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I watched him at Burke Lakefront. He was flying an Aero Commander. The energy management was impressive... -- A host is a host from coast to & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433 |
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vincent p. norris wrote:
I thought the moral was "don't go to an airshow without an air conditioned motor home!" That's a pretty good rule, too! I was fortunate enough to see Bob fly two different times...... and the other was at Williamsport, PA in probably the mid 80s. I was at that airshow, too! IPT is less than an hour by PA-28 from here. vince norris The show I was had had an F-14 that blew a tire on take-off and had to abort his routine and head back to Philly. Does that sound familiar also? If so, it must have been the same show. Matt |
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Yeah, it was about 30 years ago that I saw him at Reading.... maybe the same
show. I remember that someone flew a glider acro routine before Bob came up. Very nice. First time seeing that. Then Bob flew the P51 - nice but it's a P51... then the Shrike. JC! The more you knew, the more it blew you away. And then for the clueless, the dead stick pass down the valley on the other side of the runway, out of sight of the audience. Gasp! Thanks for keeping him cool and fed. I assume there are tapes - I'd like one if anyone knows where. "vincent p. norris" wrote in message ... But then you see his Shrike performance. The most mind blowing piece of flying I've ever seen - bar none. Too bad it can only be seen on tape - I'm sorry for those of you that missed it! Thirty or so years ago, I went to the Reading (PA) Air Show with a couple of friends, one of whom owned an air-conditioned motor home. It was beastly hot and humid, as it often is in SE PA in the summer. One of my friends, who happened to own a P-51, went up to Bob Hoover and engaged him in some P-51 chat, and then said, "We have an air-conditioned motor home. How would you like to come have lunch with us? In the sweltering heat, Bob decided that was an offer he'd be foolish to refuse. He had lunch with us the next day, too. Despite all his fame, he was a "regular guy." My friend pulled the same stunt at OSH, inviting Pappy Boyington (who was there selling his book) to have lunch with us. He had lunch with us for the rest of the week. I guess the moral is, don't be bashful about asking. vince norris |
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I remember that someone flew a glider acro routine before Bob came
up. Very nice. First time seeing that. That might have been Manfred Radius, if I got the name right. He did his act to music. He performed ast OSH at least once, too. I assume there are tapes - I'd like one if anyone knows where. I assume you mean tapes of Bob Hoover's act. One good source to try would be Rockwell International, his sponsor. Write or phone their public relations department. vince norris |
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