Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - May not make Sunday's flight

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DVA1767
Captain, B727-200

Joined on July 02 2004
Century Club
Online Century Club

Midwestern United States

107 legs, 156.8 hours
104 legs, 153.2 hours online
6 legs, 12.1 hours event
501 legs, 763.5 hours total

Posted onPost created on September 03 2004 13:12 ET by Michael Carter

My son made it back from Iraq today and is in the States at Bugford, S. Carolina. (Or North I can never remember.) He may come home this weekend or next weekend.

If so, I will not likely make the flight, but it depends on what he wants to do. He has friends he may spend time with, or go to St. Louis with them.

I'll just have to play it by ear if he makes it home this weekend.

On the other hand, when I spoke to him on the phone from Iraq on Monday, he sounded interested in what I've been doing with Delta. He is an avid flight simmer himself but has never flown on-line on VATSIM, only with a couple of other folks in his virtual Navy Squadron several years ago before he joined the Corp.

He may be interested in watching part of a flight. The on-line voice ATC really interested him.

Michael Carter (DVA1767)

DVA1419
Senior Captain, B737-800

Joined on December 07 2003
Century Club

Southeastern United States

175 legs, 303.7 hours

Posted onPost created on September 03 2004 15:26 ET by Randy King

Michael:

Bugford must be in NC? I could be wrong, regardless, if there is a Bugford SC, tell him to come by Columbia and we'll take care of him! Also, convey my thanks to him for his service to his country!

Randy King

Senior Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on September 03 2004 18:06 ET by Michael Carter

It's actually Bueford. I mis-spelled it when I typed the first message. I'm still not sure which Carolina it's in though. It's either a Marine Corp base or a Naval base, I'm not sure. I'm an Air Force veteran...don't know much about the ground pounder stations.

Bugford sounds like a town in the hills though, doesn't it?

Michael Carter (DVA1767)

DVA361
Captain, B777-200

Joined on November 06 2001
Online Century Club
Million Mile Club
Quincentenary Club

Southeastern United States

537 legs, 3,208.2 hours
131 legs, 661.6 hours online
58 legs, 272.3 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on September 03 2004 18:33 ET by Andy Jones

Are you sure you don't mean Beaufort? There is a MCAS there in South Carolina. I don't even think it could be anything in NC with that name, although we also have a city with same name and different pronunciation. At any rate, glad that your boy made it home safe and sound from Iraq.

Andy Jones

Captain, B777-200

Posted onPost created on September 03 2004 19:28 ET by Michael Carter

Thanks Andy, that's it.

Michael Carter (DVA1767)

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