Howard Hughes Crazy as a Fox by George Marrett

Former Hughes test pilot and author George Marrett's presentation about Howard Hughes. Produced by Jarel and Betty Wheaton for Peninsula Seniors www.pvseniors.org

[@jamesmusslewhite452]

Howard makes a native Houston boy feel proud. My Grandmother was a secretary at Hughes Tools in the early 30's...

[@jlyons84]

Howard hughes was the man. a TV mini series needs to be made of his life

[@mennashaban1654]

@@just-nala you mean The Amazing Howard Hughes , I totally agree with you as highly recommendable .

[@kimberlyjohnson7539]

What this man says about Howard Hughes is good as well as first hand knowledge/information. 👍😊🕊

[@sve2727]

I like the Tony Blackman story because it's the mystical last time Howard Hughes flew as a pilot. I found this article... in 1973 Howard Hughes decided to get back into flying, and his factotum Jack Real contacted Hawker Siddeley to have him checked out on the 748. Hughes owned the airline Hughes Airwest, and was already reclusive and fairly loosely hinged. Tony says: “He was a delightful man, always quiet and courteous. He was lonely and I felt sorry for him - there were a lot of people freeloading at his expense. If he’d been able to bring himself to trust Jack Real rather more, things might have turned out differently.” Hughes and his entourage had taken several floors at the Inn on the Park in London. He arrived at Hatfield via a rear entrance in a blacked-out Daimler which was driven into the hangar, with the doors closed behind it. Tony says: “Hughes was 68 years old, grey and quite frail and unsteady on his feet. He hadn’t flown for 13 years and had no licence; he wouldn’t put on his shoulder straps but I persuaded him to wear a headset so we had good communication. He took off with me handling the throttles, and we flew to Bitteswell for circuits. He insisted on approaching below the glide slope because, he said, landing anywhere other than at the very start of the runway was ‘sloppy flying’. He had lost none of his flying skill since he knew exactly where the ground was but unfortunately it wasn’t the piece of ground I had in mind. I took control and put the aircraft so high on downwind that he couldn’t undershoot however hard he tried. As it got dark we moved on to East Midlands, where he had red lights showing permanently on the VASIs on his final approaches, then went back to Hatfield where Hughes made a good landing and was justifiably pleased.” www.iaopa.eu/mediaServlet/storage/gamag/jun10/p40-47.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjnsoiL0P_fAhULIDQIHW3iAMwQFjAVegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw3ZuLcKpAb-8-LzVI7Pa1AX

[@markspencer171]

Excellent talk. Very knowledgeable. Thanks.

[@taketimeout2share]

When I was a kid Howard Hughes was some weirdo cooped up in a hospital somewhere in a desert. It was a while before I realized how amazing the guy was. This guy was there!

[@cordialcortex3841]

Thank you for presenting George Marrett. It is wonderful to hear accounts of history. There are so many stories out there portraying Mr. Hughes in the negative in favor of his genius and accomplishments. Thanks for being professionals!

[@kimberlyjohnson7539]

Like minded 👍😊🕊

[@davidrudolph2825]

Howard Hughes: The most remarkable man of the 20th century!

[@oooSoundOfLifeooo]

?!?!?!? Does really no one else come to mind??? Even in the aviation business? Kelly Johnson? Burt Rutan? Neil Armstrong? Brian Shul? James Lovell an so many others?

[@johnm1123581321]

Excellent!!! Thank you for uploading this. I'm a huge Howard Hughes fan. It was neat hearing stories that I've never heard before.

[@bend1483]

Fascinating Talk. Thank you for putting this up.

[@12gauge1oz]

Great stories, thank you.

[@oldcodger3509]

THANKS sooo much for such an interesting video w/personal comments!!! I've ALWAYS been a great fan of Howard Hughes and this video added several interesting comments which I was not aware of! Thanks sooo much for all the time/interest which you shared with us!!! Safe flights/landings ALWAYS to you and yours!

[@marbleman52]

There has been such a mystery about Howard Hughes all these years. This was very interesting to watch...thanks..!!

[@mikeribblevalley6933]

Very entertaining.Some great stories. Many thanks.

[@robw3027]

Great video! Fascinating to say the least.

[@utuberlesmouches]

Merci pour cette conférence. Way more interesting than Aviators moovie

[@superfuzzymomma]

Excellent indeed! Many thanks

[@earthbuddyat]

this is dead good thanks for uploading

[@thetreblerebel]

Howard Huges. A legendary figure and enigmatic person. But he was an aviator.

[@bhaddock9277]

Thanks for uploading video. Enjoyed watching it, very interesting.

[@farmerlamb2372]

I bought this book at a local market for £1! Could not put it down!

[@RocketRodCub]

Very interesting - thank you!

[@davidmeinke1458]

Really enjoyed the video.

[@sve2727]

Well done

[@jackwatson1621]

Bob Hover

[@michaeldavis1609]

He was lucky his dad handed the cash to reminds me of the old saying how do you become a millionaire have a father who is a millionaire

[@parrotraiser6541]

Hughes' YF-11 crash was his own fault, for running an unprofessional test. (Too many variables in the design, for one thing. Those props should have been on one motor of a B-17 mule, or something similar ) The Avro Jetliner wasn't a serious aeroplane, (for various reasons), and Avro Canada wasn't a serious business. It's just as well Hughes didn't try to buy the machine, considering what happened to Convair .