RE: Bad Mojo: my buddy crashed 3 planes in two days
I have watched highly skilled aerobatic pilots perform seemingly impossible maneuvers with skill and ease. I have watched unskilled pilots crash and burn trying the exact same thing. The difference is one is flying "ahead" of the plane, the other is just trying not to crash.
I would encourage your buddy to start trying to fly "ahead" of the plane. In otherwords, don't just say to yourself "I'm going to do an outside loop now" but get him to start knowing what's ahead of the plane. Where is it really going? What do I think its going to do? Is it actually doing it? How do I get set up for the next maneuver?
This will come with time and experience. Perhaps toning down his flying style now will save airplanes and allow him to better perform the glamorous moves he apparently wants to do.
Brad