Pilot killed in Aero Crash

[Mick.B]

A MAN has died after the plane he was flying crashed while performing aerial acrobatics at Shepparton Aerodrome.

The plane crashed in a paddock just north of the runway about 2.30pm.

A police spokeswoman said police believe the male pilot was the only occupant in the plane.

He died before ambulance officers arrived at the scene.

A spokesman for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the pilot was flying an amateur-built plane.

He said the ATSB would not be investigating the crash as the pilot was involved in the "high risk sport" of aerial acrobatics at the time of the crash.

The aerodrome, about 5km south of Shepparton, has two runways and about 18 hangars and caters mainly for private aircraft.

I think most of us here know too well who this was. Massive loss for the Aviation community. How much more of this can we take. Airshows just wont be the same.