article_snippet: Thereafter the aircraft entered a spin from which the aircraft did not recover.'
article_snippet: When interviewed, Scott Hoyle claimed Scott Hoyle lost control of the aircraft due to 'a control restriction.'
article_snippet: Scott Hoyle said that following a left-hand turn, the rudder remained to the left.
article_snippet: Scott Hoyle told investigators who launched a probe into the flight that Scott Hoyle pulled back on the stick in an attempt to regain control of the aircraft, which may have made it appear as though Scott Hoyle was performing a loop.
article_snippet: During Scott Hoyle interview, Scott Hoyle said Scott Hoyle understood an aircraft needed to be at 3,000ft to 3,500ft to recover from a spin.
article_snippet: Although GPS data of the final seconds of the flight was lost, the flight did show Scott Hoyle was flying 1,423ft above the ground moments earlier, thousands of feet lower than Scott Hoyle should have been before starting a loop.
article_snippet: Aviation expert Geoffrey Connolly believed Scott Hoyle's explanation that the spin had been sparked by a jammed rudder was 'not credible'.
article_snippet: On previous occasions tracked by the GPS, Scott Hoyle was also flying lower than Scott Hoyle should have been even when not performing manoeuvres, the jury was told.
article_snippet: According to the the GPS data, Scott Hoyle performed loop-the-loop manoeuvres in Scott Hoyle three previous flights before the fatal crash - twice on February 12 and once earlier that day.
article_snippet: On the day of the crash, the GPS data showed that in the first flight Scott Hoyle was flying at 1,000ft before dropping to 409ft, apparently after doing a loop.