Spoilher,
Sorry to hear about your mate, no-one should go like that. Almost any piece of machinery will kill you fast if you don't respect it.
As for joking about things that'll kill me, well thats an ozzie trait that I hope none of us lose.
Lets put things into perspective, low level flying up a runway in a controlled situation in a precise manner is far from aerobatics.
As for barrel rolling a C210 at low level over a runway........