Um.....No.....But I do visit the grave of a friend of mine who was killed flying a helicopter that came apart in straight and level flight because the person who flew it before him was an @ss.

:confused: How is that relevant? Sorry to hear about your friend though.

OK, in what way did abuse/misuse of said helicopter by a previous operator lead to a fatal crash?

I agree. that is sad.

99.9% of passangers and most pilots would NOT get on an aircraft that they knew was abused by a pilot. If you were getting on that 1900 when those clowns were getting off and they told you they had done a few rolls, spins loops and other stuff you might ask yourself do they know what they are doing and did they perhaps overstress something that can't be seen on a preflight. The passengers EXPECT the men wearing the stripes on their shoulders to be proffesionals.

If you want to do aerobatics, do it on your own time in an airplane designed for it.

My friend is gone because someone thought they would teach themselves some neat stuff in a helicopter with a rigid rotor system. If you know what you are doing, you can do aerobatics with a rigid rotor system. This clown didn't know what he was doing and damaged the xmission mounts I believe. Of course he said nothing when he brought the aircraft back. My friend was the unlucky sole who flew it next. I can't remember the name of the country it happened in. I keep thinking Borneo but I know that aint it.

Bob Hoover
 

Believe this video is of the stunt pilot Bob Hoover, in a Turbo Commander Shrike. Think he also did a maneuver where he pulled up in a loop and killed the engines at the top and proceeded to "dead stick' it in for a landing and taxied right up to a designated parking spot. Pretty impressive. Think he's over 80 now.

They took his license away for no reason at an airshow rumor has it.

Read down to "medical controversy"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hoover

No citations, but still interesting.