Following their recent passing, International Air & Space Hall of Fame inductees Bob Hoover and Bill Gibbs will be remembered during a special ceremony on Nov. 17 at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. Hoover, a 2007 inductee, passed away at age 94 on Oct. 25. Gibbs, a 2011 inductee, passed away at 106 […]
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What Bob Hoover taught me about flying and life
In the latest eMentor from the National Association of Flight Instructors, NAFI Board Chair Bob Meder wrote eloquently about the time he met legendary Bob Hoover. It’s a great read: “I became a flight instructor in January of 2001. Even though I had a fair amount of life experience by then, I was concerned, not […]
Picture of the day: A favorite Bob Hoover photo
Ace photographer Star Novak, a frequent contributor of photos to General Aviation News, sent in this photo after she heard the news about Bob Hoover. “Here’s one of my favorites from a couple of years ago. What a true class act— he will be deeply missed by all of us touched by aviation, but oh, what […]
Bob Hoover flies west
Bob Hoover, called the greatest stick and rudder pilot of all time by Gen. Jimmy Doolitte, died Oct. 25 at his home in Southern California. He was 94. Born Jan. 24, 1922 in Nashville, Hoover learned to fly at Berry Field while working at a grocery store to pay for lessons. At 18, he enlisted […]
Picture of the day: Honoring his hero
Frequent contributor Megan Vande Voort sent in this photo, explaining: “It is my 7-year-old clapping for the great Bob Hoover (his hero) at this year’s AirVenture.”
Bob Hoover statue to be unveiled April 2
The Aviation Foundation of America will unveil a life-size statue of beloved aviation legend R.A. “Bob” Hoover at a reception at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on Saturday, April 2. “So many people love and admire Bob Hoover and the moment seems right for all of us to join together […]
Bob Hoover documentary to be featured at MODAERO
Reel Stuff Aviation Resources will host award-winning filmmaker Kim Furst for a screening of her documentary, “Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover Project,” on March 17 at the inaugural MODAERO NextGen Aviation Festival. MODAERO takes place March 16-19 in Conroe, Texas, at the Lone Star Executive Airport (KCXO) and Montgomery County Convention Center. Feathered […]
Celebrate Veteran’s Day with Bob Hoover
“Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover Project” will be at the center of a national Veteran’s Day event. The film, which shares the story of one of the nation’s most revered veterans, aviator Bob Hoover, will be shown in all 50 states on Nov. 11. Tickets are available currently through the Bob Hoover Project website […]
Bob Hoover documentarian wins Combs Gates award
Officials with the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) report that a documentary about one of its legendary enshrinees, Robert A. “Bob” Hoover, has earned its producer/writer/director, Kim Furst the 13th Annual Combs Gates Award. “Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover Project” tells the life story of the man many consider to be “the pilot’s pilot,” […]