mrtravel wrote:

TRUTH wrote:


How many times do you need to have it explained to you that there was
no need for any of them to be instrument trained ? Flying in clear
skies does not require an instrument rating.

Graham

At 30,000 feet it does

But they went lower, didn't they?

Irrelevant. They didn't care about the FAA rules.

At 30000 feet, do you think it would be possible to figure out where
Manhattan is, on a clear day? If you spend some time looking at maps, it
wouldn't be that difficult.

Anyone can fly a jet by visual references alone when the weather's fine.

Graham