'NOT FIT TO FLY'
Shoreham air disaster pilot Andrew Hill is not fit to fly again, claim experts
Mr Hill had his flying license revoked after 11 people died when his vintage plane crashed on a dual carriageway in 2015
SHOREHAM air disaster pilot Andrew Hill is not fit to fly again, experts say.
A Civil Aviation Authority panel yesterday heard Mr Hill was “grossly incompetent and negligent” and had shown no remorse over the tragedy.
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He is appealing a decision to revoke his flying licence after 11 people died when his vintage plane crashed on a dual carriageway in a failed stunt above West Sussex air show crowds in 2015.
The CAA’s David McCorquodale, who made the decision, told the hearing: “(His flying) was so appallingly bad, it was incompetence, ignorance.
“I was no longer satisfied he was a fit and proper person to hold those licences.”
Julie Smith, who lost her son Richard, 26, in the tragedy said: “The main thing for Mr Hill is he has never accepted any responsibility or shown any remorse.”
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Former BA pilot Mr Hill, 60, was cleared of manslaughter after a trial in 2019.
An inquest determined the victims had been unlawfully killed.
He told the CAA panel: “I cannot say I am more sorry than I am.
“I just don’t understand what happened on that day.”
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