Why o why do pilots take kids up and show off with areobatics? isn't it sufficiently thrilling to just go flying, especially in an elderly open cockpit, without the urge to be throwing it around....
???? I Really do not see the problem with this, apart from the comment about "showing off". Many kids enjoy aeros and the younger you start them often the happier they are, my kids were both turned upside down younger than 11 and there was no "showing off" involved, they wanted to and I thought they would enjoy the experience, which they did. And just because the aircraft is elderly does not cause a problem in itself as long as it is properly maintained and correct procedures are followed such as having sufficient height for a restart.
When it is know exactly what happened here, that is the time to comment on what should or should not have been done.
