Monthly Archives: October 2010

The Problem with Bookstores

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Joe Clark

In a summer 2008 NPR broadcast, Lynn Neary talks about the elephant in the room of the book publishing industry. It is an eye-opening episode explaining why small publishers and their authors make little to no money in the book … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Publishing, Reading, Writing | Tagged authors, book buyers, book publishing, book selling, bookstores, lower prices, National Public Radio, outdated policies, prospect of profit, retail organizations, return policies, return rates, small publishers, storage, The Great Depression, The Problem with Bookstores, warehousing | 1 Comment

Telephones

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Joe Clark

When we baby-boomers were still in grade school and watching cartoons on Saturday mornings, the Sunday morning papers carried an interesting comic strip, Dick Tracy. One of the most interesting “gadgets” the fictional cop used in fighting crime was his … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged Agent 86 Maxwell Smart, Alexander Graham Bell, baby-boomers, communications industry, Dick Tracy, digital cell phones, Dr. Martin Cooper, grandparents, miniature hand held computers, Motorola Corporation, NASA, parents, smart phones, space program, Star Trek, Sunday morning papers, telecommunicator, Telephones | 3 Comments

Any Attitude, Any Airspeed

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Joe Clark

I am sure you have heard old flight instructors or pilots say, “An airplane can stall in any attitude or any airspeed.” Come on, admit it. You really didn’t believe them did you? I mean, how is it possible an … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Personal | Tagged 2 v 3 dogfight, A-4, Any Airspeed, Any Attitude, Challenger, critical angle-of-attack, DACM, dissimilar air combat maneuvering, F-14, Guantanamo, gunsight, old flight instructors, pilots, pointed straight down, rolling scissors, Skyhawk, slow flight, stall, throttle wide open, Tomcats | 1 Comment

Clark’s Kitty Camp

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Joe Clark

Over the last few days, we had the privilege of looking after “Hope” and “Chance.” Hope and Chance are a couple of cats who were literally running out of all hope and had very little chance of living much past … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged airport security screeners, calico kittens, Clark’s Kitty Camp, felines, young cats, “Arrgh!”, “Felix”, “Got a cat?”, “Hope” and “Chance”, “the boys” | 3 Comments

Low and Slow

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Joe Clark

Nothing is better and more fun than flying low and slow across the country. Particularly in an airplane with an engine that turns at a low rpm in cruise. It gives an all new meaning to the term “cross-county.” Hit … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Teaching | Tagged aeronautical knowledge, angle-of-attack, critical angle-of-attack, cross-county, flying low and slow, flying the wing, fun and joy of flying, higher fuel flows, horsepower, joy of the journey, Low and Slow, old days, pilot training, sitting inside an aluminum container, skill, speed, young pilots | Comments Off

The Instrument Flying Season

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Joe Clark

We are moving into the “instrument time of the year.” It is a precarious season, a season in which the weather can be capricious at best and downright dangerous at worst. Caught in the middle with everything to lose or … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying | Tagged cold fronts, instrument approach minimums, instrument flying, instrument proficiency, instruments, judgment, local weather, national weather, newly instrument-rated pilot, non-precision approach, poor visibility, precision approach, private aircraft, shooting approaches, stratus type clouds, warm fronts, weather, “breaking out”, “on the gauges” | Comments Off

Street Smarts, Book Smarts, and Money

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Joe Clark

Robert T. Kiyosaki co-authored a book titled Rich Dad, Poor Dad. It is required reading for everyone who wants to be successful. If you are one to read, you will acquire boundless information from this book. One of the important … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Reading | Tagged budgeting, everyone who wants to be successful, low-wage jobs, making money, minimum wage, money work for you, monthly money, paycheck, reading, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert T. Kiyosaki, save 10 percent, saving is the key to success in life, street smarts and book smarts, Street Smarts Book Smarts and Money, taxes, using money properly | 2 Comments

The Barnstormers

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Joe Clark

After the First World War, aviators returned to America in search of their fortunes in aviation. For a mere $400 or $500 each, they were able to acquire training aircraft from the government, the most common of which was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General | Tagged barnstormers, Curtiss JN-4D “Jenny”, gypsy pilots, Jennies, open cockpit airplanes, The Barnstormers, the First World War, training aircraft, wind whistling in the wires, wood and fabric aircraft | 3 Comments

The Art of Climbing

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Joe Clark

Getting to altitude involves more than crawling into an airplane, starting the engine, and pointing the nose up. Pilots must consider many aspects factoring into the initial climb and the following ascent to cruise altitude. Some of these include the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Teaching | Tagged airplanes, altitude, best angle of climb, best rate of climb, clear an obstacle, cruise altitude, cruise climb, failure to maintain flying speed, Flight instructors, flying, getting to altitude, headwind, initial climb, learning to fly, NTSB accident reports, other climb techniques, private pilot, short field take off, soft field take off, spins, stalls, student pilots, tailwind, The Art of Climbing, Vx, Vy | Comments Off

A Very Pleasant Surprise

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Joe Clark

One wonderful thing about airplanes is that each has a lesson to teach. All a new or old pilot has to do to learn the lessons of an airplane is keep his or her eyes and ears open. The airplane … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged a lot of fun, A Very Pleasant Surprise, airplanes, Cessnas, especially delightful, flying around the patch, lessons to teach, Phantom II ultra-light, phenomenal climb rate, pilots, power loading, regrets, selling airplanes, shockingly short takeoffs, the wind on my face, warping wings, weight shift, what flying is all about, wing loading | 1 Comment

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Monthly Archives: October 2010

The Problem with Bookstores

Telephones

Any Attitude, Any Airspeed

Clark’s Kitty Camp

Low and Slow

The Instrument Flying Season

Street Smarts, Book Smarts, and Money

The Barnstormers

The Art of Climbing

A Very Pleasant Surprise

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