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It looks like the below pilots plane...
Any details that may assist in future would be welcome. My sincere condolences to any family or friends that might see this forum. From what news said he steered it away the best he could from the crowd. A true hero.
Andrew Wright is from Austin Texas and has been flying competition aerobatics and airshows since 1999. He has over 700 hours of flight time in the Giles 202, gained through extensive participation in aerobatic competitions across the United States, where precision is everything. Bringing this experience to the airshow circuit, he flies digitally crisp maneuvers at speeds up to 250 mph and roll rates up to 500 degrees per second. The Giles 202 is an unlimited performance aerobatic aircraft that was the predecessor of the MX airplanes used in the Red Bull air races. It is built entirely of carbon fiber, making it both extremely lightweight at 1000 pounds, and extremely strong with a load limit of +/- 10 G. This combination of lightness and strength enables the Giles 202 to roll faster, corner harder, and fly more extreme maneuvers than most any other aircraft.
When he isn't flying aerobatics, Andrew is often flying his Beechcraft Bonanza to Toronto Canada or to various power utilities where he helps to secure the computers that run our nation's electric grid from cyber attacks. Find out about Andrew and the Giles 202 at www.CarbonFiberAirshows.com
