March 2010 Newsletter

 

 

Feature of the Month

Japan Air Lines Domestic Routes– ‘53

by Allan Lowson

(image copyright Japan Airlines)

 

Pilot Hours in February

 

Pilot# 

Name 

Home 

Flight Hours

Position

Feb Hours

BGAD017

John Lawler

-

2284.17

ATP Captain

16.64

BGAD022

Gayngel van den Ing

-

1995.92

ATP Captain

15.42

BGAD035

Sid Knapp

UK

437.62

Captain

13.92

BGAD039

Laurie Cooper

Australia

1402.73

ATP Captain

0.70

BGAD042

Don Moore

Australia

1323.20

ATP Captain

8.45

BGAD056

Darryl Starick

Australia

4109.97

ATP Captain

61.30

BGAD071

Walter Meade

United States

2.82

Pilot

2.82

BGAK011

Coleman Green

Maryland-US

1718.80

ATP Captain

3.55

BGAK013

Edward Brunelle

Massachussetts-US

2080.48

ATP Captain

46.40

BGAK015

David R. Evans

Michigan-US

1217.95

ATP Captain

49.97

BGAK036

Paul van den Berg

-

888.03

Senior Captain

12.63

BGAK083

Richard Peabody

Washington-US

85.77

First Officer

14.05

BGAM016

Brian Gunkel

Japan

2.43

Pilot

2.43

BGAN002

Joe Weber

Indiana-US

937.13

Senior Captain

6.98

BGAN005

Bob Beckelhimer

New Mexico-US

2767.70

ATP Captain

75.82

BGAN029

John Kolmos

New York-US

406.95

Captain

6.67

BGAN039

George Leach

Florida-US

2419.55

ATP Captain

3.30

BGAN040

Dan George

West Virginia-US

793.95

Senior Captain

51.33

BGAN041

Bill Cox

Virginia-US

701.87

Senior Captain

20.15

BGAN058

Simon Dix

UK

195.08

Captain

10.13

BGAN063

C R (Bud) Lane

Forida-US

485.57

Captain

11.77

BGAN071

William Lockwood

Nebraska-US

810.62

Senior Captain

60.50

BGAN073

Makis Zotos

Greece

7.85

Pilot

0.62

BGAN075

Butch Kuhn

Connecticut-US

65.27

First Officer

4.59

BGAN076

Lou Ross

Mexico

127.65

Captain

33.82

BGAN081

Mervin Burse

United Kingdom

3.37

Pilot

3.37

BGAS001

Bill Von Sennet

Pennsylvania-US

3432.52

ATP Captain

45.99

BGAS039

Charles Wert

-

202.05

Captain

1.65

BGAS046

Bill Hendrix

Florida-US

1416.80

ATP Captain

9.00

BGAS070

Brett Holcomb

South Carolina-USA

122.10

Captain

6.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total February Hours

 

 

600.55

 

 

 

Welcome to New Pilots

Pilot# 

Name  

Home 

Flight Hours

Position

BGAD071

Walter Meade

United States

2.82

Pilot

BGAK086

Carl Gerig

Oregon-US

0

Pilot

BGAM016

Brian Gunkel

Japan

2.43

Pilot

BGAN081

Mervin Burse

United Kingdom

3.37

Pilot

 

 

 

 

 

The GAAR 2010 is over, If you haven't filed a pirep on the Bluegrass auto-pirep system yet, now is the time.

 

Thanks to Andrew and his team (Todd Whitehead, John Lawler and Tom Goodrick) for all the hard work.

 

Thanks also to all the pilots who flew the GAAR.

 

GAAR 2010 Results

Sorted by Virtual Airlines and then by Final Score

 

GAAR ID 

Pilot Name 

Version 

Aircraft 

Country 

Virtual Airline 

ID

Legs

Score

Award

GAAR 033

Barry Theodore

FSX

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

Australia

American Airlines Virtual

AAV-699

10

98.9

Gold

GAAR 045

Laurie Cooper

FS9

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

Australia

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAD039

10

99.96

Platinum

GAAR 073

Allan Lowson

FS9

de Havilland DH.60 'Moth'

Scotland

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAM007

10

99.81

Platinum

GAAR 118

Allan Lowson

FS9

Hawker 'Hurricane'

Scotland

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAM007

10

99.58

Platinum

GAAR 005

Bill Lockwood

FS9

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

USA

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAN071

10

99.51

Platinum

GAAR 076

Marvin H. Luke

FSX

Antonov An-2

USA

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAK063

10

99.47

Platinum

GAAR 019

Allen Peterson

FS9

Cessna Model 195 'Businessliner'

USA

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAN070

10

99.43

Platinum

GAAR 083

Marvin H. Luke

FSX

WACO ATO

USA

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAK063

10

99.39

Gold

GAAR 029

Les Smith

FSX

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

Australia

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAD048

10

99.35

Gold

GAAR 066

Bill Hendrix

FSX

Beechcraft Model 50 'Twin Bonanza'

USA

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAS046

10

98.89

Gold

GAAR 046

Sid Knapp

FSX

Grumman G-21 'Goose'

United Kingdom

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAD035

10

98.79

Gold

GAAR 018

John Lawler

FS9

Miles M.17 'Monarch'

United Kingdom

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAD017

10

98.64

Silver

GAAR 058

George W. S. Adair

FS9

Avro Type 683 'Lancaster'

Canada

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAN012

10

98.55

Silver

GAAR 020

Allen Peterson

FS9

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

USA

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAN070

10

98.49

Silver

GAAR 097

Donald Moore

FSX

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

Australia

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAD042

10

98.08

Silver

GAAR 017

Dave Evans

FS9

Fairchild PT-19

USA

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAK015

10

97.15

Silver

GAAR 006

Bud Lane

FS9

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

USA

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAN063

10

96.98

Silver

GAAR 087

Bob York

FSX

Lockheed Model 9 'Orion'

Australia

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAD062

10

95.82

Bronze

GAAR 008

Brett I. Holcomb

FSX

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

USA

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAS070

10

94.65

Bronze

GAAR 003

Bill Von Sennet

FS9

Cessna Model 310

USA

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAS001

10

93.5

Bronze

GAAR 115

Paul van den Berg

FS9

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

Netherlands

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAK036

10

92.05

Bronze

GAAR 016

Dave Evans

FS9

Lockheed P-38 (F-5) 'Lightning'

USA

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAK015

10

91.67

Bronze

GAAR 065

Thomas Hawk

FSX

de Havilland Canada DHC-2 'Beaver'

Switzerland

Bluegrass Airlines

BGAK084

10

91.27

Bronze

GAAR 126

Lee James

FS9

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

United Kingdom

British Airways Virtual

BAW9DV

10

97.92

Silver

GAAR 004

Trev Palmer

FS9

Spartan Executive Model 7W

Canada

Cathay Pacific Virtual Airways

CX014

10

99.5

Platinum

GAAR 128

Jon Houston

FSX

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

Canada

DC-3 Airways

DC3-1845

10

99.86

Platinum

GAAR 050

Steven Schock

FSX

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

USA

DC-3 Airways

DC3-1839

10

99.82

Platinum

GAAR 031

Johan van Wyk

X-Plane

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

South Africa

DC-3 Airways

DC3-1026

10

99.17

Gold

GAAR 022

Sid Knapp

FSX

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

United Kingdom

DC-3 Airways

DC3-1295

10

99.15

Gold

GAAR 071

Philippe Knockaert

FS9

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

France

DC-3 Airways

DC3-0565

10

99.12

Gold

GAAR 040

Victor Buck

FS9

Aero Design AC500 'Shrike Commander'

USA

DC-3 Airways

DC3-1322

10

98.93

Gold

GAAR 011

Richard Dutton

FS9

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

United Kingdom

DC-3 Airways

DC3-1739

10

98.93

Gold

GAAR 081

Roy Marsh

FSX

North American B-25 'Mitchell'

USA

DC-3 Airways

DC3-1318

10

98.75

Gold

GAAR 098

Ron Oines

FSX

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

USA

DC-3 Airways

DC3-1237

10

98.66

Gold

GAAR 053

John Lawler

FS9

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

United Kingdom

DC-3 Airways

DC3-0852

10

98.59

Silver

GAAR 036

Terry Wright

FSX

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

Canada

DC-3 Airways

DC3-1733

10

98.33

Silver

GAAR 047

Gordon Morris

FS9

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

USA

DC-3 Airways

DC3-0763

10

97.73

Silver

GAAR 001

Bill Von Sennet

FS9

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

USA

DC-3 Airways

DC3-0220

10

97.01

Silver

GAAR 085

Jonny Snell

FS9

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

Sweden

DC-3 Airways

DC3-1453

10

96.95

Silver

GAAR 039

Dayle Butterfield

FS9

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

Bermuda

DC-3 Airways

DC3-1105

10

96.88

Silver

GAAR 101

Bill McClain

FS9

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

USA

DC-3 Airways

DC3-1620

10

96.33

Bronze

GAAR 023

Kenny Stone

FS9

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

USA

DC-3 Airways

DC3-0603

10

96.15

Bronze

GAAR 028

Aris King

FSX

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

Greece

DC-3 Airways

DC3-1443

10

95.2

Bronze

GAAR 074

Bill Rumpf

FS9

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

Unknown

DC-3 Airways

DC3-0894

10

94.91

Bronze

GAAR 024

Kenny Stone

FS9

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

USA

DC-3 Airways

DC3-0603

10

94.17

Bronze

GAAR 021

Thomas Hawk

FSX

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

Switzerland

DC-3 Airways

DC3-1902

10

92.33

Bronze

GAAR 032

Gary Irvine

FS9

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

USA

DC-3 Airways

DC3-0703

10

91.58

Bronze

GAAR 007

Wayne L. Pierce

FSX

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

USA

DC-3 Airways

DC3-1743

10

89.15

Bronze

GAAR 088

Walt Meade

FSX

Cessna Model 182 'Skylane'

USA

Eagle Valley Air

EGE008

10

99.07

Gold

GAAR 044

Bruce Gray

FS9

Cessna Model 182 'Skylane'

USA

Eagle Valley Air

EGE033

10

80.4

Bronze

GAAR 094

Ragnar Frid

FSX

Junkers Ju 52 

Sweden

Euroharmony

EHM0975

10

96.65

Silver

GAAR 125

Hinrich Kaestner

FS9

Lockheed L-10 'Electra'

Germany

FlightXPress

FXP447

10

99.49

Platinum

GAAR 090

Gernot Neudert

FS9

Aero Design AC500 'Shrike Commander'

Austria

FlightXPress

FXP1429

10

99.42

Gold

GAAR 105

Mike Higgins

FSX

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

England

FlyUK

UKV1342

10

99.82

Platinum

GAAR 012

Joe Brown

FSX

de Havilland Canada DHC.2 'Beaver'

USA

Greenbrier Virtual Aviation

GVA011

10

99.46

Platinum

GAAR 026

Wolfgang Ahl

FS9

Spartan Executive Model 7W

USA

Greenbrier Virtual Aviation

GVA007

10

99.35

Gold

GAAR 027

Wolfgang Ahl

FSX

Piper PA-22 'Tri-Pacer'

USA

Greenbrier Virtual Aviation

GVA007

10

99.06

Gold

GAAR 010

Dan George

FSX

Cessna Model 182 'Skylane'

USA

Greenbrier Virtual Aviation

GVA001

10

98.71

Gold

GAAR 002

Bill Von Sennet

FS9

Beechcraft Model E50 'Twin Bonanza'

USA

Greenbrier Virtual Aviation

GVA005B

10

94.18

Bronze

GAAR 119

David Finlay

FS9

North American T-6 'Texan'

Scotland

JGA Europe

JGA101

10

98.73

Gold

GAAR 009

Capt. Zlogg

FS9

Let L-200 'Morava'

Czech Republic

KGB Air Droppers

Drop 1

10

99.64

Platinum

GAAR 106

Walter Handall

FS9

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

Bolivia

Lloyd Aereo Boliviano Virtual

 

10

98.19

Silver

GAAR 102

Rodney Velarde

FS9

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

Bolivia

Lloyd Aereo Boliviano Virtual

LAB2283

10

98.04

Silver

GAAR 112

Andrey Rioja

FS9

Boeing Model 247

Bolivia

Lloyd Aereo Boliviano Virtual

LAB4024

10

80.88

Bronze

GAAR 111

Les Knight

FSX

Consolidated PBY 'Catalina'

Australia

N/A

N/A

10

99.83

Platinum

GAAR 110

Chris Ross

FSX

Consolidated PBY 'Catalina'

Australia

N/A

N/A

10

99.82

Platinum

GAAR 107

John Archer

FSX

CAC CA-13 'Boomerang'

Australia

N/A

N/A

10

99.76

Platinum

GAAR 077

Steven Schock

FS9

Cessna Model 310

USA

N/A

N/A

10

99.74

Platinum

GAAR 108

Tony Gaze

FSX

CAC CA-15 'Kangaroo'

Australia

N/A

N/A

10

99.72

Platinum

GAAR 114

Thomas Baerenzung

FSX

Fairchild C-119 'Flying Boxcar'

Austria

N/A

N/A

10

99.67

Platinum

GAAR 035

Peter Rawlings

FS9

de Havilland DH.104 'Dove'

England

N/A

N/A

10

99.65

Platinum

GAAR 123

Mike Caldwell

FS9

de Havilland Canada DHC-4 'Caribou'

Australia

N/A

N/A

10

99.64

Platinum

GAAR 013

Charles Flock

FSX

Piper J-3 'Cub'

USA

N/A

N/A

10

99.6

Platinum

GAAR 109

Stan Dallas

FS9

CAC CA-15 'Kangaroo'

Australia

N/A

N/A

10

99.51

Platinum

GAAR 014

Charles Flock

FSX

WACO UPF-7

USA

N/A

N/A

10

99.47

Platinum

GAAR 015

Charles Flock

FSX

Curtiss AT-32 'Condor II'

USA

N/A

N/A

10

99.4

Gold

GAAR 062

Tom Goodrick

FS9

Piper PA-24 'Comanche'

USA

N/A

N/A

10

98.92

Gold

GAAR 099

Terence Kelliher

FS9

Beechcraft Model 36 'Bonanza'

Australia

N/A

N/A

10

98.89

Gold

GAAR 113

Mark Smith

FSX

Consolidated PBY 'Catalina'

USA

N/A

N/A

10

98.74

Gold

GAAR 084

George Hall

FS9

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

Australia

N/A

N/A

10

98.73

Gold

GAAR 075

Richard Garden

FS9

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

USA

N/A

N/A

10

98.68

Gold

GAAR 103

Howard Crown

FS9

Cessna Model 172 'Skyhawk'

USA

N/A

N/A

10

98.12

Silver

GAAR 043

Marcel "Cello" Spring

FSX

American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC 'Scout'

Switzerland

N/A

N/A

10

98.09

Silver

GAAR 061

Tom Goodrick

FS9

Aero Design AC560 'Commander'

USA

N/A

N/A

10

98.02

Silver

GAAR 059

Tom Goodrick

FS9

Fairchild C-123 'Provider'

USA

N/A

N/A

10

97.73

Silver

GAAR 078

Jean Robert d'Eshougues

FS9

Cessna Model 172 'Skyhawk'

France

N/A

N/A

10

97.71

Silver

GAAR 121

Phil Early

FSX

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

United Kingdom

N/A

N/A

10

97.53

Silver

GAAR 052

Urs Hug

FSX

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

Switzerland

N/A

N/A

10

97.48

Silver

GAAR 079

Paul Vermeulen

FSX

Cessna Model 172 'Skyhawk'

Australia

N/A

N/A

10

97.46

Silver

GAAR 056

Francois Mavel

FSX

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

France

N/A

N/A

10

96.6

Bronze

GAAR 086

Manfred Kramer

FSX

Howard 500

Germany

N/A

N/A

10

96.09

Bronze

GAAR 122

Dave Cleary

FSX

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

USA

N/A

N/A

10

95.29

Bronze

GAAR 124

Andrew Brown

FS9

Curtiss-Wright C-46 'Commando'

England

N/A

N/A

10

92.98

Bronze

GAAR 132

Glenn Duerr

FSX

Cessna Model 182 'Skylane'

USA

N/A

N/A

10

89.93

Bronze

GAAR 064

Ioannis Vassiliotis

FS9

Cessna Model 172 'Skyhawk'

Greece

Olympic Air

OAL039

10

80.09

Bronze

GAAR 095

Dries Nienaber

FS9

Cessna Model 182 'Skylane'

South Africa

South African Airways

200

10

88.9

Bronze

GAAR 091

Andre Kutzner

FS9

Cessna Model 182 'Skylane'

South Africa

South African Airways

310530

10

86.14

Bronze

GAAR 117

Alberto Bertrán

FS9

Aero Design AC500 'Shrike Commander'

Mexico

SUR Air

SUR2134

10

99.83

Platinum

GAAR 068

Ignacio Del Muro

FSX

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

Mexico

SUR Air

SUR2015

10

99.61

Platinum

GAAR 049

Juan Jose Garcia

FS9

Lockheed L-10 'Electra'

Mexico

SUR Air

SUR2075

10

99.26

Gold

GAAR 057

Hans Peter Averdung

FS9

Antonov An-2

Mexico

SUR Air

SUR2042

10

99.22

Gold

GAAR 063

Edgard Bruckner

FS9

Aero Design AC500 'Shrike Commander'

Mexico

SUR Air

SUR2092

10

98.03

Silver

GAAR 055

Javier Casarin

FS9

Lockheed L-10 'Electra'

Mexico

SUR Air

SUR2026

10

95.61

Bronze

GAAR 100

Allan Lowson

FS9

Avro Type 688 'Tudor'

Scotland

Timberwolf Airways

TWF500

10

99.48

Platinum

GAAR 116

Rob Wilkinson

FSX

North American T-6 'Texan'

Canada

WestWind Airlines

WWA2574

10

98.66

Gold

GAAR 092

Ed Bleck

FSX

Grumman G-21 'Goose'

Philipines

WestWind Airlines

WWA843

10

97.39

Silver

GAAR 120

Matt M

FSX

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

USA

WestWind Airlines

WWA1887

10

97.18

Silver

GAAR 093

Klaus Huff

FSX

Cessna Model 172 'Skyhawk'

Turkey

WestWind Airlines

WWA1064

10

92.81

Bronze

 

 

Interesting fact.   Of the pilots who completed the Rally 60 used FS9, 47 used FSX, and 1 used XPlane

 

 

Don’t forget to check out the forum and add your 3 cents.

 

That’s all for now,

 

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

 

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