Want some time to make up your mind?
The point is moot. His pre-calculated gate had an incorrect number (altitude).
Capt Stricklin did not miscalculate the gate altitude. According to the accident report he had the correct altitude and the correct altimeter setting. But he had flown the maneuver hundreds of times at a lower altitude (Nellis), and while flying at a higher altitude (Mountain Home) "the pilot reverted back to his Nellis habit pattern for a split second." In this case the "instinct" ingrained during his training failed him.
But that is NOT what I was actually getting at. I was making an entirely different point. People have made and continue to make assumptions about the maneuver he was performing, just as people are making assumptions about the maneuver the Hunter pilot was performing. Look at the video. What is wrong with this loop maneuver?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alo_XWCqNUQ