Originally Posted by 3 Holer
RUBBISH
That is as ridiculous as saying:
I'll blindfold you and if you run straight ahead you will end up in the swimming pool. After the blindfold is placed on the unsuspecting "victim", the swimming pool is replaced with a brick wall.
If they weren't lost, what exactly were they, if you don't mind me asking? You are either certain of where you are, or you're not.
If you are not actually where you certainly think you are, you are doubly lost. Especially when you are within 4 minutes flying time of a 14,500ft mountain that you can't see....even though you consider you are in VMC.
And then you decide to descend below the MSA...
Now ALL souls are 'lost'.