Bob Hoover flies west
10-25-2016, 06:41 AM
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Bob Hoover flies west
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2016/10/bob-hoover-one-of-nations-greatest-pilots-dead-at-94/&ved=0ahUKEwi0j9vvlvbPAhVFyVQKHXRfA6IQqQIIGigAMAA& usg=AFQjCNG5AjcTSes6CS7jTXiicK-4MdCX8g
10-25-2016, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by blockplus
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2016/10/bob-hoover-one-of-nations-greatest-pilots-dead-at-94/&ved=0ahUKEwi0j9vvlvbPAhVFyVQKHXRfA6IQqQIIGigAMAA& usg=AFQjCNG5AjcTSes6CS7jTXiicK-4MdCX8g
I was fortunate enough to see him perform a few times. True hero.
11-28-2017, 04:58 PM
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I've seen him perform a few times over the years. Some real talent; no question.
I saw him in Reno a year or two ago. He wasn't in good shape. He was there selling his book; his autograph was eighty bucks, and I was fairly sure he wasn't signing them. I declined.
He flew well into his later years, still doing things with aircraft that many of us will never be able to do. The man didn't just live through history; he was an integral part of it. Most of us do our jobs yet seldom leave a mark. He left a lot of them, and will be well remembered.
I saw him in Reno a year or two ago. He wasn't in good shape. He was there selling his book; his autograph was eighty bucks, and I was fairly sure he wasn't signing them. I declined.
He flew well into his later years, still doing things with aircraft that many of us will never be able to do. The man didn't just live through history; he was an integral part of it. Most of us do our jobs yet seldom leave a mark. He left a lot of them, and will be well remembered.
12-04-2017, 03:07 PM
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I really enjoyed his demo. I wish I could have thanked him in person. I read his book and watched the recent documentary about his life. A life well lived.
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