![]() ![]() This was my first trip to OSH and while I will certainly be going again, likely with my own kids next year, I had already decided that my plane wouldn’t be going in to OSH and rolling over the grass no matter how much rolling had been done to it. Thankfully the “had we been” situation didn’t happen and make it even worse this morning. It’s very saddening to hear about the two other pilots and the Mooney. That is the reason I parked the Rocket at GRB and drove each day. The Missile that was involved in the incident had a minor portion of costs covered by EAA but the owner had substantial out of pocket costs due to the incident. If his insurance did not make him whole on all the multiple trips, lodging, inconvenence and repair did he have recourse to EAA? His plane sat at Oshkosh for some time before it could be moved and repaired. His nose gear sunk in and destroyed his prop. He did not want to but was ordered to by the EAA officials. I remember the topic a couple years about the Mooney Missile conversion that upon landing was waived through to taxi into soft/wet ground. I am curious to know how liability is handled at any airshow - although this one is more packed, aircraft activity closer to attendees and with attendees actively involved. Their personal medical insurance might not have covered all costs if they survived. I they had arrived back at their plane a few minutes sooner, would have they only gotten an "I'm sorry" from EAA? Most people don't carry life insurance on their children. The OP said "had we decided to take the South 40 bus instead of main gate we, and my children, likely would have been at the tent when it happened." ![]()
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