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DVA3757
First Officer, B777-200
Joined on November 26 2006
Century Club
"Go Buffaloes!"
Western United States
108 legs, 270.0 hours
66 legs,
173.3 hours online
103 legs,
260.6 hours ACARS
2 legs,
7.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 12 2007 21:42 ET by Stephen Ayre
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Hey everybody I just wanted to let ya'll know that I went solo for the first time in real life on Saturday! It was one of the most thrilling things ever 
Stephen AyreFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA2750
Senior Captain, B757-200
Joined on December 17 2005
Online Quadruple Century Club
Six Century Club
"Roll Tide Roll"
Montgomery, AL USA
900 legs, 1,831.7 hours
818 legs,
1,580.2 hours online
804 legs,
1,594.9 hours ACARS
20 legs,
45.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 12 2007 21:46 ET by Derek Bradley
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| Congrats! I did mine in February, and just completed my third cross country.
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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
March 13 2007 00:56 ET by Sid Dudley
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Congratulations! It is a day that you will never forget.
Sid DudleySenior Captain, DC-6
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DVA1320
Senior Captain, B777-200
COMM
Joined on August 29 2003
Online Six Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett Millennium Club
Flying Colonel
Three Million Mile Club
Arlington, VA USA
1,752 legs, 7,042.0 hours
610 legs,
2,627.6 hours online
272 legs,
966.9 hours ACARS
5 legs,
12.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 13 2007 06:21 ET by Daniel Ward
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| Congrats!! I agree with Sid. I can remember mine from more than 30 years ago.
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DVA3931
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
OLP, COMM
Joined on January 19 2007
50 State Club
Tri-Jet Triumph
Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Flying Colonel
Globetrotter
Burbank 500 Club
Eurocap Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"De oppresso liber"
Surry, ME
1,882 legs, 3,806.7 hours
478 legs,
767.8 hours online
1,107 legs,
1,674.5 hours ACARS
55 legs,
114.8 hours event
195 legs dispatched, 134.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 13 2007 07:52 ET by Andrew Kaufmann
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Awesome! Mine wasn't 30 years ago (only 20!) but what a feeling - enjoy it, remember it - and everytime you fly gain that Situational Awareness - and figure out what you can do better each time - file away all you learn and hear - so you can dig back through your kit bag in the "back when I did this...." file to help you in the future!
Andy
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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
March 13 2007 08:34 ET by George Lewis
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Yep, you'll remember it a long time. Mine was in 1987 and I can still remember it
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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
March 13 2007 15:44 ET by Jim Warner
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Scariest time of my instruction was when the instructor stepped out of the plane on the runway and told me to "take it around the pattern". Enjoy the freedom and the responsibility that comes with it!!
Jim WarnerSenior Captain, EMB-120
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DVA650
Senior Captain, B767-300
E-MAIL
Joined on June 28 2002
Online Double Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
"IRS NAV ONLY"
Lynchburg, VA USA
466 legs, 2,117.4 hours
301 legs,
1,436.8 hours online
163 legs,
781.4 hours ACARS
6 legs,
30.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 13 2007 16:55 ET by Chuck Gehman
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Very good Stephen! Please do not tell me your instructor cut your shirt tail off like mine did! Good thing I had on an old T-shirt when I did it!
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DVA3430
Captain, B777-200
Joined on August 06 2006
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Double Century Club
Everett Century Club
Online Double Century Club
"Go Airbus!"
Lima Peru
261 legs, 763.9 hours
246 legs,
703.1 hours online
256 legs,
746.2 hours ACARS
1 legs,
2.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 13 2007 19:51 ET by Diego Pedraglio
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Congrats! Now get the PPL!
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DVA1044
Senior Captain, B767-300
Joined on January 12 2003
Century Club
"Fly Delta Jets"
Roswell, NM USA
127 legs, 388.8 hours
62 legs,
199.3 hours online
2 legs,
5.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 13 2007 20:04 ET by Lloyd Arms
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Yep I remember mine in was way back in 1976 or 77. Sheeze I'm getting old. If I can crawl out of this truck long enough one of these days I'll be back flying. Hauling freight on the ground sure is fun but tiring.
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DVA3757
First Officer, B777-200
Joined on November 26 2006
Century Club
"Go Buffaloes!"
Western United States
108 legs, 270.0 hours
66 legs,
173.3 hours online
103 legs,
260.6 hours ACARS
2 legs,
7.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 13 2007 21:55 ET by Stephen Ayre
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Oh yeah haha he didn't "cut" my shirt off. He ripped the whole back off of it lol but yeah it felt great to finally get up there by myself. I'm shootin to have my private this summer.
Stephen AyreFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA4043
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on January 22 2007
Double Century Club
Online Double Century Club
Citrus Ridge, FL USA
266 legs, 491.8 hours
259 legs,
481.2 hours online
256 legs,
473.7 hours ACARS
35 legs,
77.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 14 2007 20:55 ET by Keith Harmon
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Congrats, Mine was about 10 years ago. What a feeling. My instructor said we were just goin' to "work the pattern" that day and after 3 touch and goes asked me to taxi to the FBO. He then got out and said "give me the same 3 touch and goes" I couldn't believe he was serious. You will never forget this moment. Enjoy it.
Keith HarmonCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA4193
Captain, MD-11
Joined on March 16 2007
Online Quintuple Century Club
Six Century Club
"It's Always Sunny On Top"
Grand Forks, ND USA
627 legs, 1,470.6 hours
594 legs,
1,383.7 hours online
583 legs,
1,347.5 hours ACARS
19 legs,
63.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 18 2007 14:33 ET by Daniel Johnson
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I soloed about a year ago in a glider. It's alot different soloing in a glider instead of a power plane. All you can hear is the wind rushing by the glider. Its sweet
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