Posted on 10/21/2024 5:58:32 AM PDT by Red Badger
I read that if they had climbed, because of airspace restrictions in that area above them, they would have had to declare an emergency. They were under visual rules at the time.
But no pilot wants to do that - it jeopardizes your license and injures your pride. The pilot may not have even considered climbing - or instead took what could be characterized as a calculated risk, and lost.
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