Was there anything, other than traffic, that would have barred Lidle from
moving to the left side of the corridor and making a right turn into the
wind?

Dunno, but if he wasn't thinking of wind (and 8 knots isn't much if
you're not in a narrow canyon) he may simply been keeping to the right,
like road traffic. I've done that turn before, racking a 150 over on
its wing, and thought nothing of it.

I do find it interesting how far off the three radars are. This raises
a question of how accurate they are considered to be as evidence in an
airspace bust. I do remember many years ago being accused of being a
mile off centerline when I was dead on on an approach in California.
The aircraft ahead was similarly accused - I assume their radar was out
of alignment.

Jose
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