Bob Hoover takes his last dive at 94.

[rwtucker]

I could watch him for hours. The best of he best. Blue skies and the wind at your back Bob.

http://www.flyingmag.com/aviation-legen ... NDk1NTIyS0

[CFIDave]

If you can rent, borrow, download, stream, or buy this DVD/BluRay: "Flying the Feathered Edge," it's the amazing story of Bob Hoover and his flying career. http://www.thebobhooverproject.com

In addition, I also highly recommend you listen to Bob's very engaging and humorous talk at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum from 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXyDRG9za3c

As a kid, my father took me to airshows to watch Bob fly his Shrike Commander with engines shut down. And I was fortunate enough to hear him speak at the warbirds area of Oshkosh AirVenture a few short years ago.

He will surely be missed...

[Colin]

My friend Kim Furst directed the Bob Hoover movie. (I took her family up in the DA40 and her three year old son got to fly for a little bit over Van Nuys. He totally connected the "pull back, stomach feels THIS way, push forward, stomach feels THAT way." His parents threw in the towel before I did.) It's a wonderful collection of his stories, performances and the story of his flying career.

It also allowed Bob to take the last few years of his life as a victory lap, touring the country with the movie, signing books afterwards (I got one for my brother), and talking to people in the audience. That's really a great way to wind it up, sort of an extended curtain call before they douse the lights.