Comment Re:Hmmmmmm (Score 3, Informative) 149
You might wanna check the altitude again.
While your point in general is correct about VFR flight, this guy was cruising at FL400 - Class A airspace.
He would definitely had to have an IFR plan on file, otherwise he'd get a message from the tower to call a phone number when he landed... and that would be the end of his days as a pilot. That's assuming he didn't have a fighter come along to say hello beforehand.
I would have liked to hear DEN Center asking wtf they were up to when it came time for that little loopy bit and back-track for the bottom of the "G"
While your point in general is correct about VFR flight, this guy was cruising at FL400 - Class A airspace.
He would definitely had to have an IFR plan on file, otherwise he'd get a message from the tower to call a phone number when he landed... and that would be the end of his days as a pilot. That's assuming he didn't have a fighter come along to say hello beforehand.
I would have liked to hear DEN Center asking wtf they were up to when it came time for that little loopy bit and back-track for the bottom of the "G"
