Sorry, but the Shoreham crash was an avoidable accident just waiting to happen. We had been 'dodging the bullet' for too many years and it finally happened.. I've been to many airshows and seen some extreme accidents. Thank God all were in controlled areas with no spectators or innocent people to be hurt in. We simply cannot have these big powerful jets performing over populated areas. It simply is not safe to do so.
Perfect example of maneuver executed from too low an altitude.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dohKKp0EvTs
Look familiar?
That stunt manover requires that the pilot climb
2,500 feet before executing. Investigators say he only climbed to
1,670 feet before he went into the spinning roll.
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Team involving four Northrop T-38 Talon jets crashed during operational training on 18 January 1982, killing all four pilots. Airforce concluded mechanical problem; jammed stabilizer on the lead jet. There were no Thunderbird shows for 18 months after that. What was good? They were not doing the maneuver over populated terrain!
Bottom line here is things need to change so we do not see another Shoream accident, and if that means no more potentially dangerous maneuvers by big aircraft, then that is what it has to be.