Robert L. "Mouse" Shaw - F-4, F-14 and F-16 pilot, TOPGUN graduate, author of:
"Fighter Combat: Tactics and Maneuvering"
and my instructor and good friend passed away Wednesday evening at 10:30pm after a long, difficult bout with cancer.
I first flew with Mouse in the late 90's when I visited him in Ohio. I asked him to show me how to get in and out of spins. We went up on a Cessna 152 and did just that. This was even before I got my private pilot's license.
I last saw Mouse this past July - after he told me he was sick. I flew my RV-8 down to Lancaster South Carolina and we went up together in the -8. He was curious to know if my -8 could be gotten into a spin. Mouse owned an RV-8 and there was a little too much weight in the nose of his and he couldn't spin it.
So the last flight we took together was doing spins.
He's gonna be missed.
http://www.fighterpilotsusa.com/PilotCo ... fault.aspxBy the way, if there are any ex "Air Warrior" or "Warbirds" sim players here and if they now how to get a hold of "Moggy" and/or "Twist" please let me know. Thanks