To add a tad more to the possible cause and to learn from it.
This analysis, if getting true point, would be reason for a tough discussion on skills requirements for staff operating airshows:
Are we still able to provide the needed safety or did we mentally degraded already too much?
Please, no politics here on mentally degraded politics … ;-).
Dan Gryder released a video yesterday where he announced that the air boss, who he claims is solely to blame for this tragic accident and the incumbent loss of life (for telling the fighters to fly to the 500ft line and the bombers to switch from the 500ft line to the 1000ft line, which was neither briefed pre-show nor an agreed flying manoeuvre), was fired by the FAA as an air traffic controller because he had issues working under certain members of staff – namely women.
Seems he was then appointed air boss and allowed the power to get to his head, demanding aerial manoeuvres which were neither planned nor agreed, nor for which there was no room to correct any errors.
If this is indeed true, then I hope he gets the book thrown at him. Followed by the book case and the library. Brick by brick.
The name “Dan Gryder” means I would take that with several pinches of salt.
