Re: Now Hear This. This Group Is Linux Advocacy.

On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:01:45 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:12:53 -0400, -hh wrote:
 

IIRC, the common appeal of the kit airplanes was because of their much
lower purchase price.  Apparently, much of the cost savings is because
of lower liability insurance overhead:  in the event of aircraft
failure, the kit company is able to pass it off on the DIY assembler.

 
Remember how John Denver died?

The plane didn't fail. The original builder put the fuel selector in a
strange place that was difficult to reach and Denver didn't refuel since
he didn't plan to be up that long. His contortions trying to reach the
selector may have contributed.