Bob Hoovers autobiography begins with Him at the height of his career, he's flying a Soviet Union owned aerobatic aircraft as an American during the midst of the Cold War at the Paris air show. (Pg. 4-9) Here the two world superpowers face off to show off each country's military aircraft. (Pg. 5) The first Russian and first man to fly to space,Yuri Gagarin friends with Hoover from World War 2 invites Bob to fly the yak 18, Hoover puts on quite a show and embarrasses the Soviet Union in front of the whole world. After Bob lands he is immediately placed under arrest by Soviet KGB agents.(Pg.5-12)
Bob begins talking about his childhood and how he worked at a local airport and used the money that he earned from that to pay for flight training earning enough a day for a 15 minute flight with an instructor, Hoover describes first time he soloed.(Pg. 13-25) The next things Bob speaks of is fighting and serving for America as a pilot in World War 2 Dog-fighting the Germans earning the Distinguished Flying Cross, he's eventually shot down in a spitfire and becomes a prisoner of war, recounting his escape to freedom in a stolen German aircraft.(Pg.30-62) The next large section of the book Hoover talks about his test flying career for the U.S. Military and literally writing the book on aviation, characterizing how he got himself into and out of life or death situations as a test pilot.(Pg.91-125) Later Bob becomes a civilian test pilot paving the pathway for general aviation along with commercial aviation.(Pg.125-148) Subsequently the Korean War begins and Hoover serves in the Korean War, dogfighting once again recording many kills and making history.(Pg.149-180) Following the end of Korean conflict Bob returns to friendly sky's once again as a test pilot describing tales of test piloting so well as to the point where you feel like your "punching holes through the sky" along with him.(Pg.181-213) Finally retiring from test piloting Bob speaks of his air show adventures and the thrills and spills that went along with being an air show pilot.(Pg.215-275) Bob Hoover ends the Book with a section called "Dogfighting with the FAA", here Bob explains the reasoning for the writing of this autobiography and how he lost his wings do to his medical certificate being revoked forcing him to halt his respectable flying career.(Pg.276-284)
Mark Shaw role in Forever Flying was small yet large Mark Shaw is a former criminal defense attorney, television correspondent, and a USA Today columnist. The book is focused around Bob Hoover but Bob wouldn't have been able to make the book the way it is now if it wasn't for the generous support of Mark Shaw. (Back of the Book)
(All info above was found in the Book)
Bob begins talking about his childhood and how he worked at a local airport and used the money that he earned from that to pay for flight training earning enough a day for a 15 minute flight with an instructor, Hoover describes first time he soloed.(Pg. 13-25) The next things Bob speaks of is fighting and serving for America as a pilot in World War 2 Dog-fighting the Germans earning the Distinguished Flying Cross, he's eventually shot down in a spitfire and becomes a prisoner of war, recounting his escape to freedom in a stolen German aircraft.(Pg.30-62) The next large section of the book Hoover talks about his test flying career for the U.S. Military and literally writing the book on aviation, characterizing how he got himself into and out of life or death situations as a test pilot.(Pg.91-125) Later Bob becomes a civilian test pilot paving the pathway for general aviation along with commercial aviation.(Pg.125-148) Subsequently the Korean War begins and Hoover serves in the Korean War, dogfighting once again recording many kills and making history.(Pg.149-180) Following the end of Korean conflict Bob returns to friendly sky's once again as a test pilot describing tales of test piloting so well as to the point where you feel like your "punching holes through the sky" along with him.(Pg.181-213) Finally retiring from test piloting Bob speaks of his air show adventures and the thrills and spills that went along with being an air show pilot.(Pg.215-275) Bob Hoover ends the Book with a section called "Dogfighting with the FAA", here Bob explains the reasoning for the writing of this autobiography and how he lost his wings do to his medical certificate being revoked forcing him to halt his respectable flying career.(Pg.276-284)
Mark Shaw role in Forever Flying was small yet large Mark Shaw is a former criminal defense attorney, television correspondent, and a USA Today columnist. The book is focused around Bob Hoover but Bob wouldn't have been able to make the book the way it is now if it wasn't for the generous support of Mark Shaw. (Back of the Book)
(All info above was found in the Book)