[Crowcreek]

Bob Hoover flew the Aero Commander in airshows until he was so old that the FAA bigwigs started loosing their teeth over it. They downed the guy once because they thought he was 'wobbling' as he walked -- This was after he had piloted the twin-engine plane through one of the most impressive routines in the airshow program, capped with a power-off loop, landing, and rollout . . .

[bootless]

I met Mr. Hoover at the AOPA convention in San Jose in 1996, just after he was "Hoovered". What a gracious gentleman. We did a brief on-camera interview with him for a compilation video for the banquet dinner. Nothing wrong with him. Saw him perform at Oshkosh after he regained his medical - what he can do with a twin - WOW! He was also in one of the big hangar buildings, signing books, last summer.

The FAA dweeb who Hoovered him is a pencil-neck weasel.