Mar 2009
Hoot Gibson, Pilot Extraordinaire
Sunday, March 22, 2009 Filed in: Space Camp
News
Robert “Hoot” Gibson, great friend to
Space Camp, is featured in the April/May issue of the
always-wonderful Smithsonian Air & Space
Magazine!
The highlight of the article is best summed up
in the title of the article: “The Man Who’s Flown
Everything.”
It’s a really nice article and gives some very nice insight into flying the space shuttle:
"The shuttle doesn't fly like anything else," said Gibson. "The control surfaces are huge. When you move them, you reduce your wing area, so, at first, pulling up makes you sink. Pushing over makes you sink faster. Pulsing the stick gets you into serious trouble. Below a certain altitude, every input you make is going to be wrong."
An extra on the web makes mention of the multitude of aircraft this man has flown. As a matter of fact, Hoot’s flown so many different aircraft, that Hoot himself missed a few while originally discussing his experiences!
And so you can visit “The Hoot List” to see a listing of every aircraft Hoot Gibson has flown. All108 111 of them!
Congratulations, Hoot, for making the cover of Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine!
It’s a really nice article and gives some very nice insight into flying the space shuttle:
"The shuttle doesn't fly like anything else," said Gibson. "The control surfaces are huge. When you move them, you reduce your wing area, so, at first, pulling up makes you sink. Pushing over makes you sink faster. Pulsing the stick gets you into serious trouble. Below a certain altitude, every input you make is going to be wrong."
An extra on the web makes mention of the multitude of aircraft this man has flown. As a matter of fact, Hoot’s flown so many different aircraft, that Hoot himself missed a few while originally discussing his experiences!
And so you can visit “The Hoot List” to see a listing of every aircraft Hoot Gibson has flown. All
Congratulations, Hoot, for making the cover of Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine!
Space Camp Nation
Friday, March 20, 2009 Filed in: Alumni News
| Space Camp
News
Planning for the 3rd Annual Space Camp Hall of Fame
Ceremony is currently underway and it looks like
it’s finally going to be what I always hoped
for. Namely, a fun, relatively casual affair with
good food, good music, and good Space Camp company,
with little concern for superficial formalities.
Don’t get me wrong. I thought the previous two
Hall of Fame events were both wonderfully done!
I’ve always just felt that they were
inappropriately formal and out of character for Space
Camp.
As the month of March draws to a close, two issues are most pressing.
One, nominations are due for the Hall of Fame by the end of this month! So if you have a worthy soul in mind, be sure to get the nomination in for him or her soon!
Go here for nomination details and links to the nomination forms.
The second pressing issue is to find a Master of Ceremonies for the event.
I’ve been hearing rumors with some great names tossed about, and I’m sure whoever gets chosen will do a great job, but I just heard one potential host was dismissed out of hand and I wanted to comment...
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As the month of March draws to a close, two issues are most pressing.
One, nominations are due for the Hall of Fame by the end of this month! So if you have a worthy soul in mind, be sure to get the nomination in for him or her soon!
Go here for nomination details and links to the nomination forms.
The second pressing issue is to find a Master of Ceremonies for the event.
I’ve been hearing rumors with some great names tossed about, and I’m sure whoever gets chosen will do a great job, but I just heard one potential host was dismissed out of hand and I wanted to comment...
Read More...