Tag Archives: friends

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

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

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

A Lesson in Ricochets

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Joe Clark

One day, the weapons instructors introduced us to the technique of firing live rounds. Now this is a little different from going down to the rifle range and learning to shoot; what we were going to do was learn how … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged A Lesson in Ricochets, airspeed, altitude, Cuba, discipline, experienced instructors, firing live rounds, flight training, flying, friends, Guantanamo, guns pattern, inexperienced pilots, judgment, learning to fly, learning to shoot, live fire exercises, Marines, memories, military service, Navy, never overfly the target, pilots, professional pilots, pushing 540 knots, sailors, salty lieutenants and lieutenant commanders, student pilots, TA-4J Skyhawk, the weapons instructors, tracer rounds, tracers ricocheting in all directions | 4 Comments

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