April 2009 Newsletter

 

 

Feature of the Month

 

Delta Airlines 1936 by Bill Von Sennet

 

 

 

Pilot Hours in March

 

Pilot ID

Pilot

Location

Total Hrs

Rank

Last Flight

March Hours

BGAD011

Ed Burke

Australia

2809.5

ATP Captain

29-Mar-09

33.88

BGAD017

John Lawler

-

2193.28

ATP Captain

24-Mar-09

10.31

BGAD022

Gayngel van den Ing

-

1795.78

ATP Captain

29-Mar-09

16.08

BGAD039

Laurie Cooper

Australia

1085.23

ATP Captain

29-Mar-09

37.63

BGAD056

Darryl Starick

Australia

2662.27

ATP Captain

31-Mar-09

191.60

BGAD061

Ian Hedrick

Australia

7.67

Pilot

9-Mar-09

0.82

BGAD062

Bob York

Queensland - AUS

69.6

First Officer

26-Mar-09

14.92

BGAD065

Rob Pay

Australia

7.48

Pilot

24-Mar-09

7.48

BGAD066

David Wood

Florida-US

2.28

Pilot

21-Mar-09

2.28

BGAK001

Brent Brazeel

Oklahoma-US

1614.05

ATP Captain

6-Mar-09

35.77

BGAK011

Coleman Green

Maryland-US

1663.85

ATP Captain

26-Mar-09

7.00

BGAK013

Edward Brunelle

Massachussetts-US

1611.18

ATP Captain

29-Mar-09

16.75

BGAK015

David R. Evans

Michigan-US

999.15

Senior Captain

29-Mar-09

25.28

BGAK029

Patrick Daley

-

743.25

Senior Captain

18-Mar-09

1.92

BGAK033

Tom Burrill

-

995.87

Senior Captain

22-Mar-09

5.67

BGAK036

Paul van den Berg

-

754.27

Senior Captain

5-Mar-09

10.30

BGAK060

Bob Welch

Washington-US

316.18

Captain

27-Mar-09

2.66

BGAK063

M.H. Luke

California-US

261

Captain

11-Mar-09

1.78

BGAK077

David Kingsley

New York-US

288.82

Captain

31-Mar-09

198.82

BGAK078

Kenneth Manwell

Florida-US

189.27

Captain

31-Mar-09

95.89

BGAM007

Allan Lowson

Scotland

1486.57

ATP Captain

30-Mar-09

23.87

BGAN002

Joe Weber

Indiana-US

868.02

Senior Captain

16-Mar-09

2.04

BGAN012

George W.S. Adair

Manitoba-CDN

387.92

Captain

15-Mar-09

18.72

BGAN021

Luke

Western Australia

514.97

Senior Captain

19-Mar-09

19.89

BGAN029

John Kolmos

New York-US

383.47

Captain

11-Mar-09

12.75

BGAN039

George Leach

Florida-US

2379.68

ATP Captain

31-Mar-09

31.20

BGAN040

Dan George

West Virginia-US

512.55

Senior Captain

31-Mar-09

15.08

BGAN041

Bill Cox

Virginia-US

472.75

Captain

31-Mar-09

25.20

BGAN047

Paul Mensch

Netherlands

834.23

Senior Captain

23-Mar-09

1.75

BGAN058

Simon Dix

UK

131.37

Captain

30-Mar-09

32.92

BGAN063

C R (Bud) Lane

Forida-US

221.27

Captain

30-Mar-09

111.52

BGAN070

Allen Peterson

Idaho-US

96.3

First Officer

31-Mar-09

61.20

BGAN071

William Lockwood

Nebraska-US

86.72

First Officer

1-Apr-09

86.72

BGAS001

Bill Von Sennet

Pennsylvania-US

3005.37

ATP Captain

24-Mar-09

9.42

BGAS003

Henrique Wiederspahn

Brazil

204.75

Captain

11-Mar-09

1.17

BGAS031

Gary McCarty

-

12002.93

ATP Captain

31-Mar-09

241.81

BGAS046

Bill Hendrix

Florida-US

1310.43

ATP Captain

31-Mar-09

51.35

BGAS058

Allen Gale

Georgia-US

39.88

First Officer

12-Mar-09

0.33

BGAS070

Brett Holcomb

South Carolina-USA

25.27

First Officer

28-Mar-09

13.22

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1477.00

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to Pilots with Promotions

 

Pilot ID

Pilot

Location

Total Hrs

New Rank

BGAN040

Dan George

West Virginia-US

512.55

Senior Captain

BGAN021

Luke

Western Australia

514.97

Senior Captain

BGAN058

Simon Dix

UK

131.37

Captain

BGAN071

William Lockwood

Nebraska-US

86.72

First Officer

BGAK077

David Kingsley

New York-US

288.82

Captain

BGAK078

Kenneth Manwell

Florida-US

189.27

Captain

 

 

Welcome to New Pilots

 

Pilot ID

Pilot

Location

BGAD066

David Wood

Florida-US

BGAK079

gary armstrong

USA

BGAN071

William Lockwood

Nebraska-US

 

 

GAAR 2009 Results for Bluegrass Pilots

 

 

GAAR ID 

Pilot Name 

Version 

Aircraft 

Country 

BGA ID

Avg Score 

Rank 

Award

GAAR 156

Edbee

FS9

Yakovlev UT-1

Australia

BGAD011

99.8968

1

Platinum

GAAR 085

Allan Lowson

FS9

Miles M.65 'Gemini'

Scotland

BGAM007

99.8826

4

Platinum

GAAR 002

Andrew Godden

FS9

Grumman G-64 (HU-16) 'Albatross'

Australia

BGAD031

99.5958

14

Platinum

GAAR 154

Andrew Godden

FS9

Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 'Sparviero' (Sparrowhawk)

Australia

BGAD031

99.5695

18

Platinum

GAAR 155

Ed Burke

FS9

Bristol Type 170 'Freighter'

Australia

BGAD011

99.5105

21

Platinum

GAAR 083

Laurie Cooper

FS9

Beechcraft Model 18 (C-45) 'Twin Beech'

Australia

BGAD039

99.4774

22

Platinum

GAAR 037

Bill Hendrix

FS9

Fairchild C-123 'Provider'

USA

BGAS046

99.4221

26

Gold

GAAR 006

Bill Hendrix

FS9

Beechcraft Model 50 'Twin Bonanza'

USA

BGAS046

99.2953

31

Gold

GAAR 039

Sid Knapp

FSX

Vickers 'Valetta'

United Kingdom

BGAD035

99.2332

35

Gold

GAAR 054

Geoffrey Mason

FS9

Douglas DC-3 (C-47, R4D-6, XC-47C)

Australia

BGAD050

99.1605

38

Gold

GAAR 052

Geoffrey Mason

FS9

Consolidated B-24 'Liberator'

Australia

BGAD050

98.9668

42

Gold

GAAR 073

George W. S. Adair

FS9

Chance Vought F4U 'Corsair'

Canada

BGAN012

98.9268

46

Gold

GAAR 053

Geoffrey Mason

FS9

Supermarine 'Spitfire' Mk XIV

Australia

BGAD050

98.8532

48

Gold

GAAR 078

Les Smith

FS9

Douglas DC-3 (C-47, R4D-6, XC-47C)

Australia

BGAD048

98.7858

50

Gold

GAAR 035

Dave Evans

FS9

Cessna Model 170

USA

BGAK015

98.6068

54

Silver

GAAR 115

John Lawler

FS9

de Havilland DH.91 'Albatross'

United Kingdom

BGAD017

98.3732

62

Silver

GAAR 016

David R. Evans

FS9

Cessna Model T-50 'Bobcat'

USA

BGAK015

98.0321

71

Silver

GAAR 061

Donald Moore

FSX

Douglas DC-3 (C-47, R4D-6, XC-47C)

Australia

BGAD042

97.8995

76

Bronze

GAAR 001

Bill Von Sennet

FS9

Beechcraft Model 50 'Twin Bonanza'

USA

BGAS001

97.2895

84

Bronze

GAAR 107

Coleman Green

X-Plane

Beechcraft T-34 'Mentor'

USA

BGAK011

96.6174

92

Bronze

GAAR 077

Bud Lane

FS9

Consolidated PBY 'Catalina'

USA

BGAN063

96.2789

96

Bronze

GAAR 014

Paul van den Berg 

FS9

Douglas A-26 'Invader'

The Netherlands

BGAK036

95.7963

99

Bronze

GAAR 079

Smithy

FS9

Lockheed Altair 'Lady Southern Cross'

Australia

BGAD032

95.0653

103

Aluminium

GAAR 036

David R. Evans

FS9

North American B-25 'Mitchell'

USA

BGAK015

94.7006

104

Aluminium

GAAR 092

Donald Moore

FSX

Supermarine 'Spitfire' Mk XIV

Australia

BGAD042

92.9321

115

Aluminium

GAAR 105

Allan Charlie Jarratt

FS9

Douglas DC-3 (C-47, R4D-6, XC-47C)

Australia

BGAD057

88.4511

122

Aluminium

 

 

The GAAR 2009 is completed.  124 pilots finished all 19 flights, and 22 other pilots flew some of the flights, but could not finish the event.  Congratulations to Ed Burke for coming in 1st place.  Everyone is to be commended for flying the GAAR2009, and those in 1st thru 38th place who scored 99.1605 and higher deserve our respect.

 

 

 

WestCoast ATC activity for March 2009

 

 

 

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That’s all for now,

 

Bill Von Sennet  e-mail  bill[at]billvons.com    Replace the [at] with a @

 

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