OT - dang, pilot pours self a tea during barrel roll!|

[deathfromafar]

Hoover in a F-86

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRt6UnNzR6I

 

[Bone]

And, here he is with the F-100:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvPe0XGC4to

 

[peter12213]

Good vid of him here! What an amazing life he has had!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B09nWQHdRiU&feature=related

 

[Warrant]

Yup, a great aviator pioneer he is!
Let's make a Bob Hoover memorial bird, right here at SOH! (A SOH exclusive event)
With an annual flight video contest of aerobatics!

I volunteer for repaint, you choose/develope/design the bird.....
(edit: and test pilot, of course!)

Sounds like a plan?

 

[peter12213]

I'd be happy to fly aerobatics as a tribute many others would too!

 

[Bone]

Good vid of him here! What an amazing life he has had!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B09nWQHdRiU&feature=related

That was a good find Pete. I never knew he escaped from a POW camp and stole a German fighter. Incredible!

 

[peter12213]

Me too until I found that vid, what an amazing person he is/was, is he still alive anyone know?

 

[Warrant]

Other option is to create a aerobatics flight video contest in SOH colours with only the types Hoover flew, and are available for FSX (pay or freeware).
Livery's can be provided by SOH (by SOH member repainters), airplanes by contestents.
The idea is an annual contest of the most accurate aerobatics in the style of Hoover, with enduration of a pre-given length and with some mendatory moves. All cought in video and upped here during a certain time bracket of contest.

Anyone in for this?

 

[peter12213]

I am mate! AS F86 please or the FCS commander for me!

 

[Warrant]

Gonna make this a new thread