Dominic’s comments in the Bob Hoover thread,
For me, there are many, but I will start with Duane Cole. I read his booklet, Roll Around a Point to improve my selt-tought aerobatics back when instructors for aerobatics were few and far between. Then I met him, and helped him do some routine maintenance on his airplane at Fond du Lac and talked aerobatics. That experience was repeated a year or two later. I really appreciated the time he took to explain a few things to me, and found him to be very pleasant. Years later, I learned from some airshow performers that Duane had a reputation for being very gruff, but I never experienced that.
BJC
spurred me to start a new thread where we can share the names of aviation people, famous or unknown, who have positively influenced us through personal contact or through their writings.The world seems to be a hard place to easily find these kind of great humans now.....I’m sure they are there!
They will never blow their own trumpets, they will away shy from recognition... but they are there!
When you find one, hold them in great care for with out their spirit we are surely lost as humans.
Bit deep maybe, but hell Im 3 beers in and soaking in a bath!
For me, there are many, but I will start with Duane Cole. I read his booklet, Roll Around a Point to improve my selt-tought aerobatics back when instructors for aerobatics were few and far between. Then I met him, and helped him do some routine maintenance on his airplane at Fond du Lac and talked aerobatics. That experience was repeated a year or two later. I really appreciated the time he took to explain a few things to me, and found him to be very pleasant. Years later, I learned from some airshow performers that Duane had a reputation for being very gruff, but I never experienced that.
BJC