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There's nothing subtle about the differences. Air racing is not covered by the same rules as airshow organizers and performers. They are completely different. And as for Ramstein, it operated under Euro-rules, which at the time allowed the performers to direct energy toward the crowd... which is not allowed in the US. Had it been an airshow in the US, the Frecce Tricolori would not have been allowed to fly that maneuver.

?? Maybe a subtle difference between an air race and an air show but weren't spectators killed in Reno in 2011?

It's a Hawker Hunter. Civilian. I don't know the Brit rules on an airshow box. Either something was grossly ignored... or grossly not regulated. But this is going to be a game-changer for how they conduct airshows. Unfortunately, the Brits LOVE their airshows, and I'm curious how this will change that. Had this happened in the USA, his mistake would not have resulted in spectator fatalities... based on the news and spectators/friends reports. US Airshows are occasionally scoffed for their regulations... but there has not been a spectator fatality at a US airshow since 1954.

69 flight hours and fighter units aren't knocking at your door?!