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Matt Whiting wrote in
: Dudley Henriques wrote: Bertie the Bunyip wrote: Big John wrote in : Bertie No film but saw him fly once, years ago. Almost as good as Bob Hoover. Saw him fly quite a few times. I always thought he was better! The thing was, he made it look so easy. The mark of a true craftsman.. I don't think he ever put more than 90 hp in that airplane, either. Bertie I would agree with this. Duane had none of the advantages in the clipped wing T Craft that Hoover had in the 51. His displays in the T Craft were marvelous demonstrations of energy control. Bob on the other hand is a master at smoothness of control. I don't think I've ever seen anyone handle an airplane display wise any smoother than Hoover. Duane's routines were special. Where Hoover rode the smooth ride in placing the 51 where it had to be at any instant in his demonstrations, Duane Cole managed energy better than anyone I've ever seen in aerobatics. The best way to describe Duane Cole's flying was that he got every once of performance out of his airplane that it was possible of giving him......and then some :-) I never had the pleasure of seeing Duane fly in person, but I was able to see Bob twice back in the late 70s (or maybe early 80s) at ELM and IPT. I am continually amazed at how smooth he flew and the precision with which he flew (dancing the 51, etc.). I've constantly tried to increase my smoothness to better emulate Bob, knowing full well it simply isn't possible to even get close. That's not what Bob says! He can come across as a bit of a braggart sometims, but then again he has a lot to brag about. In actual fact he's actually very straighforward about his abilities saying that he's got nothing special going on except a lot of practice and a determination to constantly improve. Smoothness is easy, really. It;s just five, ten or a hundred times as many coarse, but smaller, corrections in the same space of time as you make now! Bertie |
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He can come across as a bit of a braggart sometims, but then again he
has a lot to brag about. Bob Hoover has never (to my knowledge) come across as even a LITTLE bit of a braggart. In fact, he's so far toward the humble direction, it's almost embarrassing at times. You must be thinking of Yeager... ;-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Jay Honeck wrote in news:1191089877.523152.97570
@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com: He can come across as a bit of a braggart sometims, but then again he has a lot to brag about. Bob Hoover has never (to my knowledge) come across as even a LITTLE bit of a braggart. In fact, he's so far toward the humble direction, it's almost embarrassing at times. Depends. When he's just telling his war stories, he can sound like he;s bragging, but of course, he's nothe's just relating the facts. You must be thinking of Yeager... No, I wasn't. But you're right, he's unreal. Mind you , he's got a lot to brag about. I've never seen him fly, though. Bertie |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
He can come across as a bit of a braggart sometims, but then again he has a lot to brag about. Bob Hoover has never (to my knowledge) come across as even a LITTLE bit of a braggart. In fact, he's so far toward the humble direction, it's almost embarrassing at times. You must be thinking of Yeager... ;-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" Bob's professional persona when dealing with people on site is practiced and extremely gentle and non-threatening. He is helpful and very kind to people when and if warranted. I can tell you also that under certain conditions privately, Bob does NOT like to be fooled with and is an extremely capable advasary when the mood strikes him that he's had enough. Basically, he's perfectly normal like the rest of us. He purrs by force of habit, but can bite deeply if necessary. -- Dudley Henriques |
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