I don’t speak ill of the dead, but I won’t miss him. Tried to meet him at several AirVenture’s – maybe it was that bitch wife of his, but all were unpleasant experiences. Bob Hoover on the otherhand, was gentleman and a scholar and dearly missed.
I often wonder how many aircraft accidents could have been avoided if Bob Hoover had trained more pilots to have the skills and knowledge to have confidence in their aircraft even with engines out. What he called “ Energy Management”…
I don’t speak ill of the dead, but I won’t miss him. Tried to meet him at several AirVenture’s – maybe it was that bitch wife of his, but all were unpleasant experiences. Bob Hoover on the otherhand, was gentleman and a scholar and dearly missed.
I often wonder how many aircraft accidents could have been avoided if Bob Hoover had trained more pilots to have the skills and knowledge to have confidence in their aircraft even with engines out. What he called “ Energy Management”…
https://youtu.be/g7R7jZmliGc
How dare he not give you the attention he owed you.