The World lost a Legend Today

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FloridaFlying

FloridaFlying

Ай бұрын

Bobby Bailey was the designer of the Bailey-Moyes Dragonfly, an airplane designed for towing hang gliders. Bobby also worked on the Buccaneer and Connie amphibious airplanes, as well as the Tempest glider. Bobby played a revolutionary part in the hang gliding world, and he played a major role in bringing the sport to the masses.
In this video, I sit down with Bobby for his final interview. He will be missed
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@FloridaFlying
@FloridaFlying Ай бұрын
Bobby Bailey’s Gofundme www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-bobbys-legacy-help-for-connie?modal=donations&tab=top
@Anon54387
@Anon54387 Ай бұрын
That thing looks light as a kite. I'd not want to fly that in any area that has unpredictable winds. I happen to live in an area where the air is basically dead still all summer, but many areas in the USA have winds that can come out of nowhere.
@milesbrown8016
@milesbrown8016 Ай бұрын
RIP sir. Thank you for your enduring legacy.
@DAS-Videos
@DAS-Videos Ай бұрын
@@Anon54387 Looking at the specs it weighs 514 pounds without passengers or fuel with a top speed of 46mph.
@RedCanidae
@RedCanidae Ай бұрын
Most people are unable to find personal fullfilment and are more dependent on fame, wealth etc. Bobby was someone that clearly found his personal happiness, which is of all things, the most important you could possibly have
@Flies2FLL
@Flies2FLL Ай бұрын
Some people dream of things. Other people go out and DO THEM- I'm a perfectly normal man, an airline pilot by trade. An office job as an engineer like my dad had just wasn't good enough for me, so I went a different route and now I fly 767's around the world. This is why I also support transgender persons: While I have no desire at all to be one, I appreciate that they have the balls to give the world a big middle finger and do what they WANT.
@NT4XT
@NT4XT Ай бұрын
​@@Flies2FLL👍😎👍 same here, humans are.
@terrymurphy562
@terrymurphy562 Ай бұрын
So nice to see a very talented man give an interview to you whilst just sitting on the Grass. A very humbling and talented man. R.i.P Bobby.
@JerrySuneagle
@JerrySuneagle Ай бұрын
I met Bobby in Australia and he is a true gentleman. I remember speaking to BIll Moyes as he was assembling a Dragonfly in Moyes factory and discussing the aircraft. He gave full credit to Bobby and all I can say is two amazing aviators and designers who have brought much happiness to thousands of pilots across the globe. God bless them both.
@alwaysflushinpublic
@alwaysflushinpublic Ай бұрын
G'day and Kia Ora! NZ saved my life literally. Both countries are amazing & gorgeous.
@lizardog
@lizardog 13 күн бұрын
Thank you. I haven't been able to bring myself to watch this video until today. It's wonderful.
@bobbob8765
@bobbob8765 Ай бұрын
What a Lovely gentle man. Thanks for your great contribution to aviation. God bless you and your family.
@yarosebas
@yarosebas Ай бұрын
I flew a few months ago with him, he did all kinds of aerobatics and that day turned out to be one of my most memorable days in my life. Thank you Bobby fly high
@Hobgoblin1975
@Hobgoblin1975 Ай бұрын
He lived to be a respected old man and he died doing what he loved, not laying in a hospice bed. I think he won life.
@williamrudolph3481
@williamrudolph3481 Ай бұрын
You got that right.
@AdamsOlympia
@AdamsOlympia Ай бұрын
@@iridium8341 why do you say that?
@scrimmo
@scrimmo Ай бұрын
I love diving. I don’t want to be eaten by a shark. I bet his family aren’t happy that they didn’t get to say goodbye. “Died doing what he loved” is the stupidest cliched phrase I’ve ever heard.
@thefreedomguyuk
@thefreedomguyuk Ай бұрын
​@@iridium8341Hell, yeah. A life, and an ending which you and I can only dream of !
@easystar123
@easystar123 Ай бұрын
Rest in Peace Bobby. You were a true aviation hero and legend. Gone but not forgotten. ❤
@mbboisvert
@mbboisvert Ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. You were able to capture Bobby Bailey‘s essence and do him some justice. He is an absolute legend within the hang gliding community, but because the community is so small I believe he is underrated overall. He had tens of thousands of hours in dozens of Dragonflys and the way he flew them was so masterful and artistic that it was an inspiration to watch. Even into his 70s, he could fly so aggressively that it made me woozy as a passenger. He was still flying these almost every day until his last moment. Your understanding of the accident is exactly correct. I was there.
@w13rdguy
@w13rdguy Ай бұрын
😢 Fascinating guy. I feel a loss, but a far greater gain now, having got his story 👍
@steveasher9239
@steveasher9239 Ай бұрын
I was fortunate enough to also fly with a legend. The author of "Rolls Around a Point", Duane Cole. That was 40+ years ago. I was a 90 hour private pilot and decided to take an aerobatic course so I would never find myself in any attitude which I hadn't experienced. So I paid an extra 50% over the general cost of such a course so I could learn from Duane Cole. I had seen him lecture at Oshkosh and he was "revered" by all. It was a trip. Tons of tales; really good ones and a helluva experience. Not to mention that involuntary spin later where the training saved my bacon. And "no", I wasn't the PIC but I was the guy that recovered from that spin while the PIC was freaking out.
@troycarpenter3675
@troycarpenter3675 Ай бұрын
Duane was a nice man
@sonnyburnett8725
@sonnyburnett8725 Ай бұрын
Met him in 1980 in Ft Worth, what nice guy. All during the seventies the FBO I worked at sold his book on acro and we would watch him do his show at Falcon Field many times. That rolling 360 always blew my mind.
@michaelsimpson9779
@michaelsimpson9779 Ай бұрын
I had a copy of that book.... brilliant stuff
@adityasingh1051
@adityasingh1051 Ай бұрын
​@@sonnyburnett8725 Hi, could you help with the name of the Book...
@kczbluesman
@kczbluesman Ай бұрын
@@adityasingh1051 “Roll Around a Point: Aerobatics”
@socalfun64
@socalfun64 Ай бұрын
Thanks Man! Hadn’t heard of him but now I have and I will remember him! 🇺🇸🙏🏻
@steveinoz8188
@steveinoz8188 Ай бұрын
In the 1990s he helped me out with a couple of free tows out of Mt Beauty Vic Aus. I had a Moyes Hang Glider and he and Moyes sponsored me and others with free tows. He was very helpful to me as a nervous pilot.
@larrysouthern5098
@larrysouthern5098 Ай бұрын
Sorry hear about Mr Bailey He did what he loved...Deepest condolences to the family..Rest in Peace...
@Davie-jx4rh
@Davie-jx4rh Ай бұрын
Rest In Peace, it’s sad to have a man die, it’s much sadder for that man to have never lived, This man lived!
@Clearofprop3430
@Clearofprop3430 Ай бұрын
Rest in price to this legend! Glad I was able to fly with him.
@JohnJohn-wt5ll
@JohnJohn-wt5ll Ай бұрын
Aviation has brought a lifetime of joy to me. I am sorry I missed out on Bobby. It is people like him that have brought the blessings in my life.
@Jeffrey-817
@Jeffrey-817 Ай бұрын
Thanks for an appropriate tribute to a wonderful pioneer. I am 68 and was introduced to UL aviation by the same crew of people in this tight knit club. Starting in 1982, my hobby became secondary career when I became a flight instructor in 1989 and enjoyed introducing hundreds of people to the spiritual experience of flight along the beach at Plum Island Massachusetts in our MU 582 Drifter. I’m sad that Bobby passed that’s all I can say. His Dragonfly and work on tandem HG equipment brought safe hang gliding and instruction to the industry that only few had a chance to experience.
@frisk151
@frisk151 Ай бұрын
That is some of the coolest crabbing ever in the entry clip!! RIP Bobby!!! I've wanted to get a Dragonfly for a long time but never got around to it (yet)... Very grateful you shot the video! Thanks!
@Xpyburnt_ndz
@Xpyburnt_ndz Ай бұрын
So sad to hear of these things when a person is testing someone else's work to find a pointless neglected flaw that takes them from the world. RIP gr8 aviator Bobby!
@kasm10
@kasm10 Ай бұрын
Wow such a loss. He seemed like a real special person. Thanks for putting this together
@adventureswitharizonaart6117
@adventureswitharizonaart6117 Ай бұрын
I tow behind those, I've never ridden in one. You met an icon. Basically everything I do when I tow was invented or refined by him.
@2pointmandolin
@2pointmandolin Ай бұрын
Thanks so much for making this video. I met Bobby through my brother Dixon who worked with him at Epcot during that crazy air/water show they did there. Later I would learn to hang glide with some of those guys behind a boat, but Bobby's invention, The Dragonfly, changed the sport forever. I was lucky enough to fly with Bobby in the front seat of his cooked shrimp colored personal Dragonfly and was also towed to cloud base by him many times. I had to give up hang gliding 16 years ago but i still work in the Town of Groveland and could watch his graceful acrobatics out the warehouse doors. I'm hoping he's teaching angels to do wingovers and flat spins in heaven.
@WildernessForever
@WildernessForever Ай бұрын
@CG-cx9fv
@CG-cx9fv Ай бұрын
Thanks for all that you gave to aviation, Mr Bobby Bailey. You will be remembered. RiP.
@kenanderson2002
@kenanderson2002 Ай бұрын
I've been an aviation nut for decades and I recall seeing tons of videos of Bobby but I had no idea this man's body of work was so diverse!!! RIP to the legend!
@GlenSalmonMarine
@GlenSalmonMarine Ай бұрын
Very sad to hear about Bobby's accident, thank you for the terrific interview. I'll allways remember Bob as the quiet humble guy sitting over on his own when he was here in Australia. But put him in the Dragonfly he was the star attaction, just amazing to watch. I have wonderfull memories of Bobby after dropping us into a thermals out in Forbes and Hay then seeing him plumet and cork screw his way down 2000 ft for the next tow. His skill and grace landing in the most difficult conditions just extraordinary, just like watching a dragonfly! Thank you Bobby we'll miss you, my condolances and best wishes to all his family. 🙏
@scopex2749
@scopex2749 Ай бұрын
From an Air Force Veteran - RIP Bobby fly high with the angels.
@Leesbiz52
@Leesbiz52 Ай бұрын
Thanks for. making this video. Bobby was a long lost friend of mine since the days of the Buccaneer that he came to Mobile Al. to help me complete. He was a most giving gentle soul.
@sky173
@sky173 Ай бұрын
What a charming guy. Thanks for sharing this interview. I'm sure he'd be great to talk to. Thanks for sharing.
@kimber1911
@kimber1911 Ай бұрын
So there ARE Old and Bold pilots.
@Lorrieboi
@Lorrieboi Ай бұрын
They’re all flying agricultural operations with a beer in their hand
@ericoschmitt
@ericoschmitt Ай бұрын
There indeed are, I know of a hang glider pilot who has been into the sport for 46 years now, and I heard dozens of tales of the things he did over the years. He's still flying, now conservative and back to an intermediate easy to land and handle glider (Wills Wing Sport 3)
@banalpedant41
@banalpedant41 Ай бұрын
A friend brought the first Dragon flyer into Canada; as far as I know, I was the first to be towed behind it. Thank you for everything you did for the world of hang gliding Bobby Bailey. I'm certain you will be missed tremendously. A true legend of a man.
@fyerfyter339
@fyerfyter339 Ай бұрын
A fantastic journey we might say was a career. Bobby most likely just thought of it as a chance to continue to do what he loved. He will be missed. RIP.
@robertlafnear7034
@robertlafnear7034 Ай бұрын
WOW... been away from the computer for a week and then I hear about this😭 I'm kinda sad... Love and Prayers for his family , his Dragonfly Videos were the best . R.I.P. Sir.🙏🙏🙏
@thejammer3359
@thejammer3359 Ай бұрын
He truly was a barnstormer when it came to this aircraft.
@robertmatch6550
@robertmatch6550 Ай бұрын
I had not known of him. Excellent, well put together introduction and interview. An 'introview' and a tribute as well. WELL DONE.
@Rico11b
@Rico11b Ай бұрын
He was a bold pilot and he could get an airplane to do some crazy things. A very awesome and humble person. R.I.P. Bobby!
@jimmyhaley727
@jimmyhaley727 Ай бұрын
but,, no old/bold pilots
@57Jimmy
@57Jimmy Ай бұрын
@@jimmyhaley727he was both!
@jackfrost2146
@jackfrost2146 Ай бұрын
@@jimmyhaley727 That only relates to pilots getting killed by doing crazy things beyond their ability. Bobby did nothing beyond his ability to cause this diaster. He was the victim of a misplaced bolt.
@adamr9215
@adamr9215 Ай бұрын
@@jimmyhaley727I hate it when people say that. It just tells you that they know nothing about flying. Bold and crazy don’t mean the same thing, but bold is the opposite of meek. A meek pilot would be too slow to react to emergencies, but a bold pilot takes action immediately. You have to be bold to be a good pilot.
@vicariousjohnson9823
@vicariousjohnson9823 Ай бұрын
@@adamr9215 it’s just a saying.
@andyb.1026
@andyb.1026 Ай бұрын
Well done in honouring Bobby, you did a fine job.. Blue sky's from Scotland 😢
@gasdive
@gasdive Ай бұрын
I met Bill Moyes many times as he was both my auto electrician and builder of my hang gliders. I worked in the post office across the road from his shop and Vicky Moyes came in every day. Such a humble legend.
@kglesq1
@kglesq1 Ай бұрын
@FloridaFlying, you did a beautiful job of telling this man's story. You managed to make the story all about who he was and the remarkable life he lived despite the recency and circumstances of his passing, which you handled with absolute class. Well done.
@tomcoryell
@tomcoryell Ай бұрын
I just learned who Mr. Bailey was this morning only to find out tonight that he is gone. Goodbye to an extraordinary designer and pilot. One of the coolest aviation videos I have ever seen is the dreadlocks video.
@SVSky
@SVSky Ай бұрын
I towed behind him once when I had just gotten my aerotow rating. He took off and immediately reefed into a sharp turn, which continued.... Turns out he had dumped me off directly into a thermal. He waved me off and I kept climbing. Truly an amazing pilot, designer and man.
@mitchell5828
@mitchell5828 Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this video- it means alot to those of us who knew him
@TheBDD1970
@TheBDD1970 Ай бұрын
Great video, so sad to see that he is gone from us for now.
@premyslbenes5715
@premyslbenes5715 Ай бұрын
Great guy, exellent pilot. I wish great blessings for Bobby.
@JoeKyser
@JoeKyser Ай бұрын
This video was so good. RIP Bobby
@Fastal69
@Fastal69 Ай бұрын
What an incredible guy my thoughts go out to family and friends 😢 fly high Bobby
@TrikeAdventures
@TrikeAdventures Ай бұрын
Thanks for putting this great video together. You did it perfectly, capturing some life achievements in his own words and presenting in a way not many could do. This is an amazing video! Thanks Ken
@albertseabra9226
@albertseabra9226 Ай бұрын
What a fantastic and also sad story.
@BasketCase
@BasketCase Ай бұрын
R.I.P Bob Bailey ❤ I had the honour to watch him in action at the Forbes Flatlands competition in Australia. Bob in the Dragonfly was really something special 😎
@robg3545
@robg3545 Ай бұрын
What a great aircraft, a very sensitive piece, well done.
@user-fv5yo5fi5c
@user-fv5yo5fi5c Ай бұрын
RIP Bobby. What a nice tribute to a legend. I know it sounds so corny, but it's the actual truth.Bobby died doing what he loved most in life. My old office mate Steve Fossett the adventurer dies the very same way. It's very sad, but these kid of people are just giants who stand out in our huge world.
@portnuefflyer
@portnuefflyer Ай бұрын
Didn't know him, but as a former HG pilot (well before the concept of towing via UL came into vogue) I had heard nothing but good about the Dragonfly bird. I'm also an old fart, been flying 52 years, HG's, UL's and fixed wing homebuilts, and the one thing that sticks in my mind is, no matter how experienced one is as a pilot, in fact the MORE experienced one is as a pilot, that evil bitch complacency never sleeps. The more hours you fly, mutiple decades, the more insidious the hazard of complacency is. I'm not typing this so much as to comment on his demise, but just as a reminder to myself.
@bmepdoc9675
@bmepdoc9675 Ай бұрын
"The more hours you fly, mutiple decades, the more insidious the hazard of complacency is" - - -> In stone
@calvinhenshaw2147
@calvinhenshaw2147 Ай бұрын
thank you for sharing and filming.
@iansmith1556
@iansmith1556 Ай бұрын
Lovely tribute to a great aircraft designer. Lovingly presented
@user-ny2bx8ez1c
@user-ny2bx8ez1c Ай бұрын
RIP Bobby. I started hang gliding in72, as well, and knew all about him, however we never met.
@steveasher9239
@steveasher9239 Ай бұрын
PS. sweet video about a really nice and innovative guy.
@kevchilton908
@kevchilton908 Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for capturing this very sepcial footage of such a legend and wonderful man! Blue skies, Bobby ❤
@19sloper
@19sloper 18 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for doing this video. A quiet guy who was amazing and is relatively unknown. A real Legend as you said. Good job!
@statwizard
@statwizard Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this video. RIP Mr. Bailey, Godspeed!
@flyrobroy
@flyrobroy Ай бұрын
Awesome video man! And it's truly amazing that you go to capture some last great moments with Bobby...
@kevinlewis9151
@kevinlewis9151 Ай бұрын
It's hard to have so much admiration and love for someone you can never meet.
@Samrushtonblight
@Samrushtonblight Ай бұрын
Many an epic cross country flight has begun behind one of these aircraft. Vale Bob.
@kennedysingh3916
@kennedysingh3916 Ай бұрын
Watched from Old Harbour Jamaica 🇯🇲, sorry about what happened to Bobby.
@90FF1
@90FF1 Ай бұрын
Great interview and respectful. Thanks.
@dustinalexander4620
@dustinalexander4620 Ай бұрын
Mad respect to you, your dedication to make this video. While i didn't know him, you did a great interview with him. Bravo
@jefferyhudson4681
@jefferyhudson4681 Ай бұрын
Thank you for making this video and sharing on you tube.
@KuschallRacing
@KuschallRacing Ай бұрын
so sad...another hero of innovation has left us....
@ak2nda695
@ak2nda695 Ай бұрын
I don't know why this video popped up for me, but now I have to watch some Dragonfly videos.
@TheWindGinProject
@TheWindGinProject Ай бұрын
Thank You for this wonderful video. Wow! Bobby Bailey did so much for aviation. I bet I have a few old hang gliding friends that knew him.
@hansecker876
@hansecker876 Ай бұрын
We lost a real legend - RIP, Bobby
@mmb811
@mmb811 Ай бұрын
Nice and Sad at the same time video, thanks for such a great presentation
@ditch6389
@ditch6389 22 күн бұрын
Met Bobby a few time and had been towed up by him many times. Such a great guy. He will be dearly missed among his friends and the flying community.
@korngarage7
@korngarage7 Ай бұрын
Very nice piece! Thank you!
@Frizztone
@Frizztone Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this!!!
@daveevans5291
@daveevans5291 Ай бұрын
Great tribute to a remarkable man. Thanks.
@hotliner2872
@hotliner2872 Ай бұрын
RIP.... a worthwhile life well lived.
@flat6fever680
@flat6fever680 Ай бұрын
Great interview! You really got some good conversation there that is now preserved forever. I haven't flown in a DF but did spend time in a Drifter near Sebring FL. It was equipped with floats and we got to land and take off on an alligator filled lake lol. Took a few lessons. A nice craft and facility.
@dennispoledna2438
@dennispoledna2438 Ай бұрын
Spent some years in Navy Aviation. RIP, Bobby. You always knew that there are old pilots and there are bold pilots. There are few old, bold pilots. You kept going for the edges anyway. Respect.
@adamr9215
@adamr9215 Ай бұрын
The only good pilots are bold. Bold is the opposite of meek, and a meek pilot would second guess themselves instead of reacting to an emergency, but a bold pilot reacts immediately. Anyone who says the old “there are no bold old pilots” is a hack that doesn’t know what they are talking about. You cannot be a good pilot without being bold.
@dennispoledna2438
@dennispoledna2438 Ай бұрын
@@adamr9215 Thanks for your thoughts. I guess I was just an unobservant young person during my service with VT-23, VS-41 and VAL-4.
@adamr9215
@adamr9215 Ай бұрын
@@dennispoledna2438 Military flight training is full of propaganda to control pilots. I mean, the military teaches that taildraggers are uncontrollable and no one should fly them. But they admitted that they teach that lie to keep pilots from buying their own plane and flying in their off time. So yea, anything like that you learned in the military is a lie. Do some research, our military lies to pilots to keep them from flying outside of the military.
@adamr9215
@adamr9215 Ай бұрын
@@dennispoledna2438 That’s easy. Our military has always used propaganda to control pilots. They teach their pilots that taildraggers are unsafe and no one should fly them, but that is 100% incorrect. They teach that because taildraggers are one of the cheapest planes you can buy, and they don’t want their pilots flying outside of their duty. They teach many things that are wrong to keep pilots doing what they want them to. It’s about control, not reality. The Navy and the Army are actually worse than the Air Force about giving their pilots bad info. I’ve helped quite a few former military pilots learn the truth. I’m a flight instructor that specializes in STOL and off airport landings, and have dealt with many people like you. They come in and learn that most of what they were taught is just BS.
@anthonygiglio9860
@anthonygiglio9860 Ай бұрын
Fantastic Video RIP❤
@bdtrauma01
@bdtrauma01 Ай бұрын
I was fortunate enough to meet Bobby a few years back in CA when he came to help build a Dragonfly with Ed Pitman. Both were legends in aviation. RIP.
@427lucky
@427lucky Ай бұрын
Very well done and heartfelt tribute to a true aviator.
@jamesoncross7494
@jamesoncross7494 6 күн бұрын
My heart goes out to Bobby and his family and friends. What a sweet man.
@wraitheful
@wraitheful Ай бұрын
ok, that guy was cool (my old man got into gliders in the late 70’s and I like them too) Dragonfly looks amazing. Sorry about his accident, thanks for sharing the interview.
@PacificAirwave144
@PacificAirwave144 Ай бұрын
Love and condolences to his family and friends. I've known is name since the early 90's. When the Dragonfly came out it was a game changer! Only a couple weeks ago I saw a KZfaq video of him doing incredible aerobatics in one. Its tough to hear this news!
@Odysseuss.
@Odysseuss. Ай бұрын
That was well done mate. RIP Bobby.
@donzioldbuddy
@donzioldbuddy Ай бұрын
Flying with a BRS parachute just makes sense…RIP Bobby
@entelin
@entelin Ай бұрын
The dragonfly generally is equipped with one actually. Apparently this occurred quite low, but from the looks of it, technically high enough for the brs. It's a good question, but either way he would have had just seconds to pull that.
@rdbjrseattle
@rdbjrseattle Ай бұрын
When I was in the Navy in San Diego in the early 1970s I would visit the cliffs of Torrey Pines, site of the Salk Institute, where all sorts of ultralights - whatever were flitting about.
@AndreZA979
@AndreZA979 Ай бұрын
Real aviators are a special breed. RIP and condolences to friends and family.
@aipengineering7519
@aipengineering7519 27 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing this interview. My condolences to his friends and family. I live just over 10 miles north of Paradise Airsports / Wilotree Park. I often see ultralights flying over my house.
@madmarkstoys
@madmarkstoys Ай бұрын
He was a good Boy Bobby Live life like a king
@richardbodine7256
@richardbodine7256 Ай бұрын
Just heard the news of Bobby's passing. I had to privilege to fly with him. And I believe it was 2020 when they had the nationals at Hern Texas. He was in the process of traveling around beefing up the front leading edge. And I got to help him one evening. It was. A pleasure he will be missed.
@lauraharris8140
@lauraharris8140 Ай бұрын
Great Men are humble men. Thanks for a great video.
@trunkmonkey9417
@trunkmonkey9417 29 күн бұрын
Exceptional honor to Bobby Baily. Thank you.
@Beltfedshooters
@Beltfedshooters Ай бұрын
I found this on Aero News about the accident: Shortly after his appearance at SUN n FUN 2024, where he was supporting the attendance of Pitman, Bailey reportedly was asked to test fly a customer-build Dragonfly out of the Groveland airport in Florida. Airport manager, Eric Williams, a friend of Bailey's for a number of decades, reported that a California customer brought the aircraft to the field for a test flight but allegedly did not complete the wing assembly properly. “The plane was not assembled correctly,” claimed Williams in local media reports. On April 19th, in the early afternoon, Bailey flew the aircraft but did not see that there was a 'bolt missing in the wing assembly,' and that, “He (Bailey) could not have seen that.” At an altitude estimated at 350 feet, the aircraft experienced a wing separation and the impact was not survivable.
@waynewilliams8554
@waynewilliams8554 Ай бұрын
@Beltfedshooters. I met Bobby about six years ago during a hang- gliding competition at Groveland. Just before sunset, the five days there, he would fire up his Dragonfly and put on a 15 to 20 minute one man aero show. Unbelievable what he could do with that aircraft. He will be missed. RIP Bobby!!
@marttimattila9561
@marttimattila9561 Ай бұрын
Thank You for information that was a murder.
@mattskustomkreations
@mattskustomkreations Ай бұрын
@@marttimattila9561…or possibly negligent homicide.
@dougrostad2253
@dougrostad2253 Ай бұрын
Wonderful guy , great story
@TerrifyHavoc
@TerrifyHavoc 20 күн бұрын
We hope to be in the right place at the right time and maybe recognize it when we're there. But to capture that moment, that's truly rare. Bobby created memories for so many that are deep and lasting and grow stronger over time. You did a great job. Thank you.
@sloptop
@sloptop Ай бұрын
Died doing what he loved and was passionate about - fucking LEGEND, indeed.
@kenhurley4441
@kenhurley4441 Ай бұрын
I have a T-Bird II that I'm restoring and a KR2 that I'm restoring. I just got home from KC talking to the FAA about paperwork and I saw this video. Thanks for a great video! I'm gonna double check everything before I go flying!
@WolfandCatUnite
@WolfandCatUnite Ай бұрын
Great video. Thank you
@fly1327
@fly1327 Ай бұрын
I didn't know before last week. I had very brief correspondence with him about flying the Dragonfly, me being a hang glider/sailplane/power pilot. Sad, but hoping he's happy back home.
@robertwaite837
@robertwaite837 Ай бұрын
Condolence to the family.. rest easy Bobby..🙏✈️
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