As a former Air Force pilot and someone who has trained for Aerobatics outside of military flying I watched this video with a great deal of sadness, but also a desire to know what actually happened. The pilot was doing A takeoff low transition to a Split S maneuver at low altitude. The Split S is known to be a…

I flew this actual aircraft for four years for the 42 ACCS and the 79th RQS. Flying the HC130. Flying NVG modified contour low levels at 500 AGL, refueling Special Ops and CSAR helicopters, HALO and HAHO airdrops, and landing on airfields with little more then chemical sticks to light the box in one on the LZ is not…

Having actually flown this actual aircraft for a number of years I can assure you that flying Low levels at 500 feet above the ground in the mountains with Night Vision goggles, dropping PJs and and other SOF units, refueling Special Ops And CSAR helicopters at night, low level and landing on dirt runways at night…