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.
And do we have data about how old those pilots were when they
first started flying?
(BTW: Very big call to already conclude that this accident was caused by operating VFR in IMC. )