P-51 Demo - Bob Hoover Style

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Ray
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P-51 Demo - Bob Hoover Style

Post by Ray » Fri May 25, 2012 6:17 pm

Thought it'd be fun to try and fly like Hoover, the "Tennesee Waltz" and one wheel touchdown stuff starts at about 6:20. I botched the vertical roll after the 16 point roll, and kind of flopped over the top, but it was somewhat controlled. :lol: No cause for alarm, all part of the show folks!



Got the idea from these:



As a side note, his autobiography "Forever Flying" is an excellent read.
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Post by Burner » Sun May 27, 2012 12:43 am

Nice flying Ray. My favorite part in Bob Hoover's book is where he was slotted to go into bombers because of his height, so he took a bottle of bourbon over to the assignment officer and problem solved. :lol:
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