*** PREVIOUS RESULTS ***
Last week, AVweb asked our readers to deliver a
verdict on the Lycoming verdict. Too much money
awarded? Too little? Dangerous precedent?
The majority of respondents (52%) categorized their
feelings on the Lycoming verdict as "complicated."
While the company needs to be financially stable, AVweb
readers also felt that Lycoming should hold themselves
to a high standard of quality in order to earn the
financial stability on which the entire engine market
rests.
21% of readers thought the verdict was "a good swift
kick in the butt for Lycoming," while 11% thought the
excessive judgement was a bad omen for everyone involved
in aviation.
Among the less popular replies to last week's
question:
- 69 AVweb readers thought this was another
instance of a non-aviation-savvy jury acting in
ignorance.
- 10 readers said this was clearly a mistake and
that Lycoming will eventually be vindicated.
- 3 readers said the verdict was unequivocally good
for the industry.
- And 26 of you were more worried about your
Lycoming crankshafts breaking than the actual
courtroom decision.
*** THIS WEEK'S QUESTION ***
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— and if so, what did you think it was?
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