redseat
Well-Known Member
From what I have heard - they Left Irvine around 9:07 or so, The pilot is licensed to fly in special circumstances and obtained permission to fly by sight and not rely on the radar - due to the fog - he had to circle before entering into the jurisdiction of the air space near Calabasas, for about 15 minutes, then was granted permission to fly into the cloud, he was flying to low and advised of that, which appears to be the reason he tried to ascend from 1200 to 1800 feet before crashing into the mountain. At least that is the way I understand it. In my opinion, they shouldn't have ever allowed the pilot to fly in Fog. I know over the years I have witnessed some horrible accidents, especially north of Bakersfield, Ca. In several cases over the years - 15 car pile ups due to the fog
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I was thinking they said it took about 15 minutes to go from the John Wayne Airport to the area past Van Nuys, that's when they encountered heavy fog, had to circle for about 15 minutes or so which puts the wreck with after 9:37 or so.
Exactly! If they grounded their own police helicopters and most likely all emergency helicopters then why the hell was he allowed to fly?