Bob Violett
03-22-2020, 09:58 AM
#13
Every jet meet this year needs to do a missing man formation flight.
I was sad enough when he sold his namesake company.
Bob, you were a quirky and lovable engineer who brought us, and many, much joy. Thank you for all you did. My next bandit flight will be a little more sentimental.
He left a legacy and his wonderful daughter who, thankfully, still helps us with our hobby!
I was sad enough when he sold his namesake company.
Bob, you were a quirky and lovable engineer who brought us, and many, much joy. Thank you for all you did. My next bandit flight will be a little more sentimental.
He left a legacy and his wonderful daughter who, thankfully, still helps us with our hobby!
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CraigG (03-22-2020)
03-22-2020, 04:06 PM
#17
Very saddened to hear this news. It is no over statement to say that Bobs products have been a major source of joy in my life. I have been a BVM fan since the early days, and have always looked at his designs as being a blend, of art and solid engineering. The look great and fly even better.
I think of the countless hours I have spent in the workshop, lavishing attention, labour and love on his kits. Or at the field, enjoying that special satisfaction that only comes from flying a BVM design. (Nothing flies like a Bandit
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Thank you Bob. My world would have been a little less joyful without your creations.
I think of the countless hours I have spent in the workshop, lavishing attention, labour and love on his kits. Or at the field, enjoying that special satisfaction that only comes from flying a BVM design. (Nothing flies like a Bandit
) Thank you Bob. My world would have been a little less joyful without your creations.
03-22-2020, 04:56 PM
#19
I thank Bob V for all he taught us, through building his kits. I think of how we used to do things back in the ducted fan days, then after I built his Aggressor 2 kit, and how it was so much better than the previous DF stuff I had built. And that all carried through to our current turbine era. Thanks Bob! 
