Originally Posted by
hopp
Crazy abrupt vertical move by the Cobra at the last second, Reminiscent of the Mustang crash at Reno, where he lost elevator control. Still they were too close. What was the Air Boss doing?
Depends. An air boss is required for a waivered activity during an "air show", as in something that requires waiving of certain 14 CFR regulations, such as aerobatic altitudes, etc. But just over-flying doesn't necessarily need any waiver and therefore no airboss or the more strict rules/organizing that accompany. That said, most good air-show orgs will run the entire event like the waivered portion.