Originally Posted by
Chronus
How, by staying in bed ?
Hindsight is well known to us all.
Steady on. Whilst Council Van may have 'meandered' a little with his wording, I believe his intent was that David Norris, an experienced pilot, qualified in Instrument flying, already having pushed his luck in going below MSA in poor weather, should have made an earlier decision to climb to safety.
That isn't hindsight, that is applying the knowledge and requirements that make up the responsibilities of holding an Instrument Rating. The accident is a tragedy, of course, but there seems nothing to suggest that it should have been
inevitable. For a pilot with that experience and those qualifications, this was sadly, but easily, avoidable.