Originally Posted by
43Inches
Interesting as well that 80% of VFR into IMC accidents are pilots over 40 years old. This pilot fits into that grouping. I think that shows a confidence issue, or more so an overconfidence issue, probably along the lines of 'I'm sure I know what I'm doing'. Still it is concerning that older pilots seem to be more likely to do this. As somebody mentioned earlier we know he's a highly experienced helicopter pilot, but how much fixed wing time did he have.
Many reasons likely.
Maybe the younger pilots are so used to home computer flight sim that they have no issues pushing the little aircraft pointer around the hills depicted on the aircraft nav screen ?
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