And still our hero did nothing wrong. Post 210 is more or less an accurate account of the controlled airspace transit. I, for one, will appreciate a formal investigation by the CAA of the airspace issues (as requested by the pilot) and for them to take appropriate action as a result.
As I see it, a late request to transit controlled airspace was made and granted. That's good.
The position reporting, knowledge of altimetry and airspace, and standard of RT was questionable - but something ATC, being professionals, could work around.
A request to climb was approved. That's good again.
A request to descend was requested. This was approved but only to an intermediate level. A clearance which our hero read back and acknowledged but then did not comply with. Good, right up until the non compliance.
The pilot was transferred to Edinburgh who had jurisdiction for further descent clearance. The pilot read back the correct frequency but made no contact. He seems to think a TMA controller, with professional knowledge of Scottish airspace and having spoken to Edinburgh to co-ordinate the flight, would transfer him to Inverness whilst above the River Forth. Now we are getting a deflection on the muppet-ometer
The pilot then ignores the fact he was only given a clearance to specific level, ignores the fact that he was not cleared to enter Edinburgh controled airspace, and ignores the fact that he is not in contact with any ATC agency to advise what he is doing, and descends willy nilly through the Edinburgh CTR.
Sorry Vince, but the balance of evidence points heavily to you being a muppet and potentially dangerous to the rest of us who fly and try to keep the reputation of GA piots high with the authorities.