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Old 13th May 2005, 16:58
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mstram
 
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LondonJ,

chopperpilot47 summarized the situation quite well.

"I think you're being a little harsh on him, everyone makes mistakes. "

1) They were flying with outdated charts

2) As cp47 said, it's the largest and most publicized TFR/ADIZ in the U.S. These two guys were truly "oblivious"

3)In fixed wing we don't have the luxury of stopping and working out where we are.

- A pilot can always orbit in place while they work out their position

- ATC is available almost everywhere in the U.S. for assistance

"Yes it was a stupid error but we're only human."

On a scale of 1-10 this was 100 on the stupid scale.

Mike
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