Originally Posted by
krypton_john
Stupid question probably... but could this flight have been made up the coast instead?
He could have gone up V25, which avoids the LAX Class B. Two problems with that, though. If he didn't have RNAV he would be below reception height for the Victor Airway. Second, as he neared Pt. Mugu, he would encounter restricted airspace. This is not the way helicopters go around Los Angeles.