First post so gentle please. Fast jet retired, flown the Hunter and done some display flying.
My problem is that Im on holiday in Germany, arrived day of crash, and can't get my IPad to play videos. Read all the experts and frankly confused. What did he do? Was it a quarter clover or did he just do a loop to the "left". One would probably be deliberate the other could signify he had a problem. Either way if He missed gate ht or speed he was heading to bust base ht - which he obviously did. I'm struggling with how such an experienced pilot could miss such an important gate.
However, the pilot of the 88 Abingdon F4 loop into the ground was one of mine at Valley and never worried me. Don't know anybody who hasn't bust base ht when it's been 5000 ft by thinking "never mind that was nearly gate ht" but not when doing LL aeros, its an automatic roll off the top and foxtrot Oscar.
Gratefull for any descriptions.