I had the great privilege of seeing Bob Hoover do his routine back in the 80s.

For a 56 year, it looks in mint condition.

For me, the aero commander especially the shrike commander, is the most beautiful General Aviation twin ever made.

Beautiful plane. He really takes good care of her.

I wish I had been in that left seat! I took ground school in 8th grade from my science teacher who was a saber pilot in Korea. He was shot down over enemy territory and broke both of his legs when he bailed out. A North Korean family hid him and nursed him back to healthe, but they had no idea how to set the fractures in his legs, so he was hardly able to walk and never flew again. In my science class I jumped right into the flight segment and never left, even though we were supposed to rotate through the several disciplines he was teaching. He mentored my buddy and I and by the end of the year, if we had the money we could have gone for our licenses. Too bad northern one of us could afford the classes. I loved every minute fit, and all of his stories! Thank you Mr. Marsiglia!

I had the privilege of flying this airplane with John at Eagle's Nest. Such a fun airplane! It was almost surreal turning that puppy around in steep turns and doing landings in that beast! John and his family are wonderful people. The good noise and acceleration to go with it!

Lol my old man was just talking to me about this guy. He and my mom own a little shop in downtown Mansfield and his daughter is one of his new employees there. He came up there about a week ago and told my dad about the commander. Pretty funny to stumble on this video.

The passion that nearly every plane owner has makes for some great videos. Keep it up!

Fun fact, this type aircraft was the smallest aircraft to ever officially use the call sign of Air Force One. Great video as always! Ty

Awesome plane! Love the Louisiana shout out! 36 years here for me. Have had a bunch of buddies go through the LA Tech program. Currently flying out of KBTR, KHDC and KNEW myself! Keep up the great vids!

Love the visibility with back-set high wing!

As a student pilot who has only taken off out of a class D airport, taking off on the small runway in the private community with a big twin engine seems crazy! Love the video.

I remember Bob Hoover pouring a glass of water into a glass while he was doing aerobatics in this airplane. Amazing. Beautiful Plane.

My all time favorite as a kid in the 1950s! Aero Commanders were manufactured in the OKC metro with their main service center at Downtown Airpark (RIP). They flew over my house every day, many times each day. Nothing sounds like a Twin Commander...it's beautiful. Nice vid...great plane.

The Twin Commander is a great plane. It was very popular during my generation. Very low to the ground with a very sleek look. I have never seen the interior but it looks extremely comfortable but I would want to be in the cockpit if I was flying. The performance on take off was outstanding. Great documentary and video. Hope you enjoyed your lunch at the terminal!

Wow a job bagging groceries for a year paid for his PPL. Crazy to think how things have changed.

John was very interesting; I could not take my eyes off the video; my coffee waited; when I said you have upped your game Bobby I mean you have really have topped; living the dream life to the fullest; great great new channel; awesome

Bob, how hard is it to not the throw the camera down and say "Let me fly this sucker"?

The props matching the paint is a nice touch

$100 burger LOL. I've had plenty of those, but it's the experience with friends that counts.

that sight picture is sooo different. ive gotta fly one. beautiful machine

Ahh.. conjures up memories of watching Bob Hoover perform airshow routines in his Shrike Commander 500S. Nicely done Bobby!!

Great video! I love Twin Commanders, something about them...... Thanks for sharing.

I recall Bob Hoover did some amazing things in a Twin Commander. Awesome airplane!

Bobby, do a Flying Doodles episode on your path to becoming a corperate pilot, and the type ratings, and planes you progressed through.

That's one narrow runway! Cross winds would be fun.....

Awesome , his back yard is a runway. Commander The Bob Hoover special and his wonderful coffee pouring while doing acrobatics.

Commanders are a great plane. Flew right seat in a 690a with a pair of Garrets TPE331 a couple of times. Definitely out of my class. ;-) The commander in this video is very clean! Thx.

I am really enjoying these videos. Good production values. Thanks for making these :-}

Great experience to get to fly in these small craft. I can see you really know your stuff. Nice to see you following your passion after all you went through. Bet it is nice to share your sailing tales with these guys. I think you have a unique perspective and hop this channel does as well as Doodles.on the water.

Indeed it is good noise! You are blessed to be an IA.

I love the looks of that aircraft. Great video!

What a nice guy!

*Nice landing*

Another great documentary, Bob

Fun plane! Pretty big difference at 30gph vs the 8gph of the Piper. It does look like a smooth, comfortable ride though. Hey, I'd be glad to hear more technical details about the instrumentation, quirks of that make/model, etc. Don't worry about turning off the casual viewer, you're probably getting mostly plane and flight enthusiasts here anyway. :)

Very professional looking video. I really enjoyed all the different camera angles.

Cool guy, and the fact his kids are doing so well says a lot about him.

as long as the wing spar issues have been dealt with correctly, a Commander is a lovely airplane to fly

Cool set of yokes

That’s a cool ground rush on T/O, and landing. Great plane!

Hey Bob. I'd love to hear specs on speeds, flaps, etc during the take offs and landings... Thanks! Go LA Tech... !!!

That landing was awesome! So low it freaked me out! Merry christmas guys! LOW RIDER

Nice modern upgrades to this 560. Always loved the geared Lycomings with augmentor exhausts

Where are the dinosaurs thought this plane was eaten Love the big view from the cockpit engine's sound like heaven

Twin engine high wing! Doesn't get better than that!

I love the Aero Commander. I've flown a similar one a few times myself. Very smooth in typical summer light turbulence. The one I flew was a Turbine version. Good climb and nice cruising speed. IIRC it also uses less fuel than the Orenda's. Classic looks and really amazing aircraft.

Awesome plane.. one of the best. Stable camera platform. I love it

Always loved aero commanders since I was a young kid. Beautiful airplane

Beautiful aircraft... and Go Dawgs!

good to see you back in the air

Love this channel!

Cool plane! Love the new series Bobby!

John seems very interesting. Pictures on Flightaware, show very well with the gear up.

Beautiful plane. I have only seen a few of those over the years never flown one. That one is in great shape. If you are going to have a problem it does come after an annual.

Sound's really nice.

A chafed Hydraulic hose, yeah I spent 20 years working as an A&P, I can attest to the fact that its hard to find people who can pay attention to detail.

I had a chance to go up in one of those planes back when I was a lineman at KMQJ. Silly me for not doing it. I still love aircraft to this day!

Really enjoying the content.. keep up the great work!!

Thanks for the vid. Great stuff. Friends of mine owned one of these in South Africa.

Great video I live in an airport community and it’s awesome!

Enjoyed the video John!

I love the aero commander, first plane I ever worked on was a aero commander at aviation high school in queens NY. You sir enjoy that bird she is nice.

Best video yet!!!!

Very, very sweet. Nice bio, history. Good for him. Incredible he equipped three of his kids as pilots.

Good interview and editing.

Another good one, Bobby! I agree with Brett! It did look like you had to restrain yourself from grabbing the yoke a couple of times. Nice work!

Biscuits, gravy, and Twin Commander all in one day - now that's living large!!! Beautiful bird.

Beautiful plane very nice video thanks for the flight.

It's a very beautiful Commander. I love the aero commanders.

Wow this guy's got experience knows the script

I smiled through this whole video. And that's really saying something! What a spotless, well maintained and well updated Aero Commander! And the captain flew it like it was his favourite ball glove. Perfectly! I knew the yoke was completely different and I'm glad it was commented on. Outstanding choice in upgrade! Perfect video! Brought back old memories.

The turbo commander 690 is my favorite. But I love all the commanders too

Amazing looks like just delivered from the dealer in 1956 gallon of auto fuel was 30 cents no one was concerned with fuel burn. Shoulder harnesses would be good upgrade.

Love the GO, GSO, IGSO motors. I was the specialist for accessory cases and supercharger assembly when I was in the GA maintenance field. Always fun in the test cell.

A true PILOT'S airplane! I once flew the 560A, 560F, and 680F! Wonderful aircraft!

Flew to Ft. Lauderdale Exec? My dad used to fly out of there when I was a toddler. Had the Commander's sister: the Aerostar.

Stumbled over your channel and I love the content! Keep it up!

I am an Aero Comander lover!, nice video and flight.

Loving the camera views!

One thing i notice is people that have planes dont just fly .. they live to fly.

There is no mistaking that "detroit diesel" geared engine sound. It's different for sure. You can't confuse it with any other aircraft engine.

BEAUTIFUL PLANE

Hello John, Some of my fondest memories is flying the turbo commander 698B out of KLFT. Great video enjoyed it thoroughly.

My parents once lived at the Spruce Creek fly-in community in Florida where the strip was 5,000 x 150. Your video felt like you were landing on a taxi way. FYI: each Florida county got a field of 3 strips of 5k x 150’ during WW2 as the US Military was gearing up for an air war against Germany. Most of the fields if not all were turned over to the counties as the war ended.

The visibility is nice in that aircraft as well.

Gotta love the yoke, looks like an old sci-fi movie.

Very cool airplane and video

John is a true aviator. Great video.

Great weather, love multi engine

John, you the man! I like this video!

Love these videos. Thanks for sharing. ✈⛵👍

I gotta check the "rulz" book but I thought anything to do with an Aero Commander had to pay tribute to Mr Hoover :) Thank you to your host.. privilege to see inside such a gem..

I love this plane. The Commander was my favorite besides the J-3 cub my neighbor had. But unfortunately the commander was lost in an incident involving a microburst during takeoff at GCN. Thankfully everyone "walked" away with minor injuries. Sadly the plane was a total loss.

Great show!

Beautiful aircraft, great video as usual. Thanks for the ride !

That has to be a cool place to live!

love the new channel bobby, great idea, hope you and laura are ok sailing is good x

Beautiful airplane!!!!!

great plane ! nice flight!