[RLK]

If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible. (Bob Hoover - renowned aerobatic and test pilot)

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I saw Hoover perform 35 years ago at DuPage Airport, alongg with Bob Klein and some others. Klein apparently seldom look out of the cockpit during acrobatics. He had a diagram of the alltimiter readings etc. of the moves taped to the panel that he used.

[AdA$tra]

I saw Hoover perform 35 years ago at DuPage Airport.....

I think hoover could dead stick land a rock.

[Criminal Number 18F]

Another Hooverism is "keep flying the plane until all the pieces are done crashing." He actually did that once when a line boy put JP4 in his Shrike (the first one, that didn't make it to the Smithsonian).

He and his pax walked away. But classic Hoov was that he went back to the FBO that fueled him, and when he heard the kid had already been fired, insisted that the FBO give him another chance. "I want that same kid to fuel my Mustang for the show tomorrow."

Class act, but Hoover denies it was altruism. He says that under the circumstances, he figured the line boy would take extra care. Since the show came off OK, I guess he was right. I wonder where that line boy is now?

bootless and SBeck, pinged you to a flyin' thread. I figured you wouldn't mind.

Anybody going to AOPA?

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

[MortMan]

Helicopter - noun - (1) 10,000 againg parts flying in formation around an oil leak, waiting for metal fatique to set in. (2) A nonsensical invention that doesn't actually fly; It beats the air into submission.