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Congrats Terry Eshenour - newest PPL graduate! |
DVA2253
Senior Captain, DC-8-61
COMM
Joined on April 01 2005
Everett 250 Club
Online Century Club
Eight Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"I'd rather be flying!"
Church Hill, TN USA
862 legs, 1,344.5 hours
108 legs,
165.2 hours online
299 legs,
485.1 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 08 2007 23:21 ET by George Lewis
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DVA President Terry Eshenour, DVA057, passed his PPL checkride tonight, proving he was able to hand fly the airplane! We did slow flight, stalls, pattern work, etc. and despite all my attempts to put us in the dirt, he did a really good job and the only "go-around" he had to do was for the Gator on the runway - thanks Terry for not smacking the Gator - he's starting to get a little nervous after what Sid attempted awhile back... 
No longer will the stories of old hold true - "Go-Around" Terry is no more - sorry guys, you'll have to come up with a new nickname 
Please join me in congratuling the boss on a job well done!
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DVA3710
Senior Captain, DC-6
OLP, COMM
Joined on November 12 2006
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club
Piston Prop 100 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"God is my pilot. I'm just the First Officer."
Apopka, FL
432 legs, 690.6 hours
35 legs,
60.8 hours online
385 legs,
620.1 hours ACARS
6 legs,
7.7 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 08 2007 23:29 ET by Sid Dudley
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Gongratulations, Terry! Well done! Thanks for the mention again, George. Glad that the Gator is alive and well.
Sid DudleySenior Captain, DC-6
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DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club
"Col. Panic"
Marietta, GA
2,347 legs, 9,466.0 hours
240 legs,
553.9 hours online
2,005 legs,
8,259.1 hours ACARS
75 legs,
196.3 hours event
2,383 legs, 9,600.9 hours total
91 legs dispatched, 66.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 08 2007 23:33 ET by Luke Kolin
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Of course you didn't do go around - thats the only area of airmanship where Terry didn't need additional practice.
Congrats!
Luke KolinSenior Captain, MD-11
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DVA2370
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP, COMM, VFRADV
Joined on May 26 2005
Online Triple Century Club
Commuter Conquest
Six Century Club
Stage 1 Prop Triple Century Club
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Flagler Beach, FL USA
675 legs, 726.8 hours
319 legs,
311.4 hours online
179 legs,
146.1 hours ACARS
1 legs,
1.6 hours event
0 legs dispatched, 4.0
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 09 2007 00:05 ET by Scott Clarke
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Congrats are in order. Hoped you enjoyed the course and will sign up for the commercial course when it is released..... 
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DVA2533
Senior Captain, EMB-120
OLP, COMM
Joined on July 27 2005
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
Dorval 500 Club
US Coastal Club
Online Fifteen Century
US Mountaineer Club
Bi-Millennium Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Winter Springs, FL USA
2,089 legs, 2,755.4 hours
1,762 legs,
2,302.1 hours online
1,907 legs,
2,470.3 hours ACARS
29 legs,
31.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 09 2007 00:08 ET by Jim Warner
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Well Done, Boss!! Glad you followed through and congratulations on your graduation from the course. Your graduation cap and gown await you in the HR office.
Jim WarnerSenior Captain, EMB-120
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DVA2569
Senior Captain, B757-200
Joined on September 12 2005
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Everett 1500 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Two Million Mile Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Midwestern United States
2,160 legs, 5,214.0 hours
77 legs,
140.5 hours online
2,112 legs,
5,093.5 hours ACARS
2 legs,
3.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 09 2007 05:46 ET by Manuel Hernandez
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lol at Luke.. Congrats Terry
Manuel HernandezSenior Captain, B757-200
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DVA2086
Senior Captain, B767-300
E-MAIL
Joined on January 12 2005
Online Double Century Club
Six Century Club
50 State Club
Sharpsburg, GA USA
643 legs, 1,866.3 hours
505 legs,
1,417.9 hours online
418 legs,
1,380.2 hours ACARS
63 legs,
196.8 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 09 2007 06:54 ET by Chris Williams
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Congrats Terry!
I guess giving George those Gator season passes helped.
Chris WilliamsSenior Captain, B767-300
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DVA2570
Senior Captain, B727-200
COMM
Joined on September 10 2005
Online Double Century Club
Everett 500 Club
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Million Mile Club
Millennium Club
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Mesa, AZ
1,242 legs, 3,308.9 hours
296 legs,
407.9 hours online
1,173 legs,
3,173.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 09 2007 08:40 ET by Jim Pray
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Congratulations Mr President!!
Way to go Terry.
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DVA613
Senior Captain, B727-200
OLP, VFRADV
Joined on June 17 2002
50 State Club
Events Century Club
Million Mile Club
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Commuter Conquest
Globetrotter
Everett Millennium Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Online Twenty Century
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
"Beware of the Green Baron!"
Charlotte, NC USA
2,509 legs, 4,025.8 hours
2,328 legs,
3,644.8 hours online
2,142 legs,
3,186.8 hours ACARS
130 legs,
238.7 hours event
165 legs dispatched, 103.9
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 09 2007 09:14 ET by David Keech
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Dear lord no! Now he will think he is a REAL pilot....LOL.
Next event we will be judging you a little more strictly than before. No excuses.....muahahaha.
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DVA1583
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on March 23 2004
Everett 250 Club
Online Six Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Seven Century Club
South America
710 legs, 1,938.2 hours
619 legs,
1,760.2 hours online
589 legs,
1,630.3 hours ACARS
16 legs,
61.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 09 2007 09:21 ET by Charly Azcue
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Congrats Terry 
Regards
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DVA1148
Senior Captain, B777-200
COMM
Joined on March 18 2003
Everett 250 Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Quincentenary Club
"Mongo only pawn...in game of life."
Daytona Beach, FL
508 legs, 1,533.6 hours
466 legs,
1,426.2 hours online
224 legs,
680.6 hours ACARS
31 legs,
84.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 09 2007 09:52 ET by Ralph Snyder
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Great job Terry. I take back all the comments I've made about debris on the runway. I hope I can do as well.
-Ralph
Ralph SnyderSenior Captain, B777-200
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DVA3054
Senior Captain, B757-200
Joined on April 08 2006
Long Beach Century Club
Online Seven Century Club
Eight Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Wellington, New Zealand
840 legs, 1,948.4 hours
743 legs,
1,606.4 hours online
735 legs,
1,556.1 hours ACARS
40 legs,
91.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 09 2007 10:45 ET by Bruno Pinto
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Parabéns Chefe!!!
Bruno PintoSenior Captain, B757-200
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DVA1679
Senior Captain, A320
Joined on May 16 2004
Triple Century Club
Online Triple Century Club
"flightdeckproductions.com"
Utica, MI USA
322 legs, 620.4 hours
300 legs,
591.4 hours online
115 legs,
194.0 hours ACARS
5 legs,
11.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 09 2007 11:24 ET by Larry Foltran
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Congrats Terry!
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DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM
Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club
"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO
619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs,
503.1 hours online
580 legs,
1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs,
191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 09 2007 11:58 ET by Michael Brown
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Cool!.....does this mean he'll be getting a bonus this year?
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DVA2527
Senior Captain, B737-800
Joined on August 15 2005
50 State Club
Two Million Mile Club
Online Thirty Century
Everett Tri-Millennium Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Five Millennium Club
"Flying Delta's Western Hub"
Salt Lake City, UT USA
5,010 legs, 9,704.7 hours
3,748 legs,
7,363.4 hours online
4,427 legs,
8,531.3 hours ACARS
22 legs,
49.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 09 2007 12:03 ET by Joe Porter
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Good work Terry . . . congratulations.
Joe PorterSenior Captain, B737-800
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DVA3119
First Officer, A350-900
Joined on May 08 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett 250 Club
Million Mile Club
Six Century Club
Online Triple Century Club
Sioux Falls, SD USA
665 legs, 2,625.6 hours
321 legs,
908.9 hours online
619 legs,
2,500.8 hours ACARS
6 legs,
17.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 09 2007 13:49 ET by Justin Taylor
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Great job, congrats Terry
Justin TaylorFirst Officer, A350-900
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DVA3799
Senior Captain, DC-6
Joined on December 13 2006
Double Century Club
"Semper Fidelis"
Pendleton, OR USA
261 legs, 392.4 hours
11 legs,
17.1 hours online
240 legs,
352.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 09 2007 14:52 ET by Robert Tally
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Great job Boss! It is an incredible moral booster when we see upper management roll up shirt sleeves and get in the trenches with us.
Robert TallySenior Captain, DC-6
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DVA057
Senior Captain, B777-200
COMM
Joined on June 02 2002
Events Century Club
Six Century Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Everett 500 Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
"We Are ... Penn State!"
Atlanta, GA USA
672 legs, 1,338.4 hours
531 legs,
1,076.4 hours online
392 legs,
786.1 hours ACARS
190 legs,
406.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 10 2007 01:32 ET by Terry Eshenour
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Thank you for your overly generous and kind words.
For those who were my instructors, a great big THANK YOU! You are doing an incredible and an impressive job. I cannot begin to find words to thank you sufficiently. I unlearned many bad habits that will improve my piloting and many years of enjoyment.
For those who haven't taken the time to check out the Flight Academy, I would urge you to avail yourself. The experience of having a copilot fly with you to teach, observe and experience what you are doing is truly the ultimate. The Flight Academy takes us up many notches in service.
For the critics, you no longer have the need to hang around to see if the Prez can nail the approach and landing, but I see my long time critic and friend Keech does not disappoint me. He set the performance bar higher.
Terry EshenourSenior Captain, B777-200
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DVA1993
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
Joined on November 03 2004
Online Double Century Club
Six Century Club
Eastern Canada
729 legs, 1,163.8 hours
729 legs,
1,163.8 hours online
378 legs,
569.5 hours ACARS
1 legs,
1.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 10 2007 07:57 ET by James Crichton
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Hey Terry!
Way to go,Who says you cant teach a Upper Middle Aged Dog a New Trick?LOL
And he also has a good "SENSE OF Humor" as well.HE HE!
" I HOPE!"
Congratulations Terry!
Jim C.
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DVA2481
Senior Captain, A320
E-MAIL
Joined on July 15 2005
Iditarod Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Capital Club
50 State Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Toulouse 250 Club
Seven Century Club
Madrid Spain
723 legs, 1,394.4 hours
461 legs,
924.5 hours online
621 legs,
1,110.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 10 2007 09:35 ET by Jimmi Cranford
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Congratulations, Chief!
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DVA2099
Captain, B757-200
Joined on January 19 2005
Century Club
Online Century Club
Toluca de Lerdo, MEX Mexico
142 legs, 282.0 hours
105 legs,
206.0 hours online
58 legs,
104.0 hours ACARS
21 legs,
45.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 10 2007 09:58 ET by Felix Madrazo
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Congratulations,Terry !!
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DVA2370
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP, COMM, VFRADV
Joined on May 26 2005
Online Triple Century Club
Commuter Conquest
Six Century Club
Stage 1 Prop Triple Century Club
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Flagler Beach, FL USA
675 legs, 726.8 hours
319 legs,
311.4 hours online
179 legs,
146.1 hours ACARS
1 legs,
1.6 hours event
0 legs dispatched, 4.0
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 10 2007 10:03 ET by Scott Clarke
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DK better watch out, the Prez was seen doing touch and goes at Winder International (KWDR) last night and even did some "planned" missed approaches to show off to the local sheriff who came out to the airport at 1 am to find out who was flying a B 777 onto a 5500 x 100 ft runway. The sheriff was told by the pilot that he just graduated from the DFA Flight Academy and he was practicing for the commercial course section, short field landings/takeoffs. And with the "short" runway, he had to be on top of his "game" to pull it off. The sheriff handed him a bill for 17 broken windows and asked that he go "practice" somewhere else next time. The pilot was last seen on ATL radar tracking outbound on the 308 Radial from the ATL VOR to shoot the full NDB Rwy 8 approach into KFTY (he learned this in the PPL course), mumbling such phrases as "kool beans", cheat death again, greaser landings, etc(he learned these also in the PPL) 
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DVA3294
Captain, B767-300
Joined on July 02 2006
Online Double Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
"Failure is not an option"
Fort Lauderdale, FL USA
446 legs, 854.1 hours
266 legs,
409.6 hours online
13 legs,
16.4 hours ACARS
33 legs,
60.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 10 2007 10:13 ET by Ryan Nicolay
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Congrats Terry!
Ryan NicolayCaptain, B767-300
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