"Grumman-581" wrote:

Did they ever mention what was the height of the building that they "became
one with"? Was it possible to overfly the building without busting the
Class-B? Turn off the Mode-C, go a bit above the Class-B, drop back down
and turn back on the Mode-C... At the very worst, bust the Class-B for a
second, drop back down, and hope no one notices... Even if they do, they
have to get your tail number... Take the "scenic route" home, stopping at
various airports along the way to confuse any tracking that they might do of
your aircraft... No matter what you do, it's got to be better than turning
your new fiberglass aircraft into a pile of shards...

Exactly. Busting Class B (not in the path of jets) is far better than
what they did. Better yet get a clearance to enter Class B. So IMO
that was not just a minor error than anyone here would have done (But
for the grace rationale), it was gross stupidity that left two
"pilots" dead.

Ron Lee