You believe the gubermint account if you’d like. I have dug a lot. Not adding up at all. But I do not wish to slide into that on the Q thread. BUT because this is a Q thread, I would remind people that doing your own research is important. I have done mine.
I have learned that when someone is hell bent on not hearing others, they ain’t going to hear it.
It wasn't @ night? He didn't have enough hours to be that good without this phenomena demo'ed to him. Lots of guys with way more time and skills have succumbed to similar conditions. Kobe's pilot for instance recently. And he didn't have the addition of nighttime. The 'Road to Abilene' gets most who start down it.
I appreciate the admonition on research. I will raise that research to hands on experience and flight time in those conditions.