Pilot Introduction Thread

[UAL023 Ralph Wright]

Welcome James!!!!

[UAL851 James Cadwell]

Thanks for the welcome Ralph.

[UAL027 Gary Cauley]

Callsign: UAL231
Name: Gary Cauley
Birthplace: Hobart, IN
Current Location: Terre Haute, IN
Hobbies: Flying, Golf, Weight Lifting
Occupation: College Student, CFI, Skydiving Pilot
Real World Experience: Currently at 950 hours. CFI, CFII, MEI for Indiana State University. Skydiving Pilot for Explore Freefall in Indianapolis, IN.
Age: 20

[UAL023 Ralph Wright]

Welcome Gary!

[UAL930 Andres Nunez]

Callsign: UAL930
Name: Andres Nunez
Birthplace: Bronx,NY
Current Location: Buffalo, NY
Hobbies: Flying, Model Trains, Books
Occupation: None
Realworld Experience: None, but hope to start taking flying lessons soon.
Age:17

[UAL902 Dennis Lynn]

Welcome aboard! I hope you will find vUAL as informative and fun as I have!

[UAL150 Alex Leites]

Callsign: UAL829
Name: Alex Leites
Birthplace: Minsk, Belarus (but grew up in Chicago, IL)
Current Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada
Hobbies: Flight simulation (FS2004 & Aces High), racing simulation (iRacing), model ships, snowboarding
Occupation: Graduate student in history
Real World Experience: None, really, except for occasional lessons/joy rides in an ultralight trike and an upcoming intro flight in a Cessna 172 this summer. My long-term goal is to get a private pilot's license and buy an ultralight trike (one day... )
Age: 28

[UAL121 Patrick Weber]

Callsign: UAL121
Name: Patrick Weber
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria (also current location)
Hobbies: Married with 3 Kids (13,10,3), VACC Austria ATC and virtual Pilot. some sports like Handball and Inline Hockey.
Real World Experience: Nothing

[UAL115 Keith Lovell]

Callsign: UAL840
Name: Keith Lovell
Birthplace: Bellingham, MA
Current Location: Meredith, NH
Hobbies: Spending time with my wife and 2 kids, Working around the house, Flying, Flight Sim, Raising chickens and geese
Occupation: Software Engineer
Real World Experience: I have a Private Pilot Certificate (500~ hours) and an Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate. I worked as an Aircraft Dispatcher for Business Express Airlines and TWA before making a career change.
Interesting facts: Always wanted to work in flight operations for a major airline until I actually did Aviation has always been and will always be my passion, just not my career choice.
Age: 46
Kids: 1 boy, 1 girl (and 2 dogs)

[UAL336 Joshua Gore]

Callsign: UAL336
Name: Joshua Gore
Birthplace: Anaheim, CA.
Current Location: Las Vegas, NV
Hobbies: Flight simming, PS3 gaming.
Occupation: High school sports official through the Southern Nevada Officials Association (Baseball, Football). Attended Wendelstedt Umpire School in 2010. Working the 2014 Nevada state high school baseball championship games in Reno May 21st-24th.
Age 43
Married: Yes, for 19 years to my beautiful wife Yvonne.
Kids: 1 (17 yr old high school straight A student, Member of the student council)
Interesting Facts: Spent two years in the Army (1988-1990). In 1992 was the assistant chapter leader for the Los Angeles chapter of the "Guardian Angels" (founded in new York by Curtis Sliwa. Spent 17 years in the gaming business as a table games dealer (dice), and a Table Games Floor supervisor in Las Vegas. Worked for Frontier Airlines as a Ramp Agent in 2005 pushing Airbus A318's-319's off the gate at McCarran Int'l.

I look forward to meeting and flying with you.