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Reminiscing….

October 19, 2017 paulfdye

A week in Houston to do some flying gave me a chance to visit JSC for a few hours. In…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Mission Control, NASA, Simulator, Space Shuttle

Teaching Leadership

September 20, 2017 paulfdye

I recently finished reading From the Mission Control Room to the Board Room a new book from retired Flight Director…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Flight Director, Mission Control, Operational leadership, Shuttle Flight control center

Pressure Suit Memories

June 15, 2017 paulfdye

While looking through the exhibits at the Blackbird Society’s Biennial reunion, held this year at the Nugget in Reno, I…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Blackbird, Dennis Gilliam, Flight suits, SR-71

Birds of a Feather

June 12, 2017 paulfdye

Louise and I had the privilege of being invited to attend the biennial Blackbird Society Reunion dinner last Saturday night.…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Blackbird, retire, reunion, SR-71

My Mentors…..

April 22, 2017 paulfdye 1 Comment

I just finished watching the new Documentary movie Mission Control, and it transported me back to my roots so cleanly…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Apollo, Chris Kraft, Flight Director, Gene Kranz, Mission Control, Operational leadership

Flight Director Hall of Fame — Space Shuttle

April 20, 2017 paulfdye

How Did Flight Directors keep score?   They use Hale Points!   These are the history files of all the…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Flight Director, NASA, Points, Records, Space Shuttle, Wayne Hale

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…

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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…

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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…

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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

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

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