Pilot Introduction Thread

[UAL704 Darryl Roach]

Callsign: UAL016
Name: Darryl Roach
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Current Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA (but I've lived other places too)
Hobbies: Aviation, Radio Scanning, Spotting, Fishing, Writing, Music, Beach, Photography, Gaming
Occupation: CSA for Frontier Airlines (just got it) & full time student Palo Alto College - Aviation Technology
Interesting Facts: I have a bus driver's license and it seems to surprise people. Working on my PPL through college, but taking a while (real life gets in the way a lot). I got burned out on regular school so I was slow getting started with college until I found the program I'm in. I also used to control on VATSIM, but I've retired.
Age: 25
Kids: None yet and probably not for a while.

[UAL124 Tommy Hartigan]

Callsign: UAL127
Name: Tommy Hartigan
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Current Location: Chicago, Illinois
Hobbies: Flight Simulation, Skateboarding, Flying, Drumming, Guitar, Jetskiing, Boating, Golfing and much more.
Occupation: Full time student at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Interesting facts: Been flying since 2006, got my Private in 2009 and planned to go to college to become an Airline Pilot. Sadly I got spooked out of it after two of my flight Instructors were killed in plane crashes within months of each other. I also realized my life would be very different when I have kids and would always have to be away flying. Anyways now I'm a business major, looking to take over my families car dealerships in the coming years.
Age: (Almost) 20
Kids: None, but I have a dog and a turtle!

[UAL702 Christopher Pippin]

Callsign: UAL702
Name: Christopher "Chris" Pippin
Birthplace: Orlando, FL, USA
Current Location: Conroe, TX, USA (N Houston Suburb)
Hobbies: Aviation, Spotting, Making memories with my son.
Occupation: Currently: Medical Biller and coder. Working toward: Gen Aviation FBO Line Service Tech (entry level job) and attending Lone Star College for a degree in Aviation Management.
Age: 24
Kids: 1: Boy 2yrs 9mo. "David James." You'll more than likely hear from him on more than one occasion.

[UAL122 Trevor Larsen]

Callsign: UAL122
Name: Trevor Larsen
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Current Location: Midlothian, Texas
Hobbies: Hunting, FS, & anything planes
Occupation: Full time student an Midlothian High School and working at a Restaurant
Interesting facts: I've visited every state (Hawaii was the best!)
Age: 17
Kids: 0

[UAL511 Bob Pracheil]

Callsign: UAL118
Name: Bob Pracheil
Birthplace: Crete, Nebraska
Current Location: Lincoln, NE
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, golf, Flight Simulation, basketball and football
Occupation: Avionics Install Expediter at a Corporate Aviation Service Center
Interesting facts: flown on alot of private jets, C750,F50,800XP,1000,L35,and C90 Kingair
Age: 34
Kids: 0

[UAL435 Greg Murray]

Callsign: UAL211
Name: Greg Murray
Birthplace: Cape Town, South Africa
Current Location: Canon City, CO
Hobbies: Flight Simulation, Cricket, Golf, Football, Baseball, Rugby, Web-Designing, Sports Statistics
Occupation: Retired - Worked in the South African Navy as a Pattern Maker - Then in the South African Hydrographic Department as a Lithographic Draftsman.
Interesting facts: Had a car accident after winning a Surfing Contest back in 1980 which paralyzed me from the waist down and have been in a wheelchair ever since. Brother died in a Helicopter accident in 1991. This is for him!
Age: 51
Married: Yes
Kids: One 7 year old son.

[UAL702 Jeff Smith]

Callsign: UAL702
Name: Jeff Smith
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Current Location: San Francisco, CA
Hobbies: Flight Simulation, VATSIM Oceania Deputy Region Director, QFA25 Worldflight Pilot - 3 years, VATSIM ATC, VATSIM Sup, Football, Baseball, Rugby, Soccer
Occupation: Port Engineer for US Maritime Administration vessel S.S. Cape Mohican in Alameda, CA
Interesting facts: I've travelled to Sydney, Australia in 2007, 2008 and 2011 to partake in Worldflight Fundraising as a pilot for QFA25 (B744 Fixed base motion sim) and provided ATC services.
Age: 42
Married: Yes
Kids: One 7 year old daughter.

[UAL005 Anthony Katosh]

Callsign: UAL107
Name: Anthony Katosh
Birthplace:Tampa Florida
Current Location: Lenoir, NC
Hobbies: Aviation, Flying, PS3, Fishing,
Occupation: retired Army
Interesting facts: Married, with 11mth old son named Parker. Served in the Army from 2008-2011, Deployments to Iraq an Kuwait. Been using MSFS since FS95.
Age: 26
Kids: 11mth old boy

[UAL751 Cory Wienckowski]

Callsign: UAL004 now
Name: Cory Wienckowski
Birthplace: Buffalo, NY
Current Location: Jacksonville, FL
Hobbies: Flying real airplanes, Flying fake airplanes, Web Design
Occupation: Naval Aviator
Favorite Aircraft: Boeing 757
Interesting facts: Fly the P-3C for the US Navy.
Age: 24
Kids: 2

[UAL530 Justin Carey]

Callsign: UAL7
Name: Justin Carey
Birthplace: Folsom, PA
Current Location: Philadelphia, PA
Hobbies: Pitching, The Phillies, Commercial Aviation, Guitar, statistics and numbers.
Occupation: Data Analyst
Interesting facts: Former Army CPL E-4. Former CLP Coordinator in KPHL Operations Tower, Former COO of a VA that shall remain nameless.
Age: 30