Originally Posted by AR1
I thought I was thick.
Never say that onPPRuNe, mate. You're clearly not, but if you offer it up for comment the kind folk here won't disagree with you.
Anyway, I have only three points. First, ALL hero fighter pilots have done exactly that numerous time without making any fuss about it. It's just part of the job. Civvi pilots just float around, completely unaware of their surroundings so it's up to the magnificently skilled, self-sacrificing mil pilots to be heroes in order to save them from themselves. This is a mil aircrew forum!
Second, it must have been a GR crew, therefore not a fighter pilot (Tornado F3 fighter - oh yeah, but the principle stands).
Finally, if he did indeed push through an inverted half loop (even from 250 feet agl), it's not a "back flip".
Other than that, brilliant reporting.
Hope this helps.
