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Scraping Trees in IMC while VFR

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nm8pNgqBAkIdiots flying into poor VFR conditions without IFR clearance and eventually total IMC in Bonanza at low altitudes with only Garmin 696. They end up nearly colliding with terrain and actually damage the wing by hitting some bushes or tree branches. Talk about stupid.Apparently this has been reported to the FAA, so I'm unsure how long the video will be posted. The pilot(s) will most likely lose their certificates.

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My hair stood up on my neck. I can imagine how terrifying that must've been, but can't fathom the disregard for life and stupidity it takes to make such a decision as to press on into full IMC in terrain.The pilot's ticket should be (and will be) pulled.

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I have one thing to say to that, I am never flying with that guy....

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I hope the guy learns from that.

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Madness, absolute madness...To have flown in those conditions the way they did is madness enough. I can only hope that the fact this was made public via YouTube will lead to some form of punishment. The worst thing is that the pilot is not only going to kill himself doing this...Get him out of the skies, he is not only a danger to himself, but to others, and such behaviour is awfully bad press for general aviation...I wonder how many of his passengers were really aware of the dangers...Andrew

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Just the latest in a long line of morons with a God complex. Hope he dies alone, but sadly it's usually this level of ineptitude that ends up taking innocent life - with that said even with several bodies in the aircraft I don't think there was one brain... :( Somebody needs to take this guys licence. Not his pilots licence - he's already kissed that goodbye I suspect - but his car licence and his fishing licence as well.Somebody that dumb shouldn't be allowed crayons, much less machinery or sharp implements.

I hope the guy learns from that.
I doubt it. Most pilots willing to continue VFR flight into IMC in the mountains end up lawn darts. Any marginal VFR flight in mountainous terrain is insane.

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