Destroyer37 Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 http://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2016/10/bob-hoover-one-of-nations-greatest-pilots-dead-at-94/ Specs:Fractal Design Define R5 Black, ASUS ROG Strix Z370-E, Intel Core i5-8600K Coffee Lake @ 5.1 GHz, MSI GeForce GTX 1080ti 11GB 352-Bit GDDR5X, Corsair H110i, G.Skill TridentZ 32GB (2x16GB), Samsung 960 Evo M.2 500GB SSD
dooom Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 ah man ... that is a super drag. :( ASUS Tuf Gaming Pro x570 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ 3.8 / XFX Radeon 6900 XT / 64 GB DDR4 3200 "This was not in the Manual I did not read", cried the Noob" - BMBM, WWIIOL
MegOhm_SD Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) I attended a lot of airshows featuring Bob Hoover. I remember him killing the engines on his twin and doing several loops powerless then landing w/o power. Engine Out Aerobatics! A great loss of a great pilot..."The pilots...pilot" AND USAF Test Pilot... And so much more. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Bob+hoover&view=detail&mid=7954F29334619C5967ED7954F29334619C5967ED&FORM=VIRE R.I.P. <S> Edited October 25, 2016 by MegOhm_SD Cooler Master HAF XB EVO , ASUS P8Z77-V, i7-3770K @ 4.6GHz, Noctua AC, 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro, EVGA 1080TI 11GB, 2 Samsung 840 Pro 540GB SSDs Raid 0, 1TB HDD, EVGA SuperNOVA 1300W PS, G930 Wireless SS Headset, TrackIR5/Wireless Proclip, TM Warthog, Saitek Pro Combat Pedals, 75" Samsung 4K QLED, HP Reverb G2, Win 10
Sierra99 Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 I attended a lot of airshows featuring Bob Hoover. I remember him killing the engines on his twin and doing several loops powerless then landing w/o power. A great loss of a great pilot..."The pilots...pilot" AND USAF Test Pilot.. R.I.P. <S> Have ya ever seen th video where he did the loops with a glass of water sitting on the console...he was a superb pilot. And a genuinely nice person to talk to. I had the pleasure of chatting with him several times in the late 80s at Airahows in California. Godspeed and tailwinds Bob. Sierra99 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Primary Computer ASUS Z390-P, i7-9700K CPU @ 5.0Ghz, 32GB Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 @ 3200Mhz, ZOTAC GeForce 1070 Ti AMP Extreme, Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe drives (1Tb & 500 Gb), Windows 10 Professional, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Thrustmaster Warthog Stick, Thrustmaster Cougar Throttle, Cougar MFDs x3, Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals and TrackIR 5. -={TAC}=-DCS Server Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3, i7-3770K CPU @ 3.90GHz, 32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 @ 1600Mhz, ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 970.
MiG21bisFishbedL Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 I'm glad I got to meet and shake his hand when I did. He seemed to be a very humble man. Godspeed, Bob. Reformers hate him! This one weird trick found by a bush pilot will make gunfighter obsessed old farts angry at your multi-role carrier deck line up!
cichlidfan Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 Aviation has lost one of the great ones. RIP ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
VTJS17_Fire Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 Great pilot, great stories. RIP Bob. Hardware: Intel i5 4670K | Zalman NPS9900MAX | GeIL 16GB @1333MHz | Asrock Z97 Pro4 | Sapphire Radeon R9 380X Nitro | Samsung SSDs 840 series 120GB & 250 GB | Samsung HD204UI 2TB | be quiet! Pure Power 530W | Aerocool RS-9 Devil Red | Samsung SyncMaster SA350 24" + ASUS VE198S 19" | Saitek X52 | TrackIR 5 | Thrustmaster MFD Cougar | Speedlink Darksky LED | Razor Diamondback | Razor X-Mat Control | SoundBlaster Tactic 3D Rage ### Software: Windows 10 Pro 64Bit [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted October 25, 2016 ED Team Posted October 25, 2016 sad news, R.I.P Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, PIMAX Crystal
MTFDarkEagle Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 R.I.P.! A legend has fallen.. Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
SCHOOL Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 Rest in peace Bob. Tonight, I am going to steal an FW190 on the VA server and fly it in your honor....
Backy 51 Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 I raise a glass to toast Bob Hoover ... :beer: The man who wrote the book on energy management. RIP I don't need no stinkin' GPS! (except for PGMs :D) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
VIKBELL Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 Rest in Peace Robert Hoover. There are 2 categories of fighter pilots: those who have performed, and those who someday will perform, a magnificent defensive break turn toward a bug on the canopy. Robert Shaw
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