October 25, 20169 yr https://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2016/10/bob-hoover-one-of-nations-greatest-pilots-dead-at-94/ ATIS sends.
October 25, 20169 yr Godspeed Mr. Hoover. Saw his Commander sans functioning engines show many years ago and as a know nothing kid I could tell that was a truly great pilot.
October 25, 20169 yr The best pilot to ever demonstrate the pure bifurcation of flight, altitude and airpseed. Edited October 25, 20169 yr by tk1313
October 25, 20169 yr 4 hours ago, Clark Griswold said: Godspeed Mr. Hoover. Saw his Commander sans functioning engines show many years ago and as a know nothing kid I could tell that was a truly great pilot. Same thing here, it was about 1979ish for me. Godspeed Mr Hoover. Him, Him
October 25, 20169 yr 50 minutes ago, Stitch said: Same thing here, it was about 1979ish for me. Godspeed Mr Hoover. Him, Him Probably the later 80's I saw him at a mid-sized airshow in the SE USA.
October 25, 20169 yr I remember watching him as a kid during several airshows and just being blown away, phenomenal pilot and American.
October 26, 20169 yr 9 hours ago, Clark Griswold said: Godspeed Mr. Hoover. Saw his Commander sans functioning engines show many years ago and as a know nothing kid I could tell that was a truly great pilot. His demos in the Saberliner were quite a sight to see too.
October 26, 20169 yr Him Him Mr. Hoover was the best pilot there ever was and also a true class act. What was memorable to me was when Chuck Yeager was speaking at Oshkosh a couple years ago and said that Bob Hoover is a better pilot, and that he (Yeager) just had good timing and an engineering degree so got to break the speed of sound first. A rare humble moment from Yeager from someone who had flown with him as a test pilot.
October 30, 20169 yr RIP Mr. Hoover My old boss was good friends with Mr. Hoover (as well as being one of his trusted mechanics). On several occasions at KTOA, I was privileged enough to pump 100LL into Ole Yeller. This might seem insignificant to some folks, but it was a huge deal to us that knew about his accomplishments. Edited to add: We "raced" our fuel trucks to Ole Yeller in order to pump gas for him. That's how big of a deal it was. Edited October 30, 20169 yr by panchbarnes
November 19, 20169 yr I attended Mr Hoover's Memorial at Van Nuys airport yesterday. It was an epic event, attended by much of the aviation illuminati. Very well done. Many speakers, but they all limited their time on the mic to about 2-3 minutes. I was particularly impressed by the flyover: 1st pass was a Sabreliner with two Thunderbirds on each wing, and a Canadian Snowbird in the slot. They were tight. 2nd was F-22 with two F-86s on the wing. 3rd was a four-ship of WWII warbirds, including Ole Yeller. I was proud of the AF for making it happen. Sometimes, they get it right and this was one of those times. Brig Gen Jeannie Leavitt was there to represent. I was surprised I saw no Navy presence. It was a tremendous sendoff to a great man. Edited November 20, 20169 yr by HuggyU2
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