Monthly Archives: May 2011

Airports&Cats

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Joe Clark

Jeff and I stand at the front of the hangar. As we watch student pilots practice their approaches and landings, we revel in the wonderful evening. The weather is perfect for perfecting landings–except for the westerly winds, which forces the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged a bobcat, a very pretty evening, airplanes, Airports & Cats, airspeed, altitude, cats, Cessna 170, Cessnas, Florida, flying, friends, Gracie, judgment, learning to fly, perfect weather, pilots, professional pilots, right at sunset, student pilots, sunset, taildraggers, the airport cat, the hangar, watching from the side of the taxiway, westerly winds, when I saw him | 2 Comments

Airports & Cats

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Joe Clark

Raptor Rescue-Man

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Joe Clark

I have a friend, “Holly,” who is truly an amazing person. He is very well educated with college degrees, by trade credentials, and by serious self-education. He subscribes to my blog and not one grammatical or typographical error has slipped … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged accolades of the onlookers, acrophobia, afraid of heights, campus security, Florida, free climbing, friends, grammatical errors, hawk lips, natural born adventurer, pilots, professional pilots, Raptor Rescue-Man, red-tailed hawks, safety gear, scratching my head, serious self-education, state wildlife officers, student pilots, typographical errors, “Holly” | 2 Comments

Back in the Old Days

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Joe Clark

The old days. What is the definition of “the old days?” It depends on your point of view, that point of view being age. If you are young, the old days were back in kindergarten, perhaps. If you are in … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged accidently scraping the tail, aerobatic pilots, Air Force, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, AOPA’s weekend FIRC in Jacksonville, Back in the Old Days, barnstormers, Cessnas, charter pilots, Colonel Ernie Moser, drinking coffee, Flight instructors, flight training, Florida, flying, friends, Great Lakes 2T-1A, inexperienced pilots, Jim Holland, Jim Moser, Jim Moser’s Aerosport, judgment, learning to fly, memories, open cockpit biplanes, pilots, professional pilots, sitting around the FBO, student pilots, taildraggers, talking airplanes, the good old days, the St. Augustine airport, training aircraft, weekend airshow | Comments Off

Why Should You Teach?

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Joe Clark

Why is it important for new pilots to teach younger pilots? Many young pilots question why they should teach others how to fly. For whatever reason, they fail to understand the concept that in teaching others, what you are really … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged a hard job, airplanes, Cessnas, current or former flight instructors, demonstrating maneuvers, discipline, engage the autopilot, engine failures, first solo, flight training, Florida, flying, flying night cargo, flying skills, flying with finesse, friends, hy Should You Teach?, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, memories, pilots, professional pilots, reinforcing your knowledge, serious pilots, stick-and-rudder pilots, student pilots, taildraggers, teaching younger pilots, the very best pilots, training aircraft, using CRM techniques, why they should teach | 4 Comments

Ladders on the Highway

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Joe Clark

What a strange couple of days. Both yesterday and today I had to call the Florida Highway Patrol to report ladders on the highway. It is not unusual to see the ladders on the road on a rare occasion, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General | Tagged allow enough room to see and avoid, Debris in the roadway, Florida Highway Patrol, ladders in the middle of Interstate 95, Ladders on the Highway, motorcycles, pickup trucks, report ladders on the highway, roadway debris | 1 Comment

Piper’s Comanche

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Joe Clark

One of the best single engine aircraft on the used airplane market today is the Piper PA-24 Comanche. Piper delivered the airplane with a variety of Lycoming engines ranging in power from 180 hp on the low end, to 400 hp … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General | Tagged a solid instrument platform, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, bona fide four-place airplane, Comanche, flight training, flying, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, Max Conrad, pilots, Piper PA-24 Comanche, Piper's Comanche, professional pilots, standard "T" instrument panel, the non-stop speed record from Casablanca to Los Angeles, “oil-canning” in the aft fuselage | Comments Off

The World’s First Flight Attendant

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Joe Clark

In 1930, Ellen Church was a newly licensed pilot who wanted to fly. She went to Boeing Air Transport, the predecessor to United Airlines, and applied, even though she knew her chances of flying as a pilot were not good. … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, History | Tagged Army Nurse Corps the Air Medal, Boeing Air Transport, Cresco IA, Ellen Church, Ellen Church Field, Ford Tri-motor, Iowa, passengers fearful of flying, reassuring frightened passengers, scared and airsick passengers, Steve Stimpson of BAT, stewards, the fledgling airline industry, the very first flight attendant in the world, The World’s First Flight Attendant, United Airlines, World War II | 4 Comments

The Wonder of Weather Technology

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Joe Clark

We knew the weather was coming today, and now it is here. Earlier today, Ardis was talking with her father and asked if we should spend the money to water the lawn. He told her yes, so now the lawn … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged a great instrument platform, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, another night of dodging thunderstorms, building experience, Cessna 210, Cessnas, computer screen, discipline, Florida, flying, flying only on my terms, flying Part 135, heavy rain, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning experiences, learning to fly, Level 3 storms, Level 4 storms, memories, pilots, professional pilots, radar map, Tampa, The Wonder of Weather Technology, trying to stay VFR, weather, written tests, “paying my dues” | 2 Comments

The Mighty Mississippi

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Joe Clark

The first levee has failed in Louisiana. The Mississippi River continues to rise and now officials throughout the area are concerned other levees will not hold unless they take pressure off the entire system. How are they going to do … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Life in General | Tagged Baton Rouge, Cajuns, fishing camps, friends, Governor Bobby Jindal, judgment, levee failure, losing everything, Louisiana, New Orleans, small businesses, small farms, the Army Corps of Engineers, The Mighty Mississippi, the Mississippi River, the Morganza Spillway, “the water is coming” | Comments Off

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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Airports&Cats

Airports & Cats

Raptor Rescue-Man

Back in the Old Days

Why Should You Teach?

Ladders on the Highway

Piper’s Comanche

The World’s First Flight Attendant

The Wonder of Weather Technology

The Mighty Mississippi

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