Flight Training - July 2014 - 56

DEBRIEF

A pilot's perspective
HOOVER flew a P-51
Mustang from Los Angeles
to Daytona Beach, Florida,
in five hours, 20 minutes.

R.A. 'BOB' HOOVER

LEGENDARY TEST PILOT

Former airshow pilot Bob Hoover once
took passengers with him when he
performed aerobatics in his Shrike
Commander. Those brave souls earned the
name "Hoover's Heavers," as many lost
their lunches during the wild ride. That's
ironic because the iconic pilot-known to
many as "the pilot's pilot"-had to
overcome airsickness to realize his dream
of flying. "My first flight I was so sick I
could hardly wait to get on the ground,"
he recalls. He taught himself aerobatics to
get over his airsickness. And the rest, as
they say, is history.

PLUS Watch Hoover pour a
glass of tea while flying inverted.

WHO: Bob Hoover,
airshow performer and
test pilot
HOURS: "Not as many
as you'd think-I was
testing most of them."
AIRCRAFT: Flown 300
different types of aircraft worldwide

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CHALLENGES... When I
enlisted, the physician said I
hate to tell you this, but you
need to read the bottom of
the eye chart. I'm going to
leave the room for 20 minutes. When I come back, let's
see if you can read the chart.

I memorized that chart.
Later he told me he'd made
the best decision passing
me. He was proud of my
accomplishments.
DARING ADVENTURES... I was
shot down and captured February 9, 1944. I made several
attempts at escape and spent
time in solitary confinement.
After 16 months at the end of
the war I escaped and flew to
the Netherlands in a [FockeWulf ] Fw190.
FAVORITE AIRCRAFT...

I enjoyed every one I flew,
but the F-86 is the most

honest and forgiving of the
military aircraft I flew.
ADVICE FOR STUDENTS...

Learn to think quickly. Be
accurate from the beginning.
I had some mishaps that I
don't mind saying were
terrifying, but I made it back
and pressed on.
Bob Hoover's Jet Center at
Van Nuys Airport held an
open house May 31. Hoover
is donating an office at the
facility to Sean D. Tucker, the
national spokesperson for
EAA's Young Eagles.

CHRIS HOLLOMAN

EXTRA: The documentary Perfecting
Flight: Bob Hoover
raised a lot of money
that Hoover and others are using to offer
scholarships through
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

STARTED IN AVIATION...I
loved the idea of flying
since I was 6 or 7 years old.
I thought, Wouldn't it be
wonderful to fly. I dreamed
about it. I soloed at 16 after
eight hours (15 minutes each
weekend). I was so worried
about getting sick. But I just
had to overcome it.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMWxuKcD6vE http://FLIGHTTRAINING.AOPA.ORG

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