Skip to content
Ironflight — Paul F. Dye
Voice of Experience in Human Space Flight Leadership
  • Home
  • About Ironflight — Paul F. Dye
  • Fields of Expertise
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Gallery
    • NASA Shuttle Flight Control Center Gallery
  • Facebook

Month: March 2017

Journey of Van’s Aircraft RV-1

March 21, 2017 paulfdye

Ironflight discovered the original RV-1 neglected in a hangar near Houston and initiated the RV-1 restoration project. This video talks…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: KITPLANES and General Aviation Filed under: First Flight, restoration, RV-1

First Fly-In of Springs

March 15, 2017 paulfdye

Despite the forty feet of snow in the mountains above our home, despite this week’s northeastern snowstorm, despite the fact…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: KITPLANES and General Aviation Filed under: Fly-In

Adding Rigor

March 11, 2017 paulfdye

I’m sure that most VFR aviators have heard over and over again that adding an instrument rating will make them…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: KITPLANES and General Aviation Filed under: general aviation, Maintenance

Blogs, articles, and videos from the past

March 8, 2017 paulfdye

Ironflight posts short articles and videos reflecting on his extensive experiences in human space flight BLOG POSTS Ironflight Paul F. Dye…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: KITPLANES and General Aviation, NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories

Flight is Not God

March 7, 2017 paulfdye

https://youtu.be/RzKio9DWJpw Ironflight explains that the front room in Mission Control is a team and that the Flight Director isn’t a…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Communication, Flight Controller, NASA, Training

Fast Talk When Stresssed

paulfdye

https://youtu.be/zHbwmy_p2pg    

Continue Reading →

Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Communication, Flight Controller, NASA, Training

Explaining Your Call

paulfdye

https://youtu.be/IVePEO-6fUo Ironflight suggest that flight controllers learn to explain their field of expertise in clear and non-jargon-filled language as the…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Communication, Flight Controller, NASA, Training

Tell Flight the Time You Need

paulfdye

https://youtu.be/7zSQhiBd8kk Ironflight advices flight controllers on how to best communicate with their flight director. This very short video is part…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Communication, Flight Controller, NASA, Training

Don’t Rush into Bad Comm

paulfdye

https://youtu.be/mtPOPKOdyIc Ironflight muses on how the best flight controllers time their reports to the flight director concerning an arising problem.…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Communication, Flight Controller, NASA, Training

Watch Others Sim

paulfdye

https://youtu.be/OlDrAtPf0zY Ironflight talks about the value of watching simulations and, in particular, observing how easy it is to talk passed…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Communication, Flight Controller, NASA, Training

Post navigation

Page 1 of 2
1 2 Next →

Recent Posts

  • The Mission Control Center Headset — Part III February 15, 2021
  • The MCC Headset – Part II February 8, 2021
  • The Mission Control Center Headset – Part I February 1, 2021
  • In Memorium January 26, 2021
  • Rendezvous Part 10 – Practice Makes Perfect January 18, 2021

Archives

  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • July 2020
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • June 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
Copyright © 2017 Ironflight — Paul F. Dye — Primer WordPress theme by GoDaddy
 

Loading Comments...