Avionics
Bob Hoover Honored at NBAA 2016
Just a week after his death at 94 from natural causes, NBAA pays tribute to the distinguished airman at its opening sessions.
Bob Hoover’s final public appearance was at the Reno National Championship Air Races in September. He spent years as the pace pilot at the event, although he did not fly there this year. (Photo: Smithsonian/National Air Space Museum)
Bob Hoover’s final public appearance was at the Reno National Championship Air Races in September. He spent years as the pace pilot at the event, although he did not fly there this year. (Photo: Smithsonian/National Air Space Museum)

“We are honored to pay tribute to the life and the invaluable service of this national treasure,” NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen said as he announced that the organization’s intent to honor Bob Hoover during the opening session at NBAA 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Hoover died October 25, 2016, at age 94 of natural causes, exactly one week before the business aviation show opened.