Monthly Archives: December 2010

Running Out of Time

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Joe Clark

This is a time when many are running out of time. At this time of year, many people are finding themselves on the short end of the stick used to measure time. Of course, there are as many methods for … Continue reading →

Posted in Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged banging out copy, consequences, Davy Jones' locker, fingers flying across the keys, lessons of Christmas, making and saving gas, managing editors, methods for measuring time, Navy pilots, news reporter-photographers, pressure, publishers, Running Out of Time, short end of the stick, stressing out, students running out of time, time management | Comments Off

What Makes a Good CFI?

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Joe Clark

Some believe you must be a great pilot to be a good flight instructor. Others think you have to have great teaching skills. Then there are those who believe it all boils down to patience. For those who believe it … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged airplanes, discipline, flying, good flight instructor, great pilot, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, patience, pilots, professional pilots, professional reputation, stress, student pilots, teacher, the Law of Effect, training aircraft, What Makes a Good CFI? | Comments Off

Heroes

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Joe Clark

My student and I finished our flight a little early and when we returned to the ramp, I saw an early model Cessna 210 sitting in front of the flight dispatch building. From afar, the airplane looked good. As I … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged a true American hero, aeronautical engineering, airplanes, an older gentleman, Cessna 210, Cessnas, Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket, Eastern Airlines, Edwards Air Force Base, flying, Hawker Siddeley, heroes, just another Cessna pilot, military service, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics' (NACA), Navy, North American Aviation, pilots, professional pilots, Scott Crossfield, test pilot, the fastest human alive, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee for Science and Technology, the X-15, World War II | 4 Comments

The Jags Lost

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Joe Clark

I missed the game, but from what I heard and what little I saw of the gridiron action, it did not go well for Jacksonville. I felt as though we would not have a chance to see the game, no … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged Anna, big brother, cousin, Dominic, Eva, first day of life, gorgeous babies, gridiron action, it was a great day even if the Jags lost, Jacksonville Jags, Nana, the game, The Jags Lost | 1 Comment

Doing the Right Thing

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Joe Clark

I read an article published in Flying Magazine that was one of the best articles I have ever read. The article started with the observation of a cropduster landing to reload his hopper and then taking off again. The pilot impressed … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General | Tagged "doing the right thing", checkrides, cropdusters, fly the airplane, flying by the rules, flying magazine, flying precisely, flying professionally, following the rules, happy passengers, integrity, landing on a point, observing, professional competence, repeat business, taking care of your equipment | Comments Off

107 Years

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Joe Clark

A century plus seven years. It is almost too much to comprehend, especially when you give some thought to the amazing accomplishments which have taken place since then. It was 107 years ago today the Wright Brothers officially “cracked the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying | Tagged 107 Years, 1941, aerial combat maneuvering, aerial combatants, airmail, aviation, B-25 Mitchell bombers, B-29 Superfortresses, barnstormers, Charles Lindbergh, Chuck Yeager, December 7, Douglas DC-3, H.G. Wells, history, jet fighters, Jimmy Doolittle, John Kennedy, Jules Verne, Maritime aviation, October 14 1947, open cockpit biplanes, the airline industry, the aviation industry, the Boeing 707, The Korean War, the moon, the sound barrier, the space race, the USS Hornet, the Wright Brothers, times of war, turbojets, World War I | 3 Comments

“Stand Down from General Quarters”

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Joe Clark

“All hands, secure from General Quarters.” There is no finer call at sea than to stand down from general quarters. It means whatever was threatening the ship is no longer a danger. It also means sailors can get back to … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged Anna, backcountry roads, driving past midnight, expectant mothers, experienced grandmothers, first time fathers, grandchildren, normal routine, puppy dog eyes, standing my ground, “Stand Down from General Quarters” | Comments Off

The Season of Babies

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Joe Clark

There I was, at 27,000 feet pushing 630 knots, screaming down from the sky upside down,… Oops, no, wrong story… Actually I was sitting in my office finishing the school term and wondering what I would write my blog about … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged Anna, conversations, Dominic, Eva, grandchildren, stealing time here and there, the nicest person I know, the proverbial mother bear, the ringing phone, The Season of Babies, wifely telepathic communication, wrapping up the school term | 1 Comment

Cold, Part II

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Joe Clark

I wrote (really complained) about the cold in an earlier blog on December 6th, but maybe I was a little premature with my moaning and groaning. Now it is really cold! Throughout the entire United States, it seems as though … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged citrus crop, citrus farmers, cold, Cold Part II, Daytona Beach, December, Florida, freezing, freezing to death, front yards, getting out of the cold, grapefruit trees, hard freeze warning, January, Melbourne, Midwest, motorists, North, orange trees, Orlando, plastic pink flamingos, record lows, Tampa | 3 Comments

The Juan T. Trippe

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Joe Clark

These days, if you don’t know who Juan T. Trippe is, the old airplane guys can almost excuse you because we have now moved so far down the timeline away from the glorious days of airline travel. This was a time … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General | Tagged air-taxi service, airplanes, Aviation Company of the Americas, Boeing 707, Boeing 747, Clipper flying boats, Colonial Air Transport, Cuba, Eddie Rickenbacker, Florida, Havana, Howard Hughes, international jet travel, Key West, Long Island Airways, Mojave CA, Pacific Ocean, Pan Am, Pan American World Airways, pilots, the early airline industry, The Juan T. Trippe, the Tony Jannus Award | 4 Comments

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Running Out of Time

What Makes a Good CFI?

Heroes

The Jags Lost

Doing the Right Thing

107 Years

“Stand Down from General Quarters”

The Season of Babies

Cold, Part II

The Juan T. Trippe

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