P-51 Demo - Bob Hoover Style

[Ray]

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. 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.

[Burner]

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.