Which one of the following is you? Tell us about yourself!

[joeyb747]

Hello all. I am new to this site as of the Colgan crash. I am an aircraft mechanic, trained in airframe and powerplant systems. I am an avid flight simmer and airplane spotter. I'll go out to the big airports in my area (KDTW, KYIP) with my scanner and camera and just watch. I love avaition and all things connected with it. This site is great! Thanks to all who make these fourms a good time!

[byoungblood]

Private pilot out of KRYY, soon to be air traffic controller at ZME in 6-7 months.

I also run the Atlanta Approach/Center feed. 121.0 covers KRYY, KFTY, KMGE and a few of the other outlying GA airports NW of Atlanta. Now I can come home and listen to myself trip over my own tongue after talking to A80.

[cabarchitect]

Howdy All -

First a few apologies for never involving myself before, let's just say it never occurred to me that it would matter  .  As for the rest, I am a part-time ATC monitoring enthusiast near KSAT.  Been signed up and receiving feeds since Summer 2006 after I stumbled upon the site accidentally while searching for online Fire/EMS feeds (former volly firefighter).  Last year we relocated our office directly in the immediate path of normal KSAT 12R depatures, so I have self-delegated myself the duty of announcing them prior to their "interrupting" our daily work exercises.  I can also say the KSAT feed is very helpful to alleviating tensions that arise on those few occasions when the wind changes and we are in the approach pattern for 30L - the first time I saw a SW 737 500 feet off the deck outside my window was a little unsettling to say the least. So now I welcome all of it as I settle in at my desk everyday, passing the day with ATC chatter as my soothing background music.  Thanks again for the site and I hope the future has me being more involved  .

[nec62280]

I came across this site after the Colgan crash. I have always loved flying but never have gotten around to getting my pilots license.

[captray]

Hi all, A G4 Captain with 9000 hrs experence. International ops included. CFII on my days off. Found this site years ago, helping some students with ATC communication. I am here to learn and offer my opinion.

[KSYR-pjr]

Hi all, A G4 Captain with 9000 hrs experence. International ops included. CFII on my days off.

Now, that is the type of CFII from whom all instrument students should be learning.   9,000 hours and probably 95% of those IFR?  I'll bet you have some excellent experiences to share.

[suwiiittt]

i want to know more about atc and will attend an interview for this job.

[skyhawk172]

Licensed pilot here in Ottawa Ontario Canada,since 1975.Really enjoy to listen in on ATC live while I am surfing the net,better than watching American Idol,lol.. Interests are travelling,kayaking golf and hockey,lots of hockey both playing and watching.Black Hawks are my team ever since 1965

[Robert Larson]

I'm a FSX simmer (been doing that since the product first came out way back when). Now also getting into VatSim. My dad got his private when I was a teenager. I'm 41 now and am giving serious thoughts to following in his footsteps as I remember how much fun it was flying around with him. In recent weeks I've become a LiveATC junkie. I listen to KRDU feed to drown out my fellow cube dwellers at work.

I've been looking for a place to take my first lesson around central NC. Found a flying club based at KTTA that looks promising. If anyone has suggestions I'm all ears.

This is an amazing site. I've been up into the wee hours listening to ATC highlight recordings. Amazing stuff going on in the air that the public never ears about. I love this stuff. Can't get enough.

Oh, I'm in Apex NC, about 10 miles S of KRDU. Any point in me getting a scanner and trying to add Tower & Ground feeds here? I see only Approach. Not sure why that is. If I could help I would. Not sure if I'm close enough to pick up ground though. At my office I'm just over 5000' S of KRDU 5R threshold. But I don't think my employer would go for me setting up a scanner here. Maybe someday.

[LauraB]

Hi, I am just an ordinary traveler who is interested in aviation. I'm flying from JFK to LAX on Thursday and hoping that United still lets people listen to Channel 9. I Googled "United channel 9," and that's how I found this site! I'm very excited to explore the forums and listen and learn! 

[Robert Larson]

I never knew about United Channel 9. But I frequent Microsoft's insider blog, Channel 9. I always wondered why it was called that. Now I know.

[thedude]

I've been a long time reader / listener..don't think I've posted in this thread though before.

I'm currently a 200 hour private pilot (C-172 / B-19 Sport, and a little Citation CJ2 time)..had to throw in the citation

However, I also work in the industry somewhat...I don't work at an FBO / airport / airline, but rather for a company that tears down / sells / leases commercial aircraft.

www.uaminc.com

That is our website. We actually tore down the first B777-200 and sold it for parts a couple years ago.

We have a tear down facility in Walnut Ridge Arkansas (KARG) where we land the planes to be disassembled, and a parts storage facility in Pocahontas, Arkansas. Administrative offices are in Memphis, TN.

Anyway..just wanted to say hey.

[starlook124]

Well I fly on VATSIM and control on it as well in my spare time. Right now I'm looking into a future of either controlling or flying, and what better way to learn than to sit and listen to how it actually goes. This site is awesome, and I'm glad I was able to come across it a couple of months ago.

[SJ30]

Getting ready to start flight training on a full-time basis from Private through some kind of Jet Type Rating.  There will be high-performance aircraft [turbine] in my future, so want to be as prepared for them when they come as possible.  After my initial flight training (private and instrument), I plan to start a 1,500 hour cross-country IFR time & experience building phase.  I have no intention of flying commercially, but I do plan on owning 2-3 aircraft and just want to be sure that I have the right level of experience before hand.

I found this site doing a "pilot forums" search after having several bad false starts on other forums.  I was hoping that in the world of aviation, that I'd eventually meet nice people online.  What I found was that in the world of aviation [online], some of the biggest egos will emerge.  I found this on other "jet" sites that were supposed to have professional pilots among their ranks.  Seeing threads constantly degrade into wee wee matches got old, quick.  I hope to never meet those kinds of people (or their attitudes) once I start my flight training.

I found this site to be different, however.  Most of the people I see here are respectful of others and the conversation and dialog seems to remain on topic without a lot of blown-up threads filled with ego and posturing.  So, as long as this community remains that way, I'll stay on-board.

Thanks for putting up this site!  And, I look forward to learning some things and hopefully contribute some things as well.

Good job!

[captain_salman]

Hello flyboys,

this is Captain Salman from Virtual Pakistan International Airlines! Glad to be here, I am a true aviation enthousiast and I just love everything related to Aeroplane! I am here to learn ATC/Pilot language!

Fly to live! Live to Fly.....Aces High