Category Archives: Life in General

Solo! (Part 1)

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Joe Clark

Over the course of today and the following three days, I am posting the story of what it is like to solo an airplane for the first time. This account, originally published as an essay in Eagles Tales, is from … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged airplanes, Cessnas, discipline, engine failures, first solo, Florida, flying, inexperienced pilots, judgment, learning to fly, pilots, student pilots, taildraggers, training aircraft | 3 Comments

The 1940s

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Joe Clark

My friend, Mike, sent me an email featuring a PowerPoint presentation about the 1940s. Coincidentally, I spent time earlier in the day researching some of the great airplanes of the period. I came away thinking about the airplanes and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General | Tagged Air Force, airliners, airplanes, altitude, Chuck Yeager, discipline, Douglas DC-7, flying, humanitarian roles, judgment, Lockheed Constellation, Mach, military service, offensive and defensive weapons of war, open cockpit biplanes, pilots, professional pilots, Royal Air Force, The 1940s, the airline industry, the Korean conflict, The World's Greatest Generation, Tom Brokaw, United States Air Force, World War II | 5 Comments

Calling in Sick

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Joe Clark

I hate calling in sick. There is just something about it I really dislike – mostly the part about being sick. However, every now and then, you have to listen to your body and give it a rest. According to … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Life in General, Personal | Tagged $63 billion, a lot of bucks!, a really bad cold, being sick, Calling in Sick, calling in sick to fun, dedicated employees, give it a rest, productivity, staying home, take it easy, telecommuting, workers lose 8.4 days per year | 6 Comments

The Day of the One’s Takes its Own Place in History

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Joe Clark

Well, yesterday I made mention January 11, 2011 would create its own history and it did not disappoint. Throughout the eastern half of the nation, the weather was awful. According to various news reports, the airlines canceled as many as … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged 1-11-11, 7700 flights canceled, a unique day, airline cancellations, Atlanta's Hartsfield, awful weather, declare an emergency, Delta Airlines, hotel rooms, hurry up spring, loss of millions of dollars, Old Man Winter, state of panic, stranded passengers, The Day of the One’s Takes it Own Place in History, the Sunshine State, too cold, travel delays, treacherous driving, uncomfortable nights in airport terminals, US Airways | Comments Off

The Day of the One’s

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Joe Clark

Today is a unique day. In the purest form the date is 1-11-11. That is a lot of one’s. This year, there is only day better than this in context of dates – Veterans Day. Can you imagine that? 11-11-11! … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation History, Life in General | Tagged 1-11-11, a unique day, Amelia Earhart, Atlanta, Auburn-Oregon game, Bill Cosby, Billy Martin, Bobby Knight, Denver Broncos, Dorothy Hamill, Green Bay Packers, Howard stern, Kansas City Chiefs, Kristi Yamaguchi, Los Angeles, Minnesota Vikings, New York Yankees, Paul Simon, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco, Seinfeld, Smoking may be hazardous to your health, Space Shuttle STS–72, Superbowl IV, The Day of the One’s, the Endeavor, the first discotheque, Tim Allen, Veterans Day, Washington DC, Watergate burglars, Whisky-a-go-go | 2 Comments

Eternal Suicide by FB

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Joe Clark

One of the classes I teach is a career and interviewing class. I enjoy teaching that class because it really helps some of the students. What amazes me about some young people, however, is that some have chosen to commit … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General | Tagged a profound effect on the rest of your life, bad information, career and interviewing class, commit professional suicide by Facebook, discipline, Eternal Suicide by FB, Facebook, friends, identity thieves, incriminating information, incriminating photographs, judgment, professional pilots, professionalism, social media, the interview process | 4 Comments

Carrots and Night Flying

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Joe Clark

When I talk with my commercial pilot classes about radar, one of my favorite “extra point” test questions deals with carrots. None knew the story of British ace, John Cunningham. Cunningham was a Royal Air Force officer who went from … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General | Tagged beta-carotene, British ace John Cunningham, carrots, Carrots and Night Flying, fighter pilot, flying, military service, pilots, Royal Air Force, the British High Command, The Germans, the invention of radar, the most dangerous night fighter pilot of the RAF, World War II, “extra point” test questions | 1 Comment

A Guy Named Joe

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Joe Clark

Here in Central Florida, there once was a guy named Joe. Joe was a fairly well known aviator, antiquer, and homebuilder. His day job was flying Lears and DH-125s for a bank; his passion was flying antiques and homebuilts. Timing … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged 1929 Command-Aire biplane, A Guy Named Joe, airplanes, antiquer, aviator, barnstormers, Central Florida, Cessnas, Drane Field, flying, homebuilder, inexperienced pilots, judgment, learning to fly, open cockpit biplanes, Piper Cubs, St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, student pilots, taildraggers, training aircraft, Waco cabin biplanes | 1 Comment

Adaptation

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Joe Clark

Sometimes life will throw you a curve and you have no choice other than to adapt. In the case of those who want to fly, many times the curve ball is color blindness. Colorblindness is usually a problem for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General | Tagged Adaptation, airplanes, backup plan, be productive, colorblindness, commercial pilots, connect, create, cross-country flight, curveballs, discipline, flying, flying career, having a plan, inexperienced pilots, judgment, learning to fly, make a living, no choice other than to adapt, pilots, professional pilots, serve, start a business, student pilots, the big picture, your own company jet | 2 Comments

Mankind’s Greatest Navigational Achievement

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Joe Clark

Traveling from one place on the earth to another is a phenomenal accomplishment. To get from one place on the globe, precisely to a predetermined destination against incredible odds is, in a word, amazing. How were we able to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General | Tagged Apollo 13, Apollo spacecraft, Christopher Columbus, flying, Fred W. Haise, Hawaii, Houston, James A. Lovell, judgment, Mankind’s Greatest Navigation Achievement, Marquesas Islands, modern navigational instruments, navigators, October 12 1492, Palos de la Frontera, slide rules, the Niña, the Pinta, the Polynesians, the Santa Maria, trans-Pacific crossings, “hand-flying” | 1 Comment

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Category Archives: Life in General

Solo! (Part 1)

The 1940s

Calling in Sick

The Day of the One’s Takes its Own Place in History

The Day of the One’s

Carrots and Night Flying

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