On Feb 27, 11:01 am, "Doug" wrote:
Glassy water makes the pilot think he is higher than he actually is.
Numerous crashes from this effect.

True enough, but he shouldn't have been THAT close to the water's
surface to begin with IMHO. From what I've read here (admittedly my
only source) it sounds like this guy was trying to recreate the
Canadian SNJ waterskiing formation event.