Man, this thread is hopeless...like a dog chasing its tail. Subject pilot was not a low-time helicopter pilot (2800+ hrs). He was a professional corporate pilot being paid to fly a sophisticated, twin-engine aircraft. He had operated out of 6N5 FOR YEARS, he was a NY resident, and practically speaking he was flying in his "back yard". The wx was 500 and 1 but a couple minutes after takeoff he doesn't know where he is.
I'm done here.