Monthly Archives: May 2011

The Big Hole in the Ground

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Joe Clark

Today is the first day of class and as with all first days of class, some things can be unpredictable. Like what I may use to illustrate my lessons and where my mind might go in the process. Today, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying | Tagged a dangerous place to fly, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Cessna 170B, Cessnas, discipline, first day of class, flying, friends, Grand Canyon National Park airport, inexperienced pilots, judgment, military service, mountains, Navy, pilots, professional pilots, special air traffic rules, taildraggers, The Big Hole in the Ground, the Grand Canyon | 2 Comments

Cruising

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Joe Clark

We have the ability today to stay in contact immediately with anyone around the globe. Facebook is a case in point. As I was thinking of a topic for tonight’s blog, I stopped in on Facebook to check in and … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged A-7E Corsair, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, at sea, Cruising, discipline, Facebook, flying, flying around the boat, friends, helicopter pilots, judgment, landing signal officer (LSO), memories, military service, Navy, nighttime operations, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, pilots, professional pilots, rescue swimmers, sailors, tactical jet aviators, the deck was pitching and rolling, the guy who bought the beer at the last port of call, “ball call”, “getting aboard”, “Roger ball!”, “We’re going to the ship!” | 4 Comments

Headwinds and Tailwinds

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Joe Clark

We were at the Thomasville fly-in and the weather had been okay, not great, but just okay. There was a high overcast and it was cool for October. And it was windy. As we were getting ready for the return … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged airplanes, airspeed, Cessna 170B, discipline, Florida, flying, friends, Headwinds, judgment, memories, pilots, professional pilots, taildraggers, tailwinds | 1 Comment

Sealord and the Atlantic

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Joe Clark

It is the day after Mother’s Day and for her treat, I take Ardis to dinner at the Reef Restaurant on the beach. As is always the case, whenever I look out to sea, my mind wanders back a couple … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged 2 v 1 Air Combat Maneuvering (ACM), ACM was much more subjective, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, bombs are better, discipline, disliked rushing or hurrying, dropping bombs, flight training, Florida, flying, I gave him the thumbs up, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, learning to fly Corsairs, memories, military service, my mind wanders back a couple of decades, NAS Cecil, NAS Cecil Field, Navy, out of the chocks, pilots, professional pilots, sailors, Sealord and the Atlantic, student pilots, the disembodied voice inside my helmet, the final knock-it-off of the day, the O-Club, training aircraft, “a hung ordinance approach”, “Sealord” | 1 Comment

The Hardest Job Ever

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Joe Clark

It is late night, Ardis is driving. Today is Mother’s Day. I hope all you moms out there had a joyous day. I am convinced, from the personal experience of being a pain in my mother’s butt, that being a … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged a pain in my mother’s butt, discipline, growing up the South, keep us out of trouble, Mother’s Day, personal experience, sacrifice, take my own belt to my bottom, The Hardest Job Ever, the hardest job in the world, traditional Southern qualities, we were rich because of her, young people, “Dr.”, “Give me your belt.”, “Miss”, “Mr.”, “Mrs.”, “No sir”, “Yes ma’am” | Comments Off

Pilot-Engineer Wars

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Joe Clark

There is a thought that engineers created performance charts just to drive pilots crazy. And, as if that were not enough, they had to include “notes,” “cautions,” and “warnings.” The pilots need to heed all those, too, just to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying | Tagged "cautions", "notes", "warnings", airplanes, airspeed, altitude, becoming familiar with the charts and graphs, becoming very familiar with the airplane, Cessnas, engine failures, flight training, flying, grass runways, hidden in plain sight, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, performance charts, Pilot-Engineer Wars, pilots, professional pilots, student pilots, taildraggers, training aircraft | 6 Comments

A Paradigm Shift in the Wind

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Joe Clark

Sniff the wind. Can you smell it? It is very faint, but it is there. It is the odor of a completely new change coming to the publishing industry. More succinctly, the slight smell on the wind is the fear … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Reading, Writing | Tagged a complete change to the publishing industry, A Paradigm Shift in the Wind, A Portrait of Grandma's Dog, access to hundreds of free publications, Amazon Kindle, Cyclotron Factor, e-books, February 2011, first time e-book sales outstripped sales of paperbacks, Gone to meet the British, independent publishers, IPads, Keeping House, Lucky Infantryman, Papa's Problem, Patriots, personal computers, publishers, Road to Barrister, Smartphones, Sunday Morning Prayers for Monday Morning People, Switch Pitchers, The Eighth Day, Will Power, writers | Comments Off

The Aeronca Champ

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Joe Clark

The Aeronca Champ is one of the most classic of airplanes from the 1940s. As with most of the old airplanes from that era, the Champ was able to fly based on a very fine balance between large wing area … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flight Instructing, Flying | Tagged a near-perfect landing, a very honest-flying airplane, adverse yaw, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Cessnas, Continental C-65 engine, discipline, engine failures, first solo, flight training, flying, flying at very slow airspeeds, generous wing area, how to use rudders, inexperienced pilots, judgment, keep the stick back, learning to fly, Mr. Piper’s J-3 Cub, neophyte pilots, pilots, professional pilots, sitting in the backseat, slow flight, stalls, student pilots, taildraggers, the 7AC, The Aeronca Champ, the counterpart to the 11AC Chief, the most classic of airplanes from the 1940s, training aircraft, very well balanced controls, World War II, “purist pilots” | 3 Comments

May 4, 2011

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Joe Clark

Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, which makes today the fourth of May. Cinco de Mayo is a holiday in which Mexico celebrates their victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Throughout Mexico and the … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Life in General | Tagged Battle of Puebla, Britain, C-3PO, Chewbacca, Cinco de Mayo, France, General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín, Hans, her penchant for puns, Luke, May 4 2011, Mexican President Benito Juárez, Mexico City, Napoleon, R2-D2, Spain, The Federation, the last European invasion of the Americas, Veracruz, victory over the French, “May the fourth be with you.” | 1 Comment

Close Calls, Near Misses, and Collisions

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Joe Clark

I have been following the blogging of a new student pilot from Down Under. Dave refers to himself as a middle-aged pilot learning to fly for the first time in Sydney, Australia. As with pilots all over, he is now … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged a middle-aged pilot learning to fly, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, and collisions, Cessnas, close calls, Close Calls Near Misses and Collisions, danger and fright, engine failures, first solo, flight training, flying, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, MidLifePilot’s Flying Blog, near misses, pilots, professional pilots, student pilots, Sydney Australia, taildraggers | 1 Comment

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Monthly Archives: May 2011

The Big Hole in the Ground

Cruising

Headwinds and Tailwinds

Sealord and the Atlantic

The Hardest Job Ever

Pilot-Engineer Wars

A Paradigm Shift in the Wind

The Aeronca Champ

May 4, 2011

Close Calls, Near Misses, and Collisions

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