If anything good came out of this incident it was the fact that this, and the subsequent Tornado/Jetranger crash in Cumbria, led to the introduction of the CANP (Civil Aircraft Notification Procedures) which have helped protect many low level operators since then.
It also led to the, now industry standard, pilot and photographer, rather than one guy doing the lot.
It was such a sad incident because he'd been featured heavily on both TV and Radio in the previous few months following his return after the transplant.
I was the last person to speak to the C152 pilot on his way across Welshpool - he did at least call up on the way through the ATZ. Whilst what he was doing was very much a grey area, you have to think back to that time - nobody ever batted an eyelid that single pilot photography was happening, usually by PPL's building up hours for the Self Improver route.
Sadly, it's an emotive subject so I have a feeling this isn't going to be won by either side.