[ConservativeMind]

The pilot was incredibly stupid.

[21twelve]

Turns out the music agent (David Shapiro) was also the pilot. I know two guys that own businesses and fly their own planes. I've never flown with them, but they are very safety conscious on their boats.

Although it would seem to me that the business aspects of things (being late to a meeting, not landing where your car is, etc.) MIGHT play a factor in the decision making. Whereas if you just have a pilot that is only a pilot, he doesn't care if you are late.

[VTenigma]

Lots of holes in the “Swiss cheese” he flew through. The airport was also below weather minimums for his instrument type but he elected to try anyway. From what I’ve seen he was a “hot shot” pilot or at least thought he was. As the saying goes “there are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old bold pilots.