I wouldn't mind a bet that this was not the first time this pilot has done this. I reckon we all know of VFR pilots that push the boundaries. Some are lucky and scare themselves, get away with it and never do it again. A close friend lucky had room to recover from a spiral before he hit the ground, he was over confident but learnt, another didn't recover and took 2 others with him. Others just never learn, 'escaped once so I must be good' thinking and continue to roll the dice. Better training, absolutely, but currency and attitude a very big part of making pilots safer and for some just they just don't care.