From Chris Scott:
'Despite lack of fast-jet or aerobatics credentials.....
Whatever the pilot’s intention during the climb, at some point while still inverted after going over the top he became committed to completing a looping manoeuvre.'
Well Chris, I have flown the Hunter solo and obviously perform aerobatics. Much speculation has been made of this tragic incident, but though we know a few facts, we do not know everything or why it occurred. Hopefully we will as I am told that the pilot is at home and in reasonably good shape. Obviously, that is merely hearsay and may not be true. Whatever, Chris, with regard to your comment 'while still inverted after going over the top he became committed' I'm sure that if he realised he was in trouble, he would have rolled the right way up and aborted the manoeuvre. Thus he was either incapacitated or unaware of the danger. Andy was a great pilot and obviously would not have performed any manoeuvre that he thought would end in disaster.