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Tag Archives: flying airplanes
It Seems As If Only Yesterday
It is the start of the new term. It is difficult to believe it is the Spring 2018 term. As part of the introduction to my classes, I used a scene from the movie, “The Dead Poets Society.” It was … Continue reading →
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Tagged A-7E Corsair, airplanes, Carpe diem, discipline, extraordinary learning, flight training, flying airplanes, grades, inexperienced pilots, It Seems As If Only Yesterday, judgment, learning to fly, memories, military service, Navy, pilots, professional pilots, reading, Robin Williams, student pilots, studying, The Dead Poets Society, the key to learning, the Perseid meteor showers, the Spring 2018 term, “cramming”
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Flying Tired
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
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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
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Reading & Writing
If you are going to write, you must read. Moreover, if you are a writer who reads, you are going to write – you will write more, and you will find yourself writing well. Reading and writing go hand in … Continue reading →
Posted in Life in General, Personal, Reading, Writing
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Tagged driving, editors, flying airplanes, get on with life, music, On Writing by Stephen King, play a great game, practice, preparation, publishers, putting words to paper, read, Reading & Writing, sailing, teaching, typewriter, write
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Reading & Writing
If you are going to write, you must read. Moreover, if you are a writer who reads, you are going to write – you will write more, and you will find yourself writing well. Reading and writing go hand in … Continue reading →
Posted in Life in General, Personal, Reading, Writing
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Tagged driving, editors, flying airplanes, get on with life, music, On Writing by Stephen King, play a great game, practice, preparation, publishers, putting words to paper, read, Reading & Writing, sailing, teaching, typewriter, write
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