CLASS C AND CLASS D AIRSPACE INCURSION BY A LOW FLYING EXPRESS RV6A EXPERIMENTAL ACFT ON A VFR FLT TO CMA; CA.

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ON APR/TUE/02; A GROUP OF 4 AIRPLANES FLEW TO CMA. I WAS FLYING N OF THE FREEWAY CLOSE TO THE MOUNTAINS AT APPROX 5000 FT. I WAS TRYING TO STAY UNDER 5000 FT TO BREAK IN A REBUILT ENG. AS I WAS APCHING BUR; I TOLD THE GUYS I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO 6500 FT TO STAY LEGAL. ONE OF THE GUYS TOLD ME THAT I COULD GO DOWN THE 210 FREEWAY AND THEN THE 101 FREEWAY SNA STAY OUT OF CLASS B; CLASS C; AND CLASS D AIRSPACE BELOW 3000 FT. WITHOUT CHKING MY SECTIONAL; TERMINAL CHART OR MY GPS; I FOLLOWED HIS INSTRUCTIONS. THIS WAS A BIG MISTAKE. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS AREA MANY TIMES AND WAS IN DOUBT OF THIS BEING CORRECT. WHEN I RETURNED TO CMA I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS TO CALL SOCAL BUR AREA WHICH I DID AND WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD BROKEN THE BUR; VNY AIRSPACE. BEFORE I CALLED; I LOOKED AT THE SECTIONAL AND COULD SEE THAT I BLATANTLY FLEW THROUGH THE CLASS C; CLASS D AIRSPACE. I CALLED SOCAL AND TALKED TO THE CTLR. HE SAID THAT HE JUST WANTED TO LET ME KNOW WHAT I DID. I TOLD THE CTLR MY STORY AND THAT IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. ANY TIME I GO THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES AREA; I WOULD USE FLT FOLLOWING AND STAY AT THE PROPER ALTS AND COURSE.