I’m back from the big show, and as I write this I’m listening to the Ed Hamill performing at the air show over EAA’s internet stream service. Sean D. Tucker is coming on now. Earlier Tom Poberezny, along with some of the major sponsors, announced the winners of the various prizes at the show. The closest winner to us was from
Before we left Saturday afternoon, I spent some time listening to Bob Hoover speak at the Eagles Hangar in the museum. Bob covered a lot of the reasons he was, and continues to be, so successful.
When he was a test pilot, Bob always wanted to learn. Not just about test flying, but about engineering and manufacturing. When he was flying he concentrated on flying precicly to the test plan. This would reduce the data points in the test results. This made him a favorite pilot for the engineers, and also saved the company millions of dollars in testing costs.
His reputation did not go unnoticed by management who even wanted him to stay on their payroll when he went to work for another company so he would qualify for a bonus.
Even at 85 years of age, Bob isn’t taking it easy. He just started his third company three weeks ago.