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Month: March 2017

Journey of Van’s Aircraft RV-1

March 21, 2017 paulfdye Leave a comment

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

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

First Fly-In of Springs

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

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

Adding Rigor

March 11, 2017 paulfdye Leave a comment

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

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

Blogs, articles, and videos from the past

March 8, 2017 paulfdye Leave a comment

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

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

Flight is Not God

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Ironflight explains that the front room in Mission Control is a team and that the Flight Director isn’t a god…

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

Fast Talk When Stresssed

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

Explaining Your Call

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Ironflight suggest that flight controllers learn to explain their field of expertise in clear and non-jargon-filled language as the folks…

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

Tell Flight the Time You Need

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Ironflight advices flight controllers on how to best communicate with their flight director. This very short video is part of…

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

Don’t Rush into Bad Comm

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Ironflight muses on how the best flight controllers time their reports to the flight director concerning an arising problem. This…

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

Watch Others Sim

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Ironflight talks about the value of watching simulations and, in particular, observing how easy it is to talk passed each…

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

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