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Offline Heater

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Stricken P-51 lands with help from a legend: Bob Hoover
« on: March 07, 2012, 06:27:43 AM »
Not sure if you guys have seen this already!

P51 with the gear stuck!

http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2012/120229stricken-p51-lands-with-help-from-bob-hoover.html
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Re: Stricken P-51 lands with help from a legend: Bob Hoover
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2012, 06:36:01 AM »
Great story! Thanks for linking it. That's some real-life Maverick chit. He's talked down 30-40 planes...wow.
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Re: Stricken P-51 lands with help from a legend: Bob Hoover
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2012, 09:17:30 AM »
Good stuff. Thanks for posting.
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Re: Stricken P-51 lands with help from a legend: Bob Hoover
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2012, 09:24:10 AM »
I feel like I read something about that a while ago, but I may not. Great find  :aok
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Re: Stricken P-51 lands with help from a legend: Bob Hoover
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2012, 10:58:56 AM »
Good read and I'm glad they found a way to get the gear down so they could land the bird without injury or damage.
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Re: Stricken P-51 lands with help from a legend: Bob Hoover
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2012, 11:12:39 AM »
    :old: old and experienced trumps youth again!
 
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Re: Stricken P-51 lands with help from a legend: Bob Hoover
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2012, 11:33:55 AM »
Quote from: Slate on March 07, 2012, 11:12:39 AM
    :old: old and experienced trumps youth again!
 

While I would never dis Hoover I was taught about yawing and using slipstream to lock the gear down as a 17 year old student.  I'd be rather surprised to find that a guy with enough experience to be giving rides in a Mustang didn't already know that trick.
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Re: Stricken P-51 lands with help from a legend: Bob Hoover
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2012, 01:59:10 PM »
Quote from: colmbo on March 07, 2012, 11:33:55 AM
While I would never dis Hoover I was taught about yawing and using slipstream to lock the gear down as a 17 year old student.  I'd be rather surprised to find that a guy with enough experience to be giving rides in a Mustang didn't already know that trick.
He probably did know the trick, but because hes trusted and has so much expierence he had one of those "It would never happen to me" mentalities. I don't know the pilot, but I'm sure there are many pilots that do this kind of thing and have that mentality.
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Re: Stricken P-51 lands with help from a legend: Bob Hoover
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2012, 04:06:09 PM »
Quote from: MaSonZ on March 07, 2012, 01:59:10 PM
He probably did know the trick, but because hes trusted and has so much expierence he had one of those "It would never happen to me" mentalities. I don't know the pilot, but I'm sure there are many pilots that do this kind of thing and have that mentality.

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Re: Stricken P-51 lands with help from a legend: Bob Hoover
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2012, 04:24:17 PM »
No disrespect intended, but if i were in that situation and i had a choice to get help from God, or Bob Hoover............I must say it would be Mr Hoover everytime  :aok

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Re: Stricken P-51 lands with help from a legend: Bob Hoover
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2012, 06:00:22 PM »
Quote from: mbailey on March 07, 2012, 04:24:17 PM
No disrespect intended, but if i were in that situation and i had a choice to get help from God, or Bob Hoover............I must say it would be Mr Hoover everytime  :aok



And which of the 1000's of Gods that religions have would you call?  :devil
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Re: Stricken P-51 lands with help from a legend: Bob Hoover
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2012, 06:43:55 PM »
Quote from: colmbo on March 07, 2012, 11:33:55 AM
I'd be rather surprised to find that a guy with enough experience to be giving rides in a Mustang didn't already know that trick.
he must not have... Though i haven't flown a complex aircraft yet (will be flying an arrow probably next month), I can say that when i was in ground school for my commercial license, which includes flying a complex a/c, i never heard of using that technique though it makes sense.
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Re: Stricken P-51 lands with help from a legend: Bob Hoover
« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2012, 06:54:06 PM »
Quote from: Silat on March 07, 2012, 06:00:22 PM
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Re: Stricken P-51 lands with help from a legend: Bob Hoover
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2012, 07:02:52 PM »
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Re: Stricken P-51 lands with help from a legend: Bob Hoover
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2012, 11:26:05 PM »
Quote from: mbailey on March 07, 2012, 04:24:17 PM
No disrespect intended, but if i were in that situation and i had a choice to get help from God, or Bob Hoover............I must say it would be Mr Hoover everytime  :aok



back in the mid 80's during an airshow, Hoover showed off his 51 and that twin engine plane.  It was a great show and it hand some heart stoppers.  Douglas and Rockwell had shop here at the time.  He did that 18 point roll?
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