Andy Hill said he had no memory of the lead up to the crash in 2015 which killed 11 people and injured 16 others.
George Bacon, from the British Air Display Association, said:"Andy has the most extraordinary record. He really is a very talented, hugely intelligent and bright guy.
The jet was travelling at 310 knots, without full power. It should have reached between 330 and 350 knots. Instead of reaching 4,200 feet above the ground, the apex of the loop was at 2,800 feet. For experienced pilots, a loop is relatively straightforward and they should know what to do if they realise they are too low or too slow to complete it.Mark Petrie, who flies a Jet Provost at air shows, demonstrated the escape manoeuvre to Sky News. At the top of the loop, the inverted plane simply"unloads" and rolls out in the opposite direction. A pilot should have three or four seconds to decide what to do.
But he didn't apologise for the catastrophic consequences of the crash, which upset some of the bereaved families who were in court. Understandably the Shoreham disaster had a profound impact on air displays. Hundreds of thousands of spectators flock to see them all over the country, but the rules have been tightened, fast jets cannot perform aerobatics over populated areas, and Hawker Hunters are still banned from performing at all.Oliver Wheeldon from the Heritage Aircraft Trust, who owns and flies a Gnat jet which used to belong to the Red Arrows defends the use of ex-military jets in displays.
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