Hooves,
I would be very very surprised if he if he hit g-loc( loss of consciousness) Grey out occurs first and usually gives a pilot a great heads up on whats coming next. While blue angels peform at the at the edge of the envelope in what the human body can withstand without the use of external manipulation, the pilots are very keenly aware of the point in which grey out occurs. When grey out sets in, we are trained to roll wings level(upside down or right side up does not matter) until the grey out disappears. One of the symptoms of grey is inability to respond to verbal commands. With him keying the mike, it shows he at least understand what he was supposed to do which to me sounds like he was not in grey-out. So unless he increased the g-forces on the plane drastically(possible but no probable), something else must have happened. The fact that he didn't say anything doesnt surprise me at all. We are all trained to Aviate, navigate, and communicate, in that order. I'm not saying he didn't hit g-loc, i'm just throwing out another possible explanation for the tragic event.
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