I know that what seems kind of uncontrolled is actually pretty controlled most of the time. It just looks crazy to someone who doesn't do it. Many aerial applications appear more wild than they actually are.
Yeah I've heard it all before. And I've also done a good bit of this stuff. Guys with WAY more experience doing this stuff than Mr. Horta bite the dust every year.
Dive at the ground long enough and sooner or later you're bound to hit it.
Here is a list of the quals of the last four guys I knew who made a shallow impression on the ground.
1. Ex USN, thousands of hours of light A/C time and a factory demo pilot.
2. USAF retired career test pilot, all USAF time was in fixed wing fighters F-4, F-15, F-16 ETC...
3. Professional airshow pilot with multiple airshows under his belt.
4. Up and coming airshow pilot and Reno race competitor.
All except the last were also professional pilots in addition to their GA flying. Odds are if Mr. Horta keeps it up we'll hear about him too..