Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Apollo North American Fatal inflight breakup!

Yes he did know better. As to why he went into negative G's is a matter of pure speculation really. Here are some of the most popular speculations around here about that accident in the order of popularity. Mind you to keep these what they are and these don't necessarily reflect my views at all.

1) The passenger interfered severely on controls and froze for unknown reasons
2) The passenger was possibly suicidal as circumstantial evidence suggests to some people here who seem completely convinced this is what caused interference and struggle for control
3) The combination of two 21 year olds was feeling invincible and went outside the envelope of the pilot's own abilities
4) It was a wingover that went out of control
5) Who knows!

Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Pitcher" <lightflyer@...> wrote:
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> Glad to hear that he DID get training, I wonder why he would do negative-G maneuvers if he knew better?
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> Sad to hear of ANYONE being hurt in our sport.

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