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It Finally Happened

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Joe Clark

I knew this day was coming. This is the first year that paper books sold and eBook sales reached parity in our company in one year. In the time since we began producing eBooks, our hard copy sales were always … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bibliophile, eBooks, electronic devices, favorite books, It Finally Happened, Learning to Read, new books, Papa's Problem, Patrick Kendrick, progress, publishers, reading, real books, research, writers, writing | Comments Off

It Seems As If Only Yesterday

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Joe Clark

It is the start of the new term. It is difficult to believe it is the Spring 2018 term. As part of the introduction to my classes, I used a scene from the movie, “The Dead Poets Society.” It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A-7E Corsair, airplanes, Carpe diem, discipline, extraordinary learning, flight training, flying airplanes, grades, inexperienced pilots, It Seems As If Only Yesterday, judgment, learning to fly, memories, military service, Navy, pilots, professional pilots, reading, Robin Williams, student pilots, studying, The Dead Poets Society, the key to learning, the Perseid meteor showers, the Spring 2018 term, “cramming” | Comments Off

Unbelievable – The 747 Is Retired

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Joe Clark

The Smithsonian’s Air and Space Magazine recently published an article about the last flight of the airline workhorse, the Boeing 747. You can find the Smithsonian’s article by following this link: https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/queen-skies-retires-180967588/ It is an interesting report. In the summer of 1969, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged a parent’s worst nightmare, a teenager with a drivers’ license, a teenager with a pilots’ license, inexperienced pilots, memories, National Airlines, Smithsonian’s Air and Space Magazine, the Boeing 747, the last flight, the summer of 1969, time passing so quickly, Unbelievable - The 747 Is Retired | Comments Off

Another Terrible Week

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Joe Clark

Again, it was another terrible week. This time, rather than a collision at sea, it was a tanker aircraft falling from the sky in the middle of America. A dozen and a half fatalities so far, according to the initial … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged air refueling tanker, flying, KC-130, Marines, media, military service, professional pilots, talking heads | Comments Off

The Magenta Babies

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Joe Clark

Standing in front of the class, I talked of the rudiments of navigation. I still marvel at the miracle of leaving somewhere on the earth in a vehicle, vessel, or airship and navigating precisely to another location. Then after visiting … Continue reading →

Posted in Flying, Uncategorized | Tagged Airbus 320 crash, checkpoints, Colgan 3407, cross-country training, fuel flow, fuel remaining, GPS, Habsheim France, J-3 Cub, mishaps, navigation, skills and expertise, technology, the basics, the fundamentals of flying, The Magenta Babies | 1 Comment

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

Peter Bowers and His Baby

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Joe Clark

One of my heroes is Peter M. Bowers. His name may be unfamiliar to some, but those of us who have been involved in aviation for a while know about Mr. Bower’s work as an aviation journalist, aeronautical engineer, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 65 hp Continental, 85 hp Continental, aeronautical engineer, airplanes, amateur built airplanes, aviation journalism, homebuilt airplanes, Peter Bowers, pilots, taildraggers, the Bowers Flybaby, the Experimental Aircraft Association | Comments Off

Typewriters

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Joe Clark

Writing is a way of life for some. We are compelled to write, we don’t write just because we want to. There are some stories that must absolutely be told, either by word of mouth or by printed page. Now … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged books, bookstore, Florida, great ideas, library, manuscript, memories, notepad and pencil, publishers, school, stories, the Internet, typewriters, typing skills, University of Florida, University of Florida School of Journalism, words, writers, “the old days” | 3 Comments

Bear’s Books

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Joe Clark

As we wrapped up 2011, one of the goals I missed was completing production on the third book of The Bear’s trilogy, The Owl Hoot Trail. I wanted so much to complete the last book, Book Three, The Turning of … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Publishing, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged editors, friends, Gold in the Red Desert, publishers, TH Bear, The Owl Hoot Trail Trilogy, The Withlacoochee Renegades, writers | Comments Off

Reno

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Joe Clark

As usual, the news media is doing a terrible job on the continual reporting of the Reno crash. There is a modicum of fact and the remainder of their reports, articles, and videos contain unsubstantiated conjecture and a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aerodynamic flutter, air race spectators, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, discipline, elevator trim tab, excessive g-loading, flight training, flying, hardware, Jimmy Leeward, judgment, modified P-51 air racer, Ocala FL, professional pilots, taildraggers, the Army Air Forces, The Galloping Ghost, Thompson Trophy Race, Trim Tabs, World War II | Comments Off

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