Originally Posted by
Globe Trotter
Fascinating; a selection process sends a guy to a premier aerobatic team who appears unable to make a basic airmanship decision when conditions are unsuitable for landing. Supervision? Maybe part of the issue but there are other failings here; surely?
Globe Trotter,
I agree. Supervision was most likely only part of he problem. However, faulty supervision is often one of the biggies when you look into root causes. What I wanted to point out to Gums, was that putting all the blame on the inexperienced pilot, is IMHO not the way to avoid such an incident from happening again.
Airbubba,
Wow, never seen that video before. If I was the pilot in the slot, I would have a serious talk with the leader. Flying close formation that close to the ground requires absolut trust in the fact that the leader will not put you in a bad position. He did, but he did the only right thing, took full responsibility and quit. I respect that.