[ConservativeMind]

This pilot did the absolute right thing, with only a couple seconds available.

Hats off to you, sir. Thank you for saving the spectators.

[null and void]

This pilot did the absolute right thing, with only a couple seconds available.

'It was a wonderful show until this tragic accident occurred, shocking all of us watching the airshow. From the way the flight turned before it went down, I strongly feel the pilot tried to save the spectators,' Shajudheen Jabbar, who witnessed the accident

Yes, he would, even at the price of his own life. Fighter pilots the world around are a very special breed of humans.

[TexasGator]

The maneuver was designed to not impact spectators if he screwed up. He screwed up. Period.

[Verginius Rufus]

For saving the spectators, he will be reincarnated in a higher caste.

[Justa]

Maybe his team didn’t calculate the maneuver for higher ambient temperature and thinner air.