Whistle blower Karlean Pettit
01-15-2021, 03:22 PM
#251
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Originally Posted by Drum
Having met both, I would say unequivocally R.A. "Bob" Hoover was probably one of the best ever. Not Yeager.
Hoover was a low key guy. He did some amazing things - you won't hear about most. Chuck was right place right time. Never going to take that mach 1.0 away from him though.
Hoover was a low key guy. He did some amazing things - you won't hear about most. Chuck was right place right time. Never going to take that mach 1.0 away from him though.
01-15-2021, 03:32 PM
#252
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Originally Posted by TransWorld
I agree. My rank of my greatest aviator heroes are:
1. The Wright Brothers, for first flight
2. Bob Hoover, best stick and rudder man there ever was
3. Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the moon
4. Chuck Yeager, first person to break the sound barrier
5. Charles Lindbergh, first person to fly solo across the Atlantic.
Your list may differ. I am okay with that.
1. The Wright Brothers, for first flight
2. Bob Hoover, best stick and rudder man there ever was
3. Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the moon
4. Chuck Yeager, first person to break the sound barrier
5. Charles Lindbergh, first person to fly solo across the Atlantic.
Your list may differ. I am okay with that.
01-15-2021, 03:42 PM
#253
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Originally Posted by Drum
Having met both, I would say unequivocally R.A. "Bob" Hoover was probably one of the best ever. Not Yeager.
Hoover was a low key guy. He did some amazing things - you won't hear about most. Chuck was right place right time. Never going to take that mach 1.0 away from him though.
Hoover was a low key guy. He did some amazing things - you won't hear about most. Chuck was right place right time. Never going to take that mach 1.0 away from him though.
01-01-2023, 06:26 PM
#256
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03-09-2023, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by PNWFlyer
Word on the street is she solved Delta’s problem for them and quit.
she is on a LinkedIn rampage right now.
she is on a LinkedIn rampage right now.
