He may well be a student, but relying on accurate info from the news? Not me.
I dont think anyone is, but thats all we have at the moment.
I haven't seen anything flying in or out around YPEC for a long while and its not listed in the current ERSA so its very possible he didnt know about it or over looked it while looking for fields on the maps. In bad weather it can be a tricky approach(so I'm told from ex-pelican pilots) across the lake or beach with a bit of wind and no lighting would also make it harder in bad vis.
I know the weather around here was pretty bad yesterday, while his field selection might not have been the best, he's alive and the plane is in one piece, I say pretty good effort. As stated, easy to make the best decision from where Im sitting atm. I'm sure the facts/rumors will come out around YBSK very soon anyway
