Sean Tucker Oracle Airshow

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Hoover is my favorite. An "ultimate expression of the possible" is a
good way of describing it.

Second that.

Another would be the old "Flying Perfesser" (?) who did amazing stunts
in
a
J-3 Cub (haven't seen that one in YEARSSSS.)

OTOH, the TB's and BA's are not only demonstrating flying skills, but
aircraft performance at the other end of the scale.

I've seen them all, from Cole to Hoover to Tucker, to the late Bobby
Younkin. They were/are all incredible pilots.

The best I've *ever* seen, however, bar none, was an old guy at the annual
Stearman Fly In (in Galesburg, IL) three years ago. He was old as dirt,
totally unknown (I wish I could remember his name) -- and did things with
that Stearman that had me jumping up and down, first in terror, then in
glee.

I truly thought he was going to hit the ground on any of a dozen
maneuvers.
During some maneuvers he actually went BELOW ground level, as he flew in
the
drainage ditch alongside the runway! From our ground-level vantage
point,
he looked like he had impacted the ground -- a completely unnerving sight.

Best part was that it was all done in super slow-motion (a Stearman has no
other speed), RIGHT in front of us. What an amazing stick.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

And he does it with a rock stock 220 hp Stearman. No 450 hp P&W making a
racket that wakes the dead. Guys like that have piloting skills far beyond
Tucker and all the others that would be lost if they had to fly with finesse
instead of with horse power.