Monthly Archives: January 2011

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

The “Potato” Plane

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Joe Clark

If you look at the Piper Apache head on, it looks a bit like a potato. A potato with wings and smaller spuds on the wings that house Lycoming engines of different sizes. Originally, the Piper PA-23 came out with … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying | Tagged A potato with wings, a real airplane, airplanes, flying, high-lift wing, inexperienced pilots, judgment, learning to fly, Lycoming engines, multi-engine trainer, new ME trainees, PA-23-150, PA-23-160, PA-23-235, PA-23-250, pilots, Piper Apache, Piper Aztec, professional pilots, student pilots, The “Potato” Plane, training aircraft | 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

Old Airports, New Names

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Joe Clark

We took my mother-in-law over to see her sister-in-law who has a winter residence in Haines City. On the way home, we took a route that brought us near the Lakeland Airport. I started thinking about the Lakeland and Orlando … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Life in General | 2 Comments

Flying Tired

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Joe Clark

It is time for the blog to go up, it is time to write the blog, and I am only at the beginning of the post. Unfortunately, I am really tired. I am not complaining, and I am sure many … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General | Tagged a lethal situation, accidents, airplanes, commercial fishing, crew duty and rest requirements, Cuba, degraded performance, Douglas DC-8 freighter, driving trucks, fighting fires, flying, flying airplanes, Flying Tired, Guantanamo Bay Cuba, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, Kalitta International Flight 808, Leeward Point, Navy, pilot-in-command’s judgment, pilots, professional pilots, running an operating room, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), tired aircrew, walking a police beat, working tired | 1 Comment

Real Cuban Bread, Part II

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Joe Clark

OK, so we are at my wife’s Uncle Richard’s talking about blogging and the latest blog of the Cuban bread, when right in the middle of the conversation, my phone beeps signaling the arrival of an email. It reads, “You … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged a great evening, Cessna 170, Cessna Cardinal, Clearwater, Cuban coffee, Cuban sandwiches, La Joven Francesca Bakery, La Segunda Central Bakery, Miami FL, Owl Hoot Trail Trilogy by T.H. Bear, palm frond, Real Cuban Bread, St. Petersburg, Tampa FL, Tampa from the old times, Tampa history, the Columbia Restaurant, the water in Tampa, Ybor City | 1 Comment

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Monthly Archives: January 2011

The Day of the One’s

Carrots and Night Flying

A Guy Named Joe

The “Potato” Plane

Adaptation

Mankind’s Greatest Navigational Achievement

Old Airports, New Names

Flying Tired

Real Cuban Bread, Part II

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