Jay Honeck wrote:

I don't think the solution is to "wash-out" pilots at the start. What
happened over D.C. has NOTHING to do with the ability to be a good pilot,
and EVERYTHING to do with a ****ty, "I don't care, I've been flying for
35 years and screw you and your rules" attitude.

Where did you hear that?


Supposition on my part, but what else could it be? The alternative is to
assume that a pilot with THIRTY-FIVE YEARS of experience was unable to
navigate around the most heavily defended (and publicized) ADIZ in the
world!

Any properly motivated pilot should be able to avoid the ADIZ.

My supposition was that some yutz took off from PA, hit direct to
Lumberton on his non-aviation GPS, and just followed that line, come
hell, high water, or TFRs. Then I heard on the news that the student
pilot's family had said he had been concerned about avoiding the ADIZ.
So how did they get into it? It'll be interesting to see what the
details are, when they come out.