Category Archives: Life in General

Inexperienced Pilots and the Just Highlander

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Joe Clark

Someone had an interesting query for Google the other day. It was “highlander aircraft inexperienced pilot.” The Google machine brought the Googler right straight to my blog. When I saw the query in the software, I started thinking about it … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General | Tagged airplanes, airspeed, altitude, flight training, flying, inexperienced pilots, judgment, learning to fly, pilots, professional pilots, student pilots, taildraggers, training aircraft | 3 Comments

The 390th Gathering of Turkeys

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Joe Clark

It’s the Tuesday before the Big Turkey Day. Many are spending their time getting ready for the Big Day. There will be turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, and football. Many will be on the road driving to visit relatives—some far away, … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General | Tagged 390th anniversary of Thanksgiving, football, giving thanks, Holidays, Thanksgiving, turkeys, turkeys in the backyard | 5 Comments

Veterans Day 2011

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Joe Clark

When you’re a kid, you really have no idea about the meaning behind Veteran’s Day. It is just another of those days in November, except that on the 11th, the old guys who were soldiers, sailors, airmen or Marines get … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Life in General, Personal | Tagged Afghanistan veterans, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard veterans, friends, iraqi war veterans, Korean War veterans, Marines, memories, military service, Navy, Vietnam veterans, World War II veterans | 5 Comments

Truly, I am not dead, no matter what they say…

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Joe Clark

I have been busy. For you loyal readers, trust me when I say, I am cataloging ideas for when I am free from this work in which I am now engaged–work which is keeping me from the blog. Should I tell you … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, History, Life in General | Tagged airplanes, Charles Lindbergh, Florida, flying, professional pilots | 3 Comments

The Éole

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Joe Clark

Today, 121 years ago, Frenchman Clement Ader’s steam-powered airplane flew for the first time. Yes, you are correct in your math if you said that was 13 years before the Wrights flew. And yes, it was a steam-powered airplane. Ader … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, History, Life in General | Tagged a steam-powered airplane, airplanes, aviation history, barnstormers, Brothers George and William Besler, clean emissions, flying, Frenchman Clement Ader, internal combustion engine, Lead-based fossil fuels, open cockpit biplanes, the Besler Steam Airplane, the Doble Steam Motors Company, The Éole, the First World War, the Travel Air 2000, the Wrights, very quiet operation, William Besler | Comments Off

Something’s Just Not Quite Right…

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Joe Clark

Last June, I touched on the problems with the cellular industry and GPS receivers. On June 11, I detailed the problems in GPS, LG4, and Government Woes and followed up the next day with The Looming GPS and Smartphone Wars. … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General | Tagged agricultural settings, cell phone signals, construction, General William Shelton, Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) system, Jeff Carlisle, National Security, nationwide 4G wireless network, Philip Falcone, Something’s Just Not Quite Right..., surveying, the Air Force Space Command, the cellular industry | 2 Comments

Labor Day Computer Blast

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Joe Clark

It is Labor Day Weekend. A day of rest. And there is no question—I really do need to take a break. For almost a month now, computer problems have beleaguered and hindered my progress preparing for school as well as … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged a waste of time, bios battery, computers, computers clock, Google, iPad, Kindle, Labor Day Computer Blast, Labor Day Weekend, loose cables, Mac, open season on all computers, PC, technology, the bios screen, the mysterious midnight Microsoft update, the USB ports, Windows 7, Windows Vista, wireless keyboards and mice | Comments Off

1st Solo, + 40 Years

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Joe Clark

As I sit writing this, my mind goes back 40 years, almost to the second, of this instant. I cannot believe so much time has passed since the moment I feel as though I was truly born. I was there, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged "her pound of papers and scraps", "land lubbers", a kaleidoscope of images memories events and people, a life aloft, a life-defining moment, a lucky one, A pilot's logbook, a witness and participant, all the secrets to life, an accident statistic, at one time?, Because I flew, Beryl Markham, Fatal statistics, having fun beyond description, I flew alone, just yesterday, learning to fly, my one and only perfect landing, my share of bad landings, over there, passing lessons down to the youngest pilots, proof of my own life in the sky, reserved only for aviators and sailors, Solo + 40 Years, Sunsets and sunrises, the first time I truly spread my wings, the good and the bad, the other side, the touch of their grandchildren, this instant, too, Was I that young, West with the Night, why he or she was so unlucky, why I was so very lucky, “young whipper-snapper” | 5 Comments

After the Storm

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Joe Clark

Irene has passed the northeast area for the most part. But now the real work begins. As Floridians, we have gone through this drill many times in our lifetimes. Those from New Jersey and New York are about to discover what … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General | Tagged civic-minded citizens, cyclonic storms, extreme danger, extreme storms, First Day of the Season, first official day of the 2011 Hurricane Season, happily playing outside, helping one another, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the aftermath of a hurricane, the goodness in people, the real work begins, tornadoes, tropical storms, “hurricane parties” | 1 Comment

Incoming at Cape Lookout

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Joe Clark

Hurricane Irene has chosen where she is going to make landfall. Cape Lookout, NC is ground zero for the impact. Our concerns are with the people all along the coastal communities of the Carolinas, Virgina, New Jersey, and New York. Hurricanes are no … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General | Tagged cyclonic storms, extreme danger, extreme storms, First Day of the Season, first official day of the 2011 Hurricane Season, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), tornadoes, tropical storms, “hurricane parties” | 2 Comments

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Category Archives: Life in General

Inexperienced Pilots and the Just Highlander

The 390th Gathering of Turkeys

Veterans Day 2011

Truly, I am not dead, no matter what they say…

The Éole

Something’s Just Not Quite Right…

Labor Day Computer Blast

After the Storm

Incoming at Cape Lookout

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