Caramba,
You're inferring specifics from a general point, which wasn't that AH's flying mirrored Bud Holland's. The point is that in a putative trial of Lt Col Holland, a defence so minded could have wheeled out general after general to testify to Holland's impeccable standards, airmanship and skill. Which would have sounded impressive to a lay jury, but would have had no bearing on the circumstances of his accident.
There was no need to prove that AH had flown poorly at Southport or anywhere else: it would have been enough to show that prior excellence is no guarantee of future piloting performance.
Cheerio!
Last edited by Easy Street; 6th Aug 2019 at 16:01.