As mentioned within these pages, the PIC, amongst other things had a reputation that preceeded him, tragically it caught up with him & the 2 others that happened to be seated on the same airframe. He intentionally broke the rules which where there for good reason. Many have died before this guy in similar circumstances & from their missfortunes the rule makers try to bring it to our attention and make it safer for those that try to follow in those hapful aviators footsteps. Whether the rules are adequate enough is another story for another time. I've flown into YHOT before in adverse conditions (in an A/C suitably equipped) and I was damn difficult by the book. Let's hope that once again we learn from others mistakes, but we are human & it will happen again unfortunetly. As aviators we must evaluate and simply do it better than the other guy:-)
Capt Wally :-)