nav system ripped out of his new Escalade, who knew he was smarter than the NSA?
Where are the lawyers from Samsung when you need them?
When the mains power is out (such as a storm or auto accident), the crews working on the problem will have the power for that grid shut off so that they can work safely. Any properly installed standby generator will have a solenoid that disconnects the house from the mains while the generator is supplying power. This is REQUIRED by national electrical code. Imagine the lineman's surprise when he touches wires that are disconnected from the generating station and SHOULD BE CARRYING NO CURRENT but are powered because some nimrod connected a standby system improperly. Not good.
This nimrod lost what little credibility he had by trumpeting the virtues of SCOX's multiple lawsuits to anyone that wouuld listen. Well, time has demonstrated that he has a grasp only on his XXXXX, and certainly not anything else even remotely related to the Linux development community. This should be filed under - has-been-tech-writer-that-lost-all-credibility-by- quoting-false-press-releases-as-truth-briefly-craw ls-out-from-under-the-rock dept.
Let's not forget about Santorum's bill that would basically force the NWS to remove all of these advancements so that the paid weather services can make a profit. The taxpayers have already paid for the collection and processing of weather information and his bill would make the availability of the paid-for information in question. Don't just take my word for it, read this. Or, just google on "santorum weather bill".
Despite their inevitable protestations, web developers are NOT the arbiter of the desired behavior of browsers (any browser). The arbiter is that the browser properly renders pages according the the DTD at the top of the document - nothing more. "Proprietary" extensions to the HTML/XHTML standards should be frozen out, and properly coded pages should display consistently in all browsers purporting to meet the standards.
The lawsuit files by the brothers against X10 had nothing to do with patents. X10 hired them to write the behind-the-scenes code to create their annoying pop-under ads and then chose not to pay them for their work. It appears they had a contract with X10 which is the main reason they won the judgement - AS THEY SHOULD HAVE! Would you like it if your employer chose not to pay you because they just didn't want to? How would you respond to that?