Bob Hoover at Reno 1988

The great Bob Hoover performs in the Shrike Commander and the Rockwell SabreLiner at the Reno Air Races in 1987-88. Notice Bob had a habit of shutting off the engines in the Skrike AND in the SabreLiner to demonstrate his mastery of energy management. There is another video, called, "Stopped Engine Aerobatics" available on youtube by another producer showing Bob pour himself a glass of Ice Tea...while perfroming a barrel roll, with an airplane full of Generals. I have met Bob many times and he was a friend and aviation associate of my fathers, you wont find a nicer man to spend a few minutes talking with. I used to talk with him a lot when I worked at LAX and he flew out of the hanger next door which was Rockwells hanger. Bob Hoover, truly one of the aviation greats of our time.
Original video by : Skyfire Productions

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[billymccarn25]

I get to look at it every day at spartan college. They dont even do anything with it any more all it does is just there.

[TJDOZIER1]

Thats a shame. It should be in a museum on display. I know Planes of Fame Air museum would sure give it a great home.

[kaileen07]

@TJDOZIER1 I was just at planes of fame museum!

[TJDOZIER1]

@kaileen07

Thanks for visiting us.

Next time, ask for me and I'll give you a personal tour.

[johnscck]

A few years back, the FAA revoked his commercial medical certificate basically for being too old. He fought it in court, and they cited an incident a few weeks earlier where he had blown an engine in a warbird 20 miles out over the Pacific and managed to glide it back to a safe landing. His certificate was reinstated.

[billdunnmd]

Just defeat the GPWS with a push button on the panel. Have to do that all the time when flying into non-NOAA private airports. The GPS doesn't "know they're there" and will say "terrain ahead, terrain ahead...pull up, pull up!!!" Scares the passengers to death!

[billideaux]

@POFmuseum wow, thanks! I am not a pilot, but have that dream, "Someday when I get the money..."

In the meantime, Youtube!

Thanks and Happy Holidays!!!

[POFmuseum]

@billideaux

According to IMDB,

That would be Paul Mantz and Frank Tallman.

[billideaux]

I wonder if it was Bob Hoover who flew the plane in a scene from the movie "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" with Mickey Rooney and Buddy Hackett.

[andresrodrigoescobar]

When he performed the stunts with the sabreliner, I thought "Mother fucker..."

[sbd45acp]

@holywells Seems like I read an article in FLYING magazine years ago in which HOOVER stated he never pulled more than 3.5 Gs in the Shike routine...

[greatplanesman]

Just one flight in the cab with Bob. And i'll be set for life.

[strontiumdog262]

@rangelso obviously you don't know who you are watching

[holywells]

@GCD89 According to him it is a stock aircraft.  He said that it can perform almost any maneuver that a fighter can perform and it all depends on just how precise that the aircraft is flown. He never over stresses the airframe because he is totally aware of its limitations. And, as we all know, he can fly it more precisely than any pilot who ever lived. He is the absolute master of anything that he flys.