“It looked like a beautiful day. People out on a lake. 'Hey, there's some people down there on the lake. Why don't we go show them what their tax money is [for]? You know, America.' I hope it wasn't something like that,”

Matthew "Whiz" Buckley · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-25

Buckley speculated about what may have been going through Simon's mind before the crash, expressing concern that the pilot may have been showing off for spectators.