Author Archives: Joe Clark

Gladys Ingle

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Joe Clark

There was once a time when flying airplanes was really fun and truly free – free in the sense of a lack of regulations. This period was short-lived, lasting less than a decade. During the time from the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying | Tagged 13 Black Cats, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, an afternoon air show, barnstormers, Flying Circuses, Gladys Ingles, iron nerves, JN-4D Jennies, judgment, memories, open cockpit biplanes, over there, OX-5 engines, parachute, pilots, pluck, professional pilots, taildraggers, the 1920s, World War I | 6 Comments

Lost Logbooks

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Joe Clark

This past week, one of my students, Jo, asked about the problem. After I told her the solution, she asked, “Why didn’t you tell the class?” I usually do, but at the point in the course when I usually talk … Continue reading →

Posted in Flight Instructing, Flying | Tagged flight training, flying, inexperienced pilots, judgment, learning to fly, logbooks, lost logbooks, pilots, professional pilots, student pilots | Comments Off

Bob Hoover 1922-2016

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Joe Clark

It is hard to believe famed aviator Bob Hoover has passed. Of the world’s “Greatest Generation,” 16 million served in uniform during World War II. As of this year, approximately 620,000 still survive and they are dying at a rate … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation History, Flying, History | Tagged Aero Commander Shrike Commander, Berry Field, Bob Hoover, F-86, P-51, Spitfires, T-28, The World's Greatest Generation | Comments Off

Being There, Part 2

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Joe Clark

There is something about “being there.” I wrote about the phenomenon in the past (see Being There, published July 7, 2011). Most of us have heard it in the past, but there is a great amount of truth about the phrase, … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged Being There Part 2, Florida, flying, memories, owl, unique experiences | 2 Comments

Amazing Transportation

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Joe Clark

It is difficult to believe that 87 years ago today, pilots finally broke through the weather barrier and perfected instrument flying. I wrote about it before on October 31, 2010, describing the event that allows our airliners and other aircraft … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying | Tagged airline passengers, airline pilots, airmail pilots, Amazing Transportation, blind flying, discipline, flying, flying into clouds, flying through poor weather, judgment, professional pilots, the flying public, the weather barrier | Comments Off

Fifteen Years

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Joe Clark

It is hard to believe that it has been 15 years since America was attacked. There is no question it was a horrible event, an event that will remain in the minds of all of us who were of an … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Life in General | Tagged 2997 fatalities, 9/11, America was attacked, Fifteen Years, Ground Zero, hijackers, loved by their families, memories, sacrifice, United Airlines Flight 93, unsafe world | 2 Comments

Revisiting Eastern Airlines Flight 1320

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Joe Clark

In writing this blog, I have had some great experiences. As I have mentioned before, I have had the chance to make friends throughout the world. Between the blog, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, the ability to connect with almost anyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation History | Tagged Captain Robert Wilbur Jr., Eastern Airlines Flight 1320, First Officer James Hartley, Frigyes Karinthy, professional pilots, Revisiting Eastern Airlines Flight 1320, six degrees of separation, St. Patrick’s Day 1970 | 2 Comments

A Busy Summer

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Joe Clark

I have had a busy summer. Hence, the reason I have not had a chance to write as much as I would have desired over the past three months. The summer was both good, and bad, as things tend to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged a busy summer, BluewaterPress LLC, books, Jon Proctor, PSST! Wanna Know a Secret?, Trans World Airlines A Book of Memories, TWA | Comments Off

EgyptAir Flight 804

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Joe Clark

With the loss of EgyptAir Flight 804 this past week, speculation again goes to terrorism. It is a possibility, but probably not in this case. Reports in the media indicate the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) information reported … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying | Tagged acts of war, Airbus 340, Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS), Asiana Airlines Flight 214, Automation, Boeing, Boeing 777, British Airways Flight 38, cockpit voice recorder, criminal activity, dependency on electronics, EgyptAir Flight 804, flight data recorder, fly-by-wire, Heathrow Airport, hijacking, Lufthansa Airlines, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, San Francisco International, terrorism, United Airlines | Comments Off

80 Years Young

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Joe Clark

This past March 5 marked the 80th anniversary of the first flight of England’s famed Vicker’s Supermarine Spitfire. Early in the morning in 1936, the Spitfire, registration number K5054, flew for the very first time at Eastleigh Aerodrome. Only a … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, History | Tagged 80 Years Young, 80th anniversary, Battle of Britain, Captain Joseph Summers, Eastleigh Aerodrome, Ernest Mansbridge, First Flight, Flight Lieutenant Gilbert S. White, Gordon Monger, High Flight, John Gillespie Magee Jr., Judy Mansbridge, Judy Monger, K5054, Merlin supercharged V12 engine, Mutt Summers, R.J. Mitchell, Southampton Airport, Spitfire, Vicker’s Supermarine Spitfire, Woolston Southampton | Comments Off

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Gladys Ingle

Lost Logbooks

Bob Hoover 1922-2016

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Amazing Transportation

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Revisiting Eastern Airlines Flight 1320

A Busy Summer

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80 Years Young

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