P51 crashes at air show

[kranz]

Originally Posted by Oberon

It's clear that Jimmy Leeward is a hero. At that speed and altitude if an elevator came off...well...it's difficult. Particularly inverted which it looks like he was at the time.

I hope you would be able to repeat this to the families of the 8 victims and 70 injured.
I'm far from blaming him, especially after it was said that a mechanical failure was the main reason. The closer to spectators the better, however, "At that speed and altitude" it is the pilot who takes final responsibility not only for his life but the spectators' as well. We had similar crashes in Poland, including the famous Su-27 one, when the pilot "allegedly" maneuvered away from the crowd, and fortunately hit some unattended spot. He was also called a "hero".
Tbh I'm tired of hearing about "heroes" who first do everything to get as close as possible to the boundary between life and death and when something goes wrong and they kill less than "x" number of ppl, they are called heroes.