[snopercod]

Looking at the New York TAC, he would have been completely legal if he had flown down the Hudson to the Statue of Liberty under 1100'. When he took a wrong turn down the East River, he busted La Guardia's airspace, and would have still been legal had he given them a call.

Being low, he was not a danger to anybody, even LaGuardia traffic. Stupid, yes, but not a danger.

I have to laugh at all the nervous Nellies and flying-Nazi's on this thread. Where are they on automobile drivers getting lost and inadvertently traveling the wrong way on a one-way street? Should they be summarily executed? Pilloried in the public square?

[JETDRVR]

"Being low, he was not a danger to anybody, even LaGuardia traffic. Stupid, yes, but not a danger."

Very well put! Ten years ago , it was common place to see Gulfstreams/Falcons/Hawkers etc mixing it up( V Effn R) with the sunday flier types motoring down the hudson at or below 1000 ;) Ahhhh memories TEB to SWF on a VMC day used to consist of flying the Dalton(vfr sid) at or below 1000 till the Alpine radio towers.......then( depending on the aviator hheheheh) it was down to 50 feet and 350 kts....life was good;) of course theese were "deadheading empty repositioning legs"
My only word of advise to the Mooney aviator would be that he could have picked a million other places to go a bore holes in the big blue!