Instead of going below the clouds, why didn't the pilot go up and above? That chopper can go up to 15,000 ft. and there were zero clouds at Camarillo airport from what I heard. They just could have flown by instruments at a safe altitude until they reached their destination. It seems like a pointless risk to me but I'm no expert. Maybe VLL or someone with more knowledge on the subject can chime in and explain that?