Monthly Archives: July 2011

The End of the Line

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Joe Clark

This week and next, the last Shuttle, Atlantis, will finish a long and glorious program. When they fly her home, it will truly be a bittersweet moment for many. Especially for those who are going to lose their jobs. According … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Life in General | Tagged an aspiring engineer’s imagination, Atlantis, Columbus, laptop computers, technical and non-technical benefits to life, The End of the Line, the last Shuttle, the New World, the space program, We are explorers!, We must never stop dreaming, we should always be exploring | Comments Off

God Speed Atlantis

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Joe Clark

Yesterday was one that truly passed the litmus test for being a day of historical proportions. While the nation watched from all over the land via television, perhaps one million Americans traveled to Florida to witness the last flight of … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, History, Life in General, Personal | Tagged a very low rumble, an event of historical magnitude, flying with students, God Speed Atlantis, last, launch, New Smyrna FL, Orlando, seven million pounds of thrust, the Arthur Dunn Airpark, the event of a lifetime, the Gulf of Mexico, the launch of the Challenger, the Orlando airspace, the Shuttle launch, this one, Titusville, to hear the roar of the rockets, watching from along US-1 and the beaches, watching the Shuttle launch, yapping dogs | Comments Off

By the Mark of the Twain

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Joe Clark

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, born when Haley’s Comet passed by the earth on November 30, 1835, became one of America’s most prolific, political, and funny writers of the late 1800s. He made fortunes, and lost them. He traveled extensively and wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Reading, Writing | Tagged A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, America’s most prolific, and funny writer, By the Mark of the Twain, Haley’s Comet, Horace Bixby, Mississippi River, New Orleans, Nikola Tesla, political, public libraries, riverboat pilot, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, science fiction writers, steamboat pilots, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, Thomas Edison, “By the mark of the twain” | Comments Off

Being There

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Joe Clark

Sometimes inspiration comes from the oddest places and in the strangest ways. Following the Fourth of July weekend and the tiring drive home, I found myself dozing at the computer. And in the middle of my dozing, I found myself … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Personal | Tagged "crack back a couple", a thumbs-up, A-4 Skyhawk, airshows, be smooth and perfectly in sync, Being There, discipline, dozing at the computer, F/A Hornet, finesse, flying, formation takeoff, inspiration, judgment, memories, military service, Navy, pilots, professional pilots, refusal speed, rotation speed, section go, the Fourth of July, the lead pilot, the real magic, the training command, wingman, You had to be there | 2 Comments

The Anniversary of Military Aviation

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Joe Clark

Monday was the anniversary of our Declaration of Independence and today is the 99th anniversary of rated Army pilots. This day in 1912, Lieutenants Thomas D. Milling and Henry H. Arnold became the first and second United States military aviators … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, History | Tagged 1LT Roy Kirtland, 99th anniversary of the birth of military aviation, Anniversary of Military Aviation, Arthur L. Welsh, Captain Arthur S. Cowan, Captain Charles D. Chandler, Cliff Turpin, College Park MD, Declaration of Independence, flight training with the Wright Brothers, flying airplanes was very dangerous, Lieutenant Henry H. Arnold, Lieutenant Thomas D. Milling, Orville Wright, Simms Station OH, the 15th Calvary, the Aeronautical Division US Signal Corps, the Air Force, the Army Air Corps, the Army’s first flight school, the Commanding General of the US Army Air Forces, the first and second United States military aviators, the Signal Corps, World War II | 2 Comments

The Cost of Books

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Joe Clark

Yesterday, I was tripping around the Internet, buzzing in and out of different websites looking for ideas for today’s blog. And there it was–staring out at me from the amazon.com pages–a comment about why book prices were so high. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Publishing, Reading, Writing | Tagged a lifelong dream, advertising costs, formulas to determine book costs, ideas for blogs, money management, paying the bills, planning, prices keep spiraling upward, publishers, royalty payment to authors, shipping costs, The Cost of Books, why book prices are so high, “day jobs”, “just getting by” | 2 Comments

Happy Fourth of July!

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Joe Clark

Good morning, America! Happy 235th birthday! Can you believe it? Two hundred and thirty five years ago today, we declared our independence from Great Britain. This day, many fill their day with T-ball and baseball games, picnics, cookouts, boating trips, … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Life in General | Tagged boating trips, Concorde Hymn, cookouts, cookouts and family gatherings, embattled farmers, freedom, Good morning America!, Happy Fourth of July!, on April 19 in 1775, picnics, Ralph Waldo Emerson, T-ball and baseball games, the American Revolution, the Battle of Lexington, the shot heard around the world, the true significance of this day, their sacrifice, those who bought this day by their blood, to live their lives free, we declared our independence from Great Britain | Comments Off

Apples and Oranges

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Joe Clark

Remember all the times someone told you to keep the apples and oranges correctly separated? There is probably some math teacher somewhere in your past who said you have to keep the apples with the apples and the oranges with … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying | Tagged airplanes, an accurate estimate of the fuel weight, Apples and Oranges, Cessna 170, flight training, flying, judgment, learning to fly, student pilots, taildraggers, the advantage of using pounds over gallons, The Cessna 170, training aircraft, weight and balance problems | Comments Off

More on G and the Envelope

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Joe Clark

Yesterday, in G-Loads and the Envelope, I explained the basics of the Vgn diagram and the limits of the operational categories. Today we’ll discuss more about what it means to operate within the envelope. First, its all about what the wing … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying | Tagged accidently “falling” out of a maneuver, acrobatic category, afternoon thermals, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Cessnas, Charlie’s Cubs, flight training, flying, g-loads, G-Loads and the Envelope, g-meter limits, inexperienced pilots, judgment, learning to fly, maneuvering flight, More on G and the Envelope, most humans become uncomfortable over 2g’s, normal category, pilots, power available, professional pilots, stall speed, structural damage, the accelerated stall curve, trading altitude for energy, training aircraft, utility category, Vg-Vn diagram, Vgn diagram, your mother’s favorite silverware, “the envelope”, “the heart” of the envelope | Comments Off

G-Loads and the Envelope

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Joe Clark

When I learned how to fly in 1971, I was a kid who really did not know much about anything, but thought I knew everything. When it came to airplanes and flying, I knew even less than I realized. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying | Tagged acrobatic category, afternoon thermals, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Cessnas, Charlie’s Cubs, flight training, flying, g-loads, G-Loads and the Envelope, inexperienced pilots, judgment, learning to fly, maneuvering flight, most humans become uncomfortable over 2g’s, normal category, pilots, professional pilots, stall speed, structural damage, student pilots, the accelerated stall curve, training aircraft, utility category, Vg-Vn diagram, Vgn diagram, your mother’s favorite silverware, “the envelope”, “the heart” of the envelope | 2 Comments

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Monthly Archives: July 2011

The End of the Line

God Speed Atlantis

By the Mark of the Twain

Being There

The Anniversary of Military Aviation

The Cost of Books

Happy Fourth of July!

Apples and Oranges

More on G and the Envelope

G-Loads and the Envelope

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