Tag Archives: Orlando

Florida’s Hometown Hero

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Joe Clark

In the Orlando area, the aviation community is well aware of a gentleman by the name of Joe Kittinger. He has been well involved in the aviation industry almost all of his life. In fact, he has set some significant … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying | Tagged 102800 feet, 1LT William J. Reich, aeromedical research, Air Force, aviation records, Church Street Station, Clark AFB, Colonel John Paul Stapp, combat tours, F-84s, F-86s, Florida Gator, Florida's Hometown Hero, freefall at 714 miles per hour, Gainesville, he F-4D Phantom, high altitude ejections, high speed ejections, Holloman AFB, Jacksonville, Joe Kittinger, jumped out of a balloon, Marine Corps, Mig-21, Navy pilots, New Mexico, Orlando, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Rosie O'Grady's Flying Circus, Tampa, the A-26 Invader, the Bolles School, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the Hanoi Hilton, the Harmon Trophy, the longest freefall, the senior ranking officer, the Sunshine State, the University of Florida, Vietnam | 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

Cold, Part II

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Joe Clark

I wrote (really complained) about the cold in an earlier blog on December 6th, but maybe I was a little premature with my moaning and groaning. Now it is really cold! Throughout the entire United States, it seems as though … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal | Tagged citrus crop, citrus farmers, cold, Cold Part II, Daytona Beach, December, Florida, freezing, freezing to death, front yards, getting out of the cold, grapefruit trees, hard freeze warning, January, Melbourne, Midwest, motorists, North, orange trees, Orlando, plastic pink flamingos, record lows, Tampa | 3 Comments

The Other Roadway Problem

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Joe Clark

What a great Saturday. We spent the morning working, then the afternoon at an airshow. It was a perfect day for both. After the airshow, it was time to make our way across the state over to Tampa. This meant … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General | Tagged 10 feet for every 10 mph, accidents, danger, driving, following too closely, Interstate 4, maneuvering room, nerve-wracking, Orlando, tailgaters, The Other Roadway Problem, tickets, “situational awareness” | Comments Off

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