Author Archives: Joe Clark

What Makes a Cessna 172 So Safe?

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Joe Clark

OK, so I was checking out the stats on the blog and I came across this search term. Someone had actually asked the question of Google or Bing or Yahoo, “What makes a Cessna 172 so safe?” What a great … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged airplanes, Cessna, Cessna 172P, Cessna 210 Centurion, Cessnas, Clyde Cessna, engine failures, flying, gross weight, inexperienced pilots, maneuvering speed, stall speed, the 100-series Cessnas, What Makes a Cessna 172 So Safe? | 4 Comments

Building Time

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Joe Clark

Today’s young pilots face the same age-old number one question as pilots in the last century: namely – how do I get a job? Of course, as it was in the Twentieth Century, so it is in the 21st. New … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General | Tagged airline industry, airplanes, Alaska, banner towing, Building Time, bush flying, Catch-22, charter flying, checkrides, chicken and egg conundrum, commercial pilot positions, flight instructing, flying, flying jobs, flying skydivers, great time building, how do I get a job?, inexperienced pilots, insurance criteria, judgment, learning to fly, mountains, Part 135, professional pilots, sightseeing flights, taildraggers, the menial jobs of aviation, training aircraft, working for a living, young pilots | 4 Comments

How to Blog

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Joe Clark

Many have asked where I find the time to blog daily. My secret is my telephone and all those small groupings of minutes which we commonly waste because they are too short a time with which to do anything productive. … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Publishing, Reading, Writing | Tagged computer, editing, editorial mistake, editorial work, finding time, first edit, fourth edit, fresh eye, How to Blog, my telephone, new perspective, paragraphs, perfect writing, second edit, sentences, Smartphones, the daily grind, third edit | 2 Comments

December 7

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Joe Clark

It is hard to believe it has been 69 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Eighteen year-old newly enlisted sailors, who were there when the Japanese bombed the harbor, are today, 87 years old. There are some 3000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General | Tagged Americans, April 18 1942, bullies, December 7, Doolittle’s Raid, Doolittle’s Raiders, educated professors, grade school playground, isolationism, Japanese attack, Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, Pearl Harbor, playground bully, political pundits, psychological blow, sailors, stealing lunch money | 3 Comments

Cold

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Joe Clark

I realize we Floridians will not gain a bit of sympathy from y’all UPN. But dang it! It’s cold! And this is Florida. Right now, sitting in my office while writing this, the outside air temperature is 39 degrees F. … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged California, cold, cows standing in the snow, Florida, Floridians, incredulity, Minnesota, oceanfront pastures, opposable thumbs, Pacific Coast Highway, real Floridians, Tampa, UPN, warm enough for the beach! | 5 Comments

ID Security

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Joe Clark

I woke this morning to the newscasters carrying another story about identity theft and the things the average person should do to avoid becoming a victim. For the most part, it is basic, common sense information; but there is more … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged banks, be proactive in protecting yourself, Do Not Call Registry, Facebook, financial information, ID Security, identity theft, Internet, loan companies, managing information, personal information, putting yourself at risk, shredding, social media, telephone surveys | 1 Comment

The Navy Corsairs

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Joe Clark

Whenever someone mentions the name “Corsair,” most aviation enthusiasts immediately think of the inverted gull-winged F-4U Corsair from World War II. A few will think of the A-7 Corsair which gained fame as a light attack bomber in Vietnam. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying | Tagged A-4 Skyhawk, A-7E Corsair, Coast Guard, Desert Storm, F-4U Corsair, F-8 Crusader, Granada, Iraq, Libya, Lyman Bullard, Marines, Navy, O2U Corsair, Panama, Pratt & Whitney, R-1340 Wasp, R-1690 Hornet, The Korean War, The Navy Corsairs, Vietnam, Vought Corporation, World War II | 1 Comment

A Brand New Airplane

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Joe Clark

Many would not know what the Ryan NYP is if asked about the airplane in that manner. The NYP is one of the most important airplanes ever designed, built, and flown and today, resides in the Air & Space Museum … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying | Tagged A Brand New Airplane, Air & Space Museum, Charles Lindbergh, Donald Hall, Lambert Field, Le Bourget, N-X-211, Orteig Prize, Roosevelt Field, Ryan Airlines Company, Ryan M-2, Ryan NYP, San Diego, St. Louis, Wright J-5C “Whirlwind”, “New York to Paris” | Comments Off

Automation

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Joe Clark

One thing which tends to strike fear into the heart of a young student pilot working on a career in aviation is the word, automation. Young people hate to hear that word because they think it might keep them from getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying | Tagged airline crews, airline pilots, airplanes, Airplanista online magazine, Automation, Charles Lindbergh, FedEx, first officer, flight engineer, flying across the Atlantic, Fred Smith, fully automated cockpits, life support systems, navigator, passenger flights, pilot, pilots, professional pilots, radio operator, student pilots, unmanned aerial vehicles, Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), young student pilots | Comments Off

The Super Viking

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Joe Clark

One of my students made a derogatory comment about “plastic” airplanes when I mentioned airplanes of composite construction one day in class. He said something to the effect that real airplanes are supposed to be made of metal. I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying | Tagged Bellanca 17-30A Super Viking, Bellanca Aircraft Company, Bellanca Viking, Continental IO-520, Giuseppe Mario Bellanca, Italian immigrant, Minnesota, The Super Viking, tube wood and fabric airplane, wood wing, ‘canvas’ airplanes, “plastic” airplanes | 1 Comment

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