Sad Aviation Ping............... 😢
No, he died in a fire
An Aero L-29 DelfÃn’s max G limits are +8 / -4 . Those are less than what someone with a G-suit can sustain without losing consciousness, nevermind dying from it. Heck, there are roller coasters that top 6 G’s.
Even modern aircraft will generally come apart before the pilot experiences lethal G’s.
Prayers for all involved; I hope the pilot carried appropriate life insurance. Let’s face it, racing a jet through tight corners isn’t exactly at the top of the list of safe occupations.
Ping
It appears the jet was doing a knife edge maneuver where the bank angle is 90 degrees. This means all the lift is generated by the fuselage and requires much higher airspeed and power to hold altitude. Any small change in the power or density altitude can cause rapid loss of lift causing the plane to descend even at full power unless the jet has an afterburner which gives it a positive thrust to weight ratio. When this happens close to the ground there is no time to level the wings and recover lift. There are old pilots and bold pilots but there are no old, bold pilots.
Crazy knife edge flying. He passed out and smoothly flew it into the dirt.
Pilot was Aaron Hogue, son of the founder of Hogue Machine and Tool that makes Hogue grips. Aaron was one of the owners of the company. I am local to Hogue and it’s being reported in the local news.
Aaron Hogue (of Hogue Holsters, knives, stocks, etc.)...no “G suit” capability in that Czech trainer with an upgraded engine. R.I.P.
https://www.hogueinc.com/about-us/
http://hogueairforce.com
Local airline pilot (near Reno/Sacramento) speculates on the cause: