Does anyone here have much in the way of airshow flying experience?
I get the feeling these days that pilots in Australia have limited ability to practice for airshows to help them feel comfortable with what they need to do to perform live. We usually see fingers being pointed at them when practicing and the now synonymous iPhone video recording finding its' way onto youtube instilling fear in all. It has been said that this particular pilot did a practice fly-by at his home field and already we have forum members elsewhere suggesting that he did the wrong thing, should be reported blah blah. I get the feeling that this happened because he was doing something he wouldn't normally do.
Is this why we saw so many USA based performers at Avalon? Have we made it impossible for anyone here to be their best? I know there is provision to apply to CASA with 28 days (or whatever it is) notice for "Airshow practice" however how practical is this, how often is permission granted and has anyone ever actually had permission granted for this?