L-39 crashes at TICO

In article ,
john smith wrote:

Back in the early 90's when ICAS and the FAA implimented their ACE
aerobatic certification program, each pilot was supposed to be tested by
a more knowledgeable, experienced performer before being given
accredidation to perform at a given aerobatic level in airshows.
So far, this program has been a disappointment in that it has failed to
adequately screen performers.

I understand that several VAC officials BEGGED him not to fly his
routine yesterday, as the ceilings were too low.

What I heard was that he did a loop, with the top in the clouds, then
intended to do a Cuban Eight and apparently lost orientation at the top,
in the clouds, and failed to recover.

In article ,
Orval Fairbairn wrote:

In article ,
john smith wrote:

Back in the early 90's when ICAS and the FAA implimented their ACE
aerobatic certification program, each pilot was supposed to be tested by
a more knowledgeable, experienced performer before being given
accredidation to perform at a given aerobatic level in airshows.
So far, this program has been a disappointment in that it has failed to
adequately screen performers.

I understand that several VAC officials BEGGED him not to fly his
routine yesterday, as the ceilings were too low.

What I heard was that he did a loop, with the top in the clouds, then
intended to do a Cuban Eight and apparently lost orientation at the top,
in the clouds, and failed to recover.

Every airshow waiver from the FAA has a ceilings and visibility section
defining the minimums. If the conditions of the waiver were not met and
the airshow was being conducted, someone has some questions to answer.