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Pilot Recognition Awards
Vic Alesi, Senior Command Captain, KSFO
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 7/31/2000 - Automatically awarded on 2/20/2008
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 7/31/2003
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 7/30/2005
Tom Alford, Senior Captain, KSFO
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 5/31/2001
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 5/30/2004
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 5/30/2006
- Two Million Pounds, 2/10/2008
Joe Alley, Command Captain, KDFW
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 3/28/2008
Pedro Almeida, Senior Captain, KDEN
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 7/20/2007
David Ansel, Command Captain, KORD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 12/9/2005
Jeff Armstrong, Command Captain, KDFW
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 5/25/2007
- Longest WestWind Passenger Route, 10/28/2007 - The Green Monster completed. Logged 20.9 hours and had about 24K lb of fuel left when I parked at the gate. Started the flight on 10/22 and finished today at 10/28. Flew 6 legs to complete and that includes the two I lost due to computer issues.
- 50 Hours in one month, 11/25/2007 - >50hours for the month of November 2007. 4 coast to coast flights out of KBOS and several NB flights from my home hub of DFW.
Justin Beavers, Command Captain, KCVG
- P001 Flight Around the World, 11/12/2007 - First around the world Flight with 41.7 hours. It was great fun and cant wait to do it again!!
Edward Bleck, Senior Command Captain, CYYZ
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 1/31/2006
- 50 Hours in one month, 10/30/2007 - I have flown 50 plus hours during the months of August, September and October which should warrant this awarding this recognition award to me.
Thank You,
Ed Bleck
WWA 843
Atlanta Hub
- Two Million Pounds, 2/5/2008
- Five Million Pounds, 2/5/2008
Jim Boerman, Senior Command Captain, KMIA
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 11/1/1999
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 10/31/2002
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 10/30/2004
- 10 Years of WestWind Service, 10/30/2007
- 2,500 Hours, 2/4/2008
- 5,000 Hours, 2/4/2008
Scott J. Bridges, Senior Command Captain, KDEN
- 2,500 Hours, 3/2/2008
- 5,000 Hours, 3/2/2008
Beau Brown, Senior Captain, YSSY
- 50 Flights in one month, 1/31/2007 - I totalled 63.2 hrs for the month of Jan 2007
- 50 Hours in one month, 12/31/2007 - I flew 57.9 hrs in the month of December 2006.
Steve Bunker, Cat V, KBOS
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 3/25/2008
Steve Canham, Senior Command Captain, KDEN
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 10/7/1998
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 10/6/2001
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 10/6/2003
- 10 Years of WestWind Service, 10/5/2006
- 50 Hours in one month, 1/31/2007 - My total block time for the month was 59.8 and it included flights in Europe, a long flight from LEBL-KORD, back to Denver, then out to Hawaii, back to Salt Lake and down to Texas before returning to Denver at the end of the month.
Howard Carter, Command Captain, KCVG
- 50 Hours in one month, 7/31/2007 - Hours logged from 1Jul07 to 31Jul07 61.5 per online flight log.
- 25 Flights in one month, 7/31/2007 - From 1Jul07 to 31Jul07 34 total flights, for a total of 61.5 hours.
- Two Million Pounds, 2/24/2008
- Five Million Pounds, 2/24/2008
Leonardo Cedeņo, Cat II, KORD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 1/9/2008
Mark Chapel, Senior Command Captain, CYVR
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 9/17/1999
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 9/16/2002
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 9/15/2004
- 10 Years of WestWind Service, 9/15/2007
- 2,500 Hours, 2/7/2008
- 5,000 Hours, 2/7/2008
Mark Chapman, Senior Command Captain, EGLL
- 2,500 Hours, 3/2/2008
- 5,000 Hours, 3/2/2008
Eugene Chase Jr, Command Captain, KSFO
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 1/31/2002
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 1/30/2005
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 1/30/2007
Michael Chenevert, Cat V, KATL
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 10/20/2003
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 10/19/2006
Tom Cipolla, Cat IV, KBOS
- 50 Hours in one month, 2/29/2008 - Flew 80 hours on 24 flights. Destinations included Hawaii, Alaska, Iceland, and Germany.
George Clark, Command Captain, KATL
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 2/13/2006
Jeffrey Clark, Senior Command Captain, KORD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 10/22/2006
Phil Cohen, Command Captain, KMIA
- 50 Hours in one month, 12/31/2006 - I flew 60.2 hours in December 2006, most of them were during my first RWT and included Cat II and Cat III training.
- 50 Hours in one month, 3/31/2007 - I completed 73.7 hours in March 2007. These hours included, Executive charter scouting trips, Cat V training, NHL charters, and a transfer to KMIA to become the AHM.
- P001 Flight Around the World, 6/5/2007 - This was my 2nd RTW. I logged 103.1 hrs, traveled - 36,294 Nm, in the Lear 45. I did this trip in 40 stops, starting on April, 6 2007. Along the way I ran into a few birds in Cairns, Austraila and again in Anchorage, Alaska. That was not the fun part of the trip. During this trip I learned how to properly descend the Glideslope and my damage totals on FSPax came way down!!!
- 50 Hours in one month, 6/30/2007 - I completed 89.3 hours in June 2007, Included was the tail end of my 2nd RTW, passenger flights, and the start of charter P119
- P119 Tour of U.S. and Canadian Capitols, 8/29/2007 - I embarked on the US and Canadian Capitols tour on June 20, 2007 Departing from Miami Intl. My trip included stops at all 50 state capitols and Washington DC in the United States,the 13 Provincial capitols of Canada and Ottawa. In all I completed 70 flights including the positioning flights to pick up the Coni, pick up Mr Taylor & guests and drop off the charter before returning home. Total distance flown - 35,610 Nm, Hours Logged - 120.8. The bulk of my trip was flown in the CRJ-200 & the Boeing 737-200 with a few flights in the Coni, JetRanger 206, and the Boeing 757-200 for the cross country flights and the long haul to Hawaii. This was probably the best charter that I have flown to date.
- 50 Hours in one month, 9/30/2007 - I completed 57.4 hours in September 2008. The majority of these flights were Passenger with some charters and the beginning legs of Charter P002
- 50 Hours in one month, 10/31/2007 - I completed 54.5 hours in October, which included legs 5 thru 33 on Charter P002 plus 3 VFR flights around major tourist cities. A total of 17,461nm were flown during those 54.5 hours.
- 25 Flights in one month, 10/31/2007 - Included in my P002 charter I flew 33 flights last month P002L05 thru P002L33, of those 33 flights 25 were over the 500nm limit for qualification for this award.
- 200 Executive Charter Flights in One Year, 12/31/2007 - Two hundred-ten (210) Passenger Charter flights in 2007.
- 300 Executive Charter Flight Hours in One Year, 12/31/2007 - 390.7 Executive Charter Flight Hours in 2007
- 50 Hours in one month, 1/31/2008 - I completed 57 hours in the month of January 2008 - Which included flights on the United Nations World Tour in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
- 25 Flights in one month, 3/31/2008 - In March 2008 I completed the required 25+ flights of 500Nm or better to become eligible for this award. Flight included in this total were flown in the G550 on Charter P002 - Starting on 3/1 in Burundi and ending the month by flying into Tokyo, Japan. I had 28 flights of 500Nm or longer with 4 over 1000Nm and a total of 35 flight for the month. By far one of my most productive months here at WWA.
- 50 Hours in one month, 3/31/2008 - In March I flew a total of 72.7 hours. These hours were flown in the G550 on Charter P002 Legs 112 to 146. Areas covered were Africa, Middle East and Asia.
- 50 Hours in one month, 4/30/2008 - In April I flew a total of 92.0 hours. Flight included in this total were flown exclusively on the United Nations World Tour Charter P002 Legs 147 thru 184. Total distance flown for the month was 33,461 Nm. I started the month in Tokyo and ended up on the island of Trinidad & Tobago
- 25 Flights in one month, 4/30/2008 - In April I flew a total of 32 flights that were at or over 500Nm, my flights total for the month was 39. Flights included Legs 147-184 on charter P002
Ian Crawford, Senior Command Captain, EDDF
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 7/31/2005
Kory Crohn, Command Captain, KORD
- P001 Flight Around the World, 4/22/2008 - I have just completed leg 27 of the around the world trip, The last leg was SXM-JFK and the first leg was JFK-GOH. total mileage was 34187nm and it took me a total of about 4 months real time to complete.
Allen L. Daffern, Senior Command Captain, KIAD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 10/31/2001
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 10/30/2004
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 10/30/2006
- 2,500 Hours, 2/14/2008
Bart Damons, Command Captain, KDFW
- 100 Hours in one month, 11/30/2007 - November 2007 - 30 flights (mostly domestic, with several to EGLL) for a total of 120.3 hours
Kevin Dauer, Cat IV, KDEN
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 5/2/2008
Ralph Daugherty, Command Captain, KBOS
- 100 Executive Charter Flights in 2007, 12/31/2007 - One hundred twenty-eight (128) Passenger Charter flights in 2007.
- 300 Executive Charter Flight Hours in One Year, 12/31/2007 - 394.0 Hours Executive Charters 2007
James L. Dean, Command Captain, KCVG
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 11/6/2002
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 11/5/2005
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 11/5/2007
Jaques Denis, Senior Captain, KLAX
- 50 Hours in one month, 1/31/2008 - First full month with WestWind - Was able to transfer from my assigned hub (Vancouver) to my preferred hub Los Angeles. Completed a little over 60 hours in January.
- 100 Hours in one month, 3/30/2008 - During the month of March commenced a trip to all the North American capitals and by doing so accummulated 105 hrs ... still have to visit another 6 capitols before having finished this charter..
Michael DePuy, Senior Command Captain, KCVG
Vincent H. DeVito, Senior Command Captain, KIAD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 9/1/1999
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 8/31/2002
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 8/30/2004
- 10 Years of WestWind Service, 8/30/2007
- 2,500 Hours, 2/5/2008
Carl-Warren Dudley, Command Captain, EGLL
- 50 Hours in one month, 7/25/2007 - logged 79.2 hours during July - starting P002 charter
- 50 Hours in one month, 8/25/2007 - logged 66.8 hours during August - main bulk of P002 charter
- 100 Hours in one month, 9/19/2007 - completed 124.2 hours during September - lots of short and medium flights with a few longhaul.
- 25 Flights in one month, 9/19/2007 - Flew 30 flights from 01/09/07 - 19/09/2008, including some long flights, like P001.
- P001 Flight Around the World, 11/22/2007 - Started with a regular flight from home hub to India for a long flight and well, just carried on. All flown in B777-300, first time flying B777. completed over four days, 1 leg per day. Leg 1 from Heathrow to Mumbai, leg 2 from Mumbai to Tokyo, Leg 3 from Tokyo to New York and final leg from New York to Heathrow. B777 performed really well after I found out what the NAV button did, made things alot easier.
WWA943 EGLL VABB B773 8.1 flown 19/11
P001 VABB RJAA B773 7.8 flown 20/11
P001 RJAA KJFK B773 13.2 flown 21/11
P001 KJFK EGLL B773 5.5 flown 22/11
- 50 Hours in one month, 11/22/2007 - logged 54.8 hours during November - some P002 and P001 flights
- Longest WestWind Passenger Route, 12/13/2007 - Green Monster - Flown at FL430 and 280KIAS to conserve fuel, parked at gate with 5500lbs left (close one). Completed in four legs - Leg 1=4 hrs, Leg 2=8 hrs Leg 3=5 hours and finally Leg 4=4 hours. I didnt see the northern lights which was a shame maybe ill see them on the way back.
Rodney Duran, Cat V, KLAX
- P001 Flight Around the World, 4/23/2007 - In the past month of April, I simmulated a flight around the world (FS9, offline), Starting at London and ending at London. The route was consisted of 40 stops and a total of 74.6 hours. The route I took was the following: EGLL,LFLY,LIRP,LIRU,LIBG,LGSA,ORBS,ORMM,OIKP,OPKC,VIDD,VIAL,VECC,VYSW,VYYY,VTBD,VTSH,WSSL,WIIB,WRSJ,WRRB,WPDL,YPDN,NWWW,NTAA,SCIP,SCEL,SCDA,SPJL,SPCL,SPQT,SBBV,TGPY,TNCM,TISX,TJSJ,KDAB,KCHS,KRDV,KJFK,EGLL
For this flight I used three diferent type of aircraft: B747-400,Beech King Air, and Learjet 45.
Tim Ferrier, Senior Command Captain, KSFO
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 10/20/2006
Waldemar Penna Filho, Senior Command Captain, KDFW
Michael Finn, Senior Captain, KSLC
- 25 Flights in one month, 1/1/2008 - 31 flights in the month of January
Ed Fisher, Cat V, KCVG
- 50 Hours in one month, 11/30/2007 - Worked charter flights in November with some flights in Cemtral America
James Forbes, Senior Captain, KJFK
- 50 Hours in one month, 12/26/2007 - In order to compleate this I did more and more flights with out realising that I had compleated over 50Hours in one month untill 13th January!
So everyone make sure you check out your flight log and see if you too can get an award.
- Longest WestWind Passenger Route, 1/19/2008 - I had to make a Re-Fuling trip because what I had in the tank wasn't enough to fly me all the way to NZAA but you do have to think about the weight balance!
- 50 Hours in one month, 2/1/2008 - I was aiming to do 100 hours in one month but fell short by a few hours but 50 is still enough.
- 50 Hours in one month, 2/29/2008 - Again I was aiming to do 100 hours but only compleated around 74 hours in a month but Febuary is still a short month!
- Longest WestWind Passenger Route, 4/1/2008 - I flew the "Green Monster" again but this time I wasn't brave enough to stay up 20/21 hours (again) so I paused the flight every so often and then saved it and loaded it back up the next time I was at my PC
- 50 Hours in one month, 4/30/2008 - Almost 100 Hours but hopefully my P001 flight should help me get the 100 Hours a Month goal that I want!!
Sam Fragala, Senior Command Captain, KDEN
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 6/30/2000
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 6/30/2003
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 6/29/2005
- 2,500 Hours, 3/16/2008
Ken G, Senior Command Captain, KDEN
- The Founder's Award, 1/31/2008 - Outstanding contribution to the development of the WestWind livery.
Mike Gibbs, Senior Command Captain, KMIA
- 50 Flights in one month, 2/28/2007 - February 2007 - 74 flights.
- 50 Hours in one month, 2/28/2007 - February 2007 - 205 hours.
- 25 Flights in one month, 3/31/2007 - March 2007 - 45 flights.
- 100 Hours in one month, 3/31/2007 - March 2007 - 232 hours.
- P001 Flight Around the World, 4/2/2007 - The RTW flight originated in Paris, France. I proceeded south eastward through India to Perth, Australia. From there, I proceeded through the south pacific Island, including Easter Island (SCIP), the world's most remote airport. Then to Chile, and across the Atlantic to Cape Verde in Africa and up the coast to Paris. The flight was flown in the CONI. The flight took approximately 110 hours.
- Longest WestWind Passenger Route, 5/13/2007 - I flew the Green Monster. Amsterdam (EHAM) - New Zealand (NZAA) and return. According to the Monster Route mapper in the Europe and Pacific Forum, it is the longest monster route at WW at 11269 nm. The return flight was the next day.
- P001 Flight Around the World, 7/10/2007 - This was a RTW trip in the Piaggio 180. It began and ended at LPAZ in the Azores. The route of flight included stops only on small islands. The route went south around southern Africa, over the Indian Ocean, The Pacific Ocean in the mid latitudes, Easter Island in the south Pacific, across South America and back to the North Atlantic. There were 17 legs.
- P001 Flight Around the World, 7/16/2007 - This was a RTW trip commemorating the introduction of the Boeing 787 which has the capability to fly between any two city pairs in the world. The flight was flown in the B788 in two legs. Singapore - La Paz, Bolivia - Singapore. Each leg was approximately 20 hours of flight time.
- P001 Flight Around the World, 10/23/2007 - This was a RTW trip to visit all the West Wind hubs. The aircraft was a Lear 45. The LJ45 doesn't have a lot of range, so island hopping over the Pacific was a little interesting. 28 Legs. 71.8 hours. Begun on 10/9/7 for a total of 14 days.
- 400 Executive Charter Flight Hours in One Year, 12/31/2007 - 412.4 Hours Executive Passenger Charters 2007
- P001 Flight Around the World, 1/14/2008 - This was a round the world flight in the DC6 beginning at Yellowknife, Canada and proceeding to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, then north via French Polynesia, then West to Seoul, South Korea, then north over the north pole and back to Yellowknife. This was RTW trip number 5 for WestWind.
- Two Million Pounds, 2/2/2008
Jeff Gingras, Command Captain, KDEN
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 6/30/2004
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 6/30/2007
Johnny Ginley, Senior Captain, KATL
- 50 Hours in one month, 9/1/2007 - In the month of August 2007, I flew 52.5 hours in 19 flights. Several of these were the LNG flights with Ralph and Robbie and most were long hauls in my 747-400 shared cockpit with Robbie Johnson, which lead out of ATL over into Europe, Africa, Madagascar, Thailand, and Australia. Will continue to finish up to possibly Tokyo and then back to the US
Trevor Golding, Senior Command Captain, YSSY
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 5/22/2000
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 5/22/2003
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 5/21/2005
- 2,500 Hours, 2/2/2008
- 10 Years of WestWind Service, 4/20/2008
Ben Goldstein, Command Captain, EDDF
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 11/24/2007
Kim Gowney, Senior Captain, KJFK
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 12/7/2007
Tom Griesbach, Senior Command Captain, KATL
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 6/23/2004
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 6/23/2007
Mike Harrison, Cat V, KMIA
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 12/31/2001
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 12/30/2004
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 12/30/2006
David Hawley, Senior Captain, KSEA
- 50 Hours in one month, 11/30/2007 - 83.7 hours one month. Flying mixed charter and typical airline routes.
Michael Hawley, Senior Captain, KIAD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 6/30/2005
- 25 Flights in one month, 5/31/2007 - 30 flights flown in the month of May. These were all regional flights out of KIAD. I was in the process of flying every regional route at least once.
- 50 Hours in one month, 8/31/2007 - Over the summer months while I was deployed, I spent most of my "free time" hiding inside flying my sim. I made several very long flights on my days off! May, July and August all exceeded the 50hr mark, but August was my biggest month with 73 hours. Most of those flights were in the DC-10 or my trusty B736.
Kenneth Haynes, Cat IV, YSSY
- 50 Hours in one month, 4/1/2008 - I flew 56.0 hours in the Month of March 2008, all within Australia.
David Hedges, Command Captain, KMIA
- 50 Hours in one month, 8/31/2007 - 91.7 hours from 1-31 Aug, 2007
- 25 Flights in one month, 8/31/2007 - 40 flights from 1-31 Aug, 2007
- Longest WestWind Passenger Route, 10/21/2007 - The GREEN MONSTER Complete!!! I saw day, I saw night, I saw day again, I saw night again. Flew from EHAM to NZAA with one pit stop for fuel. I flew it in the 747-400ER with no problems over 20.5 hours. Singing to myself (not talking to myself), got me through this beast. Now it's time to vacation in New Zealand!
- 25 Flights in one month, 10/31/2007 - 41 flights from 1-31 Oct, 2007
- 100 Hours in one month, 10/31/2007 - 157.2 hours from 1-31 Oct, 2007. The Green Monster was a big chunk.
- 50 Hours in one month, 11/30/2007 - 77.0 hours from 1-30 Nov, 2007
- P119 Tour of U.S. and Canadian Capitols, 12/11/2007 - On 7 Nov 07, I took off from Atlanta, GA with an earnest bunch of passengers in pursuit to visit all 60 U.S. and Canadian capitals. Throughout the 34 day trip, we flew through all kinds of weather and saw the best of North America. Before returning to Atlanta, I took them to our nation's capital in Washington D.C. as an extra treat for being so patient and being great customers. A total of 61 flights and logging 89 hours for this tour, I would highly recommend anyone trying this. Freedom is priceless, and having a front row seat at the world's largest IMAX served as the truest inspiration. God bless the U.S.A.! - and Canada too!
- 100 Hours in one month, 12/31/2007 - 104 hours from 1-31 Dec, 2007
- 50 Hours in one month, 1/31/2008 - 83.0 hours from 1-31 Jan, 2008
- 50 Hours in one month, 2/29/2008 - 62.7 hours from 1-29 Feb 08
- P001 Flight Around the World, 3/9/2008 - On 31 Jan 08, I departed Cincinatti with a load of passengers heading west. 39 days later I arrived back home. Throughout the trip I logged 43 flights to include 84 hours and covered 28,091 miles. Some of the more memorable portions of the trip was the castle in Salzburg, the landing in Switzerland, the McCarthy Statue at Incheon, the days at St. Maarten Island, the Tokyo skyline, and being escorted into Baghdad. I told the passengers that they really didn't want to see Iraq, but they insisted. And, well... They paid good. I netted a whopping $38.40 on this trip in tips. You see, I flew them for free, but the memories and the souvenirs made this trip the best. Watch out for South American Chinchillas, they bite when you try to shave them! They do tend to taste like chicken though! :)
- 50 Hours in one month, 3/31/2008 - 60.8 hours from 1-31 Mar, 2008
Alan Heiner, Senior Captain, KSLC
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 1/31/2006
Dominik Hofsaess, Senior Command Captain, EDDF
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 2/24/2004
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 2/23/2007
- Two Million Pounds, 5/1/2008
Tony Horn, Command Captain, KIAD
- 50 Hours in one month, 12/31/2006 - 72.4 hours for December 2006.
- 50 Hours in one month, 3/31/2007 - 64.75 hours for March 2007. Started the UN world tour (P002)
- 50 Hours in one month, 4/30/2007 - 55.4 hours for April 2007. Lots more UN World tour.
- 50 Hours in one month, 10/31/2007 - 60 hours in for the month of October 2007. Lots of flights for Charter P002. This equates to over 13000 air miles!! I should get a bonus for getting in and out of Paro, Bhutan in a Gulfstream 550. (Try it and you'll see what I mean!!)
- 100 Hours in one month, 11/30/2007 - Over 125 hours in November 2007. Lots of charter P002 completed, bringing the tour to South America. Over 52,000 air miles added to the Gulfstream. Lots of hours on weekends and holidays.
- 250 Executive Charter Flights in One Year, 12/31/2007 - Two hundred fifty (250) Passenger Charter flights in 2007.
- 300 Executive Charter Flight Hours in One Year, 12/31/2007 - 393.4 Executive Charter Flight Hours in 2007
- P002 U.N. World Tour, 11/12/2008 - Wow!! What a journey. The charter began 6 April 2007 and ended 11 December 2007 some 352.8 flight hours and 231 cities later!! This was an extremely good way to see some really strange and different scenery in FS9. Good weather, appallingly bad weather, rain, snow and storms all added to the tour. There were huge airports, really tough airports (Paro springs to mind) and airports with no parking. There were major sights (Rome, Niagra Falls, Greece, London etc) and strange scenery (long, narrow valleys in the middle of nowhere) There was snow on the ground (Fjords of Norway), deserts of Africa, jungles of South America, and the Himilayas. FS Pax in the last 1/4 of the tour gave extra challenges of bird strikes, flame outs, engines being shot out (twice), undercarriage and flap failures. Clocked up a few awards for big months, and got a big promotion halfway around the world. This took a lot of discipline to get done, but the longer you go the more you want to finish. Next tour will be in FSX, but no more UN tours. Time to put in some hours locally while visiting the hubs.
Kevin Hornaday, Cat V, KIAD
- 50 Hours in one month, 1/28/2007 - I have flown 51.7 hours SO FAR this month. I'm not sure how, but I've flown almost every day I've been off. Westwind is a blast and I'm loving it!
- 50 Hours in one month, 2/21/2008 - I have flown 52.9 hours in February. Amazing for such a short month!
- 25 Flights in one month, 2/28/2008 - I have flown a minimum of 25 flights this month, although the Flight Log Summary has just 25, and I've personally counted over 30 in my flight log.
- 100 Hours in one month, 2/29/2008 - I have flown 103 hours this month. A lot of days off and time enjoying a great hobby.
- Longest WestWind Passenger Route, 3/11/2008 - I took the 787 to NZ and had an uneventful, but very long, flight. I might do it again but it will be awhile!
- 50 Hours in one month, 3/11/2008 - The Green Monster helped with this one. Next stop is 100 hours!
Art Hoven, Senior Captain, EHAM
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 2/13/2007
- Longest WestWind Passenger Route, 2/2/2008 - NEXT FLIGHT IS AROUND THE WORLD
Klaus Huff, Senior Command Captain, EDDF
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 1/24/2007
- Two Million Pounds, 3/3/2008
Lars Hulgreen, Senior Captain, KLAX
- 50 Hours in one month, 11/25/2007 - 52.5 hours of flying so far this month, including my transition training from CAT IV to CAT V. I also completed a very interesting trip from Los Angeles to Copenhagen. The entire trip was made up from WWA connecting flights and looked like this: KLAX/KSEA/KORD/KJFK/EGLL/EKCH, with the Trans Atlantic flight taking 7 hours.
- 25 Flights in one month, 11/27/2007 - Busy month this month between passenger flights, charter flights and transition training its a wonder that I have any hair left and quite amazing, the color still is as dark as it is .... one trip across the pond, quite a few passenger assignment, not to mention the start of a new adventure - Around the World on a charter for some rich kids. I was trying to check out a G5 for the trip but so far no luck, maybe I can get a short term lease somewhere? (FSX compatible) - with some luck should make the promotion to Senior Captain sometime during this trip - we will see....
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 1/2/2008
- P001 Flight Around the World, 1/20/2008 - First ever trip around the word - lots of plans and very exciting - however towards the end it too became little tedious - nonetheless, I started my endeavour on November 27, 2007 and finished it on January 20, 2008. Starting and ending in Los Angeles and celebrating Christmas at the Victoria Falls in Africa on the banks of the Zambezi River. New Years was spend diving in the India Ocean more exactly the Maldives, but not before we took a short detour to see the highest point in Africa, Mt. Kilimanjaro. Further to the east we visited Singapore, Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul & Tokyo. Since the season was on for Crab fishing we decided to make a short stop over in Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands before heading towards Alaska and then south to California. During the trip I had the pleasure of receiving my promotion to Senior Captain, which was celebrated appropriately in Brazil - 25235 NM was the total distance flown I did not count the hours.
Cody Humphreys, Command Captain, CYVR
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 11/28/2007
Eric Hunter, Cat III, KDFW
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 6/29/2005
Richard Hupe, Senior Captain, CYVR
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 9/27/2007
Bill Ienatsch, Senior Command Captain, KORD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 6/1/2006
Travis Iversen, Senior Command Captain, KSEA
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 4/29/2007
Robbie Johnson, Command Captain, KATL
- 100 Hours in one month, 6/30/2007 - 153.7 hours logged in June.
- 50 Hours in one month, 7/30/2007 - flew 98.9 hours in the month of July... so close to 100
- 50 Hours in one month, 8/31/2007 - in the month of august, i logged 74.2 hours
- 50 Hours in one month, 9/25/2007 - in the month of september, i logged 60.1 hours.
Scott Jones, Cat IV, KJFK
- 25 Flights in one month, 4/30/2008 - 34 flights for the month of April
- 50 Hours in one month, 4/30/2008 - 65.7 hours for the month of april
Jared Kelly, Cat V, KDEN
- 25 Flights in one month, 2/27/2008 - The fight in question was one leg of a two leg trip. This leg was from Casper, WY to Waldon, CO a distance of about 200 miles one way in a Fairchild Metroliner on a cargo trip. The weather was VFR conditions very favorable wind, and perfect landing for a grass strip runway. Even though the leg was 0.6 hours one way, it passed the 25 flighs in a month mark. Most of the trip were short hops, but the total mileage is now around 1000nm.
Michael Kobos, Command Captain, KDFW
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 2/16/2008
Jason Kopec, Cat IV, KATL
- 50 Hours in one month, 4/30/2008 - Flew 50.2 hours in the month of April operating half of the hours in the CRJ700 and the other half was B737-800 , A-321. Mainly serviced U.S. destinations along with a few Central America and Carribean destinations.
Stefan Kozma, Cat II, KMIA
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 4/26/2007
Mark Kuebeler, Senior Command Captain, KDFW
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 12/14/2005
- The President's Award, 1/31/2008 - Outstanding contribution in the area of web site development.
Steve Law, Senior Captain, KBOS
- 50 Hours in one month, 12/31/2007 - Just started with WestWind on Pearl Harbor Day. By the end of the month I had 80.7 hours. By the 6th of January 08 (technically one month from the start) I had 95 hours. Not quite enought to claim 100 hours for the month, but 50 hours is no sweat.
- 100 Hours in one month, 1/31/2008 - I didn't think I'd be putting in nearly this many hours this month. Then I dicovered and decided to embark on the quest of P119. And decided to do it in a Baron. That takes a lot of hours, especially the trip to Honolulu and back with a cavernous ferry tank. I haven't even come close to finishing P119 at this point, but I've managed to accumulate 134.9 hours since the beginning of the month. I'm having a great time on P119. The angled instrument approach to Juneau in marginal weather without an approach chart was particularly memorable.
- P119 Tour of U.S. and Canadian Capitols, 2/11/2008 - Started this quest in the Beech Baron from KMDD and now we're back. Took 71 flights in 31 days. Flew 21194.9 nautical miles, 141.3 block hours, and burned 3238.87 gallons of 100LL (ferry tank for the Hawaiian legs). Quite an adventure, but the highlight was the low ceiling and visibility approach to Juneau with mountainous terrain close to the approach and the airport. What I thought was going to be an ILS turned out to be an approach on a localizer that was not lined up with the runway and had no glideslope...and I had no approach plate! Broke out high enough to see the approach lights, swing to the left to align with the runway extended centerline, and then swing back to the right to land on the runway. Having survived it, it was great fun. Not much ATC in the northern latitudes (or other traffic, for that matter, except for having to fly an extended downwind because of a 737 in the pattern ahead of me at Goose Bay at 1:00 am local), but P119 was still a great experience.
Robert LeBoeuf, Command Captain, KSEA
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 6/15/2002
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 6/14/2005
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 6/14/2007
James Lee, Senior Command Captain, KMIA
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 6/17/2005
Dale Long, Senior Command Captain, KCVG
- P001 Flight Around the World, 10/11/2007 - Round the world flight in four hops - Makedonia, Greece (LGTS) - Kadala, Russia (UIAA) - Anchorage, Alaska (PANC) - back to Cincinnati, OH. Gulfstream V, 31.5 hours total flight time.
Ken Lucas, Senior Command Captain, KIAD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 12/28/2007
Andrea Maccioni, Command Captain, EHAM
- Longest WestWind Passenger Route, 11/20/2007 - Very long flight I had a little delay 20.3 hours with a A342, because I was going at low speed (280) and no engine during descend to make it with no stop, I did it only 6500 lbs left.
- 100 Hours in one month, 11/30/2007 - It was very challinging flying every time I could to lots of place from EHAM round trip to: TNCM, TNCA, ZMUB, NZAA, PHNL, LFPG, SBGL, KSEA and this is more then 100 hours using A332 and A343.
Max Mache, Command Captain, KORD
- 25 Flights in one month, 11/30/2007 - I flew 26 flights this month, mostly regional flights out of Chicago. Just barely squeezed in enough flights to get my first recognition award.
Ian McAllister, Senior Command Captain, KIAD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 2/29/2004
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 2/28/2007
Bill McCoy, Command Captain, KDEN
- 50 Hours in one month, 7/31/2007 - Logged 80 hours in the month of July 2007
- 25 Flights in one month, 11/1/2007 - Flew 27 flights during the month of October 2007
Ramon McIntosh, Senior Command Captain, KMIA
Malcolm Meyer, Senior Command Captain, EDDF
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 8/1/1998
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 7/31/2001
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 7/31/2003
- 10 Years of WestWind Service, 7/30/2006
- 2,500 Hours, 2/7/2008
Anthony Miller, Command Captain, KLAX
- P001 Flight Around the World, 3/19/2008 - I completed my first round the world flight in the Boeing 707 as well as taking side trips in the Lear 45 and DHC-6 Twin Otter. The flight took exactly four months from 11/19/07 to 3/19/08. The main reason for this was that i wanted to allow my 12 passengers time to enjoy each stop. Over all I flew for a total of 63704 miles and had a total flight time of 125.9 hrs including side trips in Europe, Australia, and a trip to Dutch Harbor on Unalaska Island. For the main part of the flight the average flight time was 4.1 hours with flights ranging from 1.7 hours to 10 hours. We flew to some pretty interesting places and were extremely lucky in that we had no problems with any aircraft over the 37 legs.
Nathaniel Miller, Senior Command Captain, KORD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 1/6/2007
- 2,500 Hours, 2/6/2008
Brian Mills, Command Captain, KDEN
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 4/23/2007
William Morris, Senior Captain, KSEA
- 50 Hours in one month, 10/31/2007 - I flew 51.8 hours in the month of October. I really enjoy the structure of Westwind. It really helps make the experience more realistic. I would have flown those hours with or without Westwind, but now I can have some structure to my flights to help better my pilot skills. Thanks,
Will Morris
Michael Murphy, Command Captain, KCVG
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 10/15/2007
Hans Nagelkerke, Senior Command Captain, EDDF
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 4/30/2000
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 4/30/2003
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 4/29/2005
- 10 Years of WestWind Service, 4/28/2008
George Nauman, Cat V, KDEN
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 9/25/2006
Michael Newell, Senior Command Captain, KORD
- 100 Hours in one month, 11/30/2007 - Flew 21 flights in November with a mix of Trans-Atlantic and domestic company routes. Total 105 hours. Became re-aquainted with Vatsim and online flight in the process. Now I will need to become re-aquanted with my wife if she is still here somewhere...Sweetheart, Honey??
- Longest WestWind Passenger Route, 12/16/2007 - Flew out of Amsterdam on 12/11/2007 for Aukland . Had a good bit of difficulty with company route published with dispatch. Route came out to over 26000 miles one way. I went back in to MSFS Flight planner and set the route to GPS Direct to Tokyo then High altitude airways to Aukland. I then keyed into PMDG FSC and was able to get the routes to agree that way. Had the same issue with the return flight but was able to set up a flight plan for the full flight coming back without any GPS Direct. Was certainly a long flight and took a sizable bite out of my vacation time that was otherwise spent shoveling snow. Gotta love New England. Any way it feels like an accomplishment but not sure if I have many more like this one in me. 20 hours each way is a very long trip!!!
- P001 Flight Around the World, 12/28/2007 - Chicago - New York - Rome - Tokyo - Honolulu - LA - Chicago, 6 legs, 36.8 Hours. Flew corporate team to Rome for X-mas and then to Tokyo to conduct negotiations for Corporate take-over. Stopped in Hawaii to celebrate success then back home to Chicago. Stopped in LA to take possesion of a tiger skin that suddenly became available without legal strings, and the team did some clubbing. Then on home to the Windy (and Snowy) City.
Karl Nieberlein, Senior Captain, CYVR
- 100 Hours in one month, 10/1/2007 - 101.8 hours for the month. And I only scratched one plane. Most flights were realtime weather or set to minimums just for fun.
Eric Nielsen, Command Captain, KSEA
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 12/5/2007
Rick Otolo, Senior Captain, KBOS
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 3/10/2007
Lane Parrott, Senior Command Captain, KCVG
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 11/27/2007
Terry Parthemore, Senior Command Captain, KSEA
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 11/30/2004
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 11/30/2007
Jimmy Patterson, Cat III, KLAX
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 4/10/2007
Mark H. Peters, Senior Command Captain, KJFK
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 5/31/2004
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 5/31/2007
Brent Plubell, Cat IV, KSEA
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 1/5/2008
Andrew Podner, Command Captain, KDFW
- 50 Hours in one month, 1/31/2007 - 62.8 Hours my first month on the job! Been loving it ever since! Lots of trips to Lexington in there!
- P001 Flight Around the World, 3/28/2007 - RTW in a BE58 with no stops in "hostile" areas as described by the State Dept at that time. 37 legs at 103.68 flight hours with an avg speed of 184.3kts burning 2795.22 gallons of fuel. KCVG-KIAG-KFVE-CCE4-BGBW-BIRK-EGPE-EGLM-LFMD-LMML-LGSA-LCLK-OJAM-OBBI-OOMS-VADU-VAKD-VECC-VYKP-VTBD-VLPV-VHHH-ZSSS-RKSS-RJTT-RJCN-UHPP-PADK-KVC-CSR-PAJN-CYVR-KMSO-KDEN-KSTL-KCVG. Longest leg: 4.6hrs OJAM to OBBI (had to overfly Saudi w/o landing. Great experience...highly recommend it!
- Longest WestWind Passenger Route, 10/30/2007 - 2 days, and 20+ hours later, the Green Monster is behind me. Company route was most helpful. I think I am done with the monsters for a while......maybe!
- 100 Hours in one month, 10/30/2007 - Month of October 2007, Flew as much as I could, but only got up to 88 hours, so I decided to cap this month off with the Green Monster. Don't think I want to try and get this award again.
Robert Pomanti, Senior Command Captain, CYYZ
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 4/30/2005
- Two Million Pounds, 3/12/2008
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 4/29/2008
Tim Reardon, Senior Captain, KMIA
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 9/16/2006
Ahmed Refay, Cat III, EDDF
- 50 Hours in one month, 1/30/2008 - During January 2008 to date and time 58 hours has been done including a couple of PIREPs.
A reward is a great motivation to proceed with my great dedication to WESTWIND
Dmitry Rosen-Halfon, Cat IV, EHAM
- 25 Flights in one month, 8/31/2007 - Flew execly 25 flight's at my first month at WestWind airlines!
David Ross, Senior Captain, YSSY
- 100 Executive Charter Flights in 2007, 12/31/2007 - One hundred (100) Passenger Charter flights in 2007
Sergio Schaar, Senior Command Captain, KSLC
Michael Schinler, Senior Captain, KSEA
- 50 Hours in one month, 11/30/2007 - Flew for 58 hours in the month of November.
Matt Schlessman, Cat IV, KATL
- 50 Hours in one month, 12/31/2007 - 67.9 hours flown since joining in early december. Most hours flown in CRJ-700 from KJFK touring midwest with many flights into and out of my homeport of KSTL.
John J Schumacher, Senior Command Captain, KSFO
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 1/1/2000
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 12/31/2002
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 12/30/2004
- 10 Years of WestWind Service, 12/30/2007
- Two Million Pounds, 2/2/2008
- 2,500 Hours, 2/2/2008
- 5,000 Hours, 2/2/2008
Richard Selle, Command Captain, KDFW
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 3/11/2007
Pat Senart, Senior Captain, KDEN
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 7/19/2006
Glenn Simons, Senior Captain, KIAD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 6/30/2005
Alan Simpson, Senior Command Captain, KIAD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 11/1/1998
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 10/31/2001
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 10/31/2003
- 10 Years of WestWind Service, 10/30/2006
- 2,500 Hours, 2/13/2008
David Sirabian, Cat IV, KIAD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 3/1/2008
Ken Snyder, Command Captain, KMIA
- 100 Hours in one month, 1/31/2008 - I started on Jan 1st to log 100 hours. I signed out on 24 trips and flew 40,071 miles and carried 918,582 lbs of passengers and cargo and logged 103.8 hours.
Most of my trips I flew the boeing 787 my favorite wide body and the boeing 717 I love the outside sound effects on it. On some of my trips in the north east real world weather gave me some very bad visability almost down to minimums
KEN SNYDER WWA1735
Erik Speaks, Cat III, KATL
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 12/17/2007
Allen Stallbaumer, Senior Command Captain, KDFW
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 6/30/1998
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 6/29/2001
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 6/29/2003
- 10 Years of WestWind Service, 6/28/2006
- 2,500 Hours, 3/7/2008
Kevin Stanley, Senior Captain, KBOS
- 100 Hours in one month, 2/29/2008 - Had a total of 142 hours for Feburary! I need a life! lol
- 50 Flights in one month, 2/29/2008 - 72 flights for month of Feburary. I don't think I can top this but I am going to try!
- Two Million Pounds, 4/1/2008
John Stanton, Senior Command Captain, KMIA
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 6/1/1998
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 5/31/2001
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 5/31/2003
- 10 Years of WestWind Service, 5/30/2006
- 2,500 Hours, 2/5/2008
- 5,000 Hours, 2/5/2008
Jason Sterner, Cat IV, CYYZ
- 25 Flights in one month, 4/25/2008 - I have compleated 25 flights with a route between Kennedy Int And Miami Int at least once a day. Jason Sterner WWA2058
Kim Stolt, Senior Command Captain, KDFW
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 6/14/2000
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 6/14/2003
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 6/13/2005
- Longest WestWind Passenger Route, 5/19/2007 - I flew the Blue Monster in a Boeing 777-200LR. Amsterdam (EHAM) - Sydney (YSSY). According to the Monster Route mapper in the Europe and Pacific Forum, it is the longest route at WW at 11269 nm.
- 50 Hours in one month, 6/12/2007 - Flew 51 hours between 6/1 and 6/12.
- 25 Flights in one month, 6/30/2007 - Flew 34 flights in June.
- 100 Hours in one month, 6/30/2007 - Flew 34 flights for 122 hours in June.
- 50 Hours in one month, 7/6/2007 - 57 hours between 7/1 and 7/6.
- 100 Hours in one month, 7/31/2007 - Flew 24 flights for a total of 145 hours in July.
- Hub Managers' Award, 1/1/2008 - Kim was our top cargo operator moving over 4 million pounds of cargo during the year 2007. He was also DFW's 2nd highest passenger operator with over 15,000 passengers moved. Kim's dedication to Westwind not only through being a very active pilot with over 3,500 hours logged, but also for his service as VP-Cargo and active participation in the Westwind forums make him more than deserving of the 2007 Hub Manager's Award for Dallas-Fort Worth. Way to go Kim, thanks for your hard work and dedication!
- Two Million Pounds, 2/3/2008
- 2,500 Hours, 2/3/2008
- Five Million Pounds, 2/5/2008
- Ten Million Pounds, 3/30/2008
Bob Sturm, Senior Command Captain, CYYZ
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 4/30/2001
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 4/29/2004
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 4/29/2006
- Two Million Pounds, 2/8/2008
Michael Sullings, Senior Command Captain, KLAX
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 10/18/2007
- P001 Flight Around the World, 12/24/2007 - Completed P001 after 30 legs in the Beech King Air. See my posts in LAX forum for periodic updates.
- 50 Hours in one month, 12/28/2007 - Flew 52.8 hours over 14 flights for the month of December, 2007
Bill Taylor, Command Captain, KCVG
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 7/3/2006
Doug Taylor, Senior Captain, KSLC
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 3/18/2004
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 3/18/2007
Scott Thompson, Command Captain, KATL
- 50 Hours in one month, 11/30/2007 - Flew 50.3 hours in the month of November (20.8 hrs got filed on Dec 1 due to completing WWA1310 which took nearly a week to complete). Hours ranged from travelling to KDEN for training, CAT V transition and checkride, first 744 flight and doing the outbound leg of the blue monster.
- Longest WestWind Passenger Route, 12/2/2007 - This was the return trip (WWA1311) after the outbound (WWA1310) on Nov 24, 2007. Serious headwind for much of flight, landed with less than IFR reserves, 341,432 lbs fuel burned in-flight with the 777-200LR.
- Two Million Pounds, 4/8/2008
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 4/9/2008
Edward Turner Jr, Senior Command Captain, KSLC
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 8/14/1997
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 8/13/2000
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 8/13/2002
- 10 Years of WestWind Service, 8/12/2005
- 12 Years of WestWind Service, 8/12/2007
- 2,500 Hours, 2/7/2008
- 5,000 Hours, 2/7/2008
- 7,500 Hours, 2/7/2008
Raoul Van Landuyt, Senior Command Captain, KDEN
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 3/24/2005
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 3/23/2008
Randy Varrone, Command Captain, KDEN
- P001 Flight Around the World, 1/21/2008 - Flew the "Round the World" in the Douglas DC-6 in FSX. The distance was some 25,304 miles in a total of 104.7 hours, flown Easterly, averaging 241.68 miles/hour. I started in Boston on 12/14/2007, and returned to Boston on 1/21/08. A very enjoyable trip, but missed certain places like South America, Australia, Central China and Japan. Next trip will be in a faster plane, so I can fit these places into the trip.
- Two Million Pounds, 3/23/2008
Braden Vonderau, Senior Command Captain, KORD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 8/21/2007
- 50 Hours in one month, 11/30/2007 - I began the around the world charter back in the middle of october flying the dc-3 out of ORD eastbound. I started the month of november in France and finished on some islands off off the coast of Chile. I flew 88.5 hours in november doing the charter and plan to finish in early to middle december.
- P001 Flight Around the World, 12/3/2007 - I begun the charter flight around the world on 10/15 in the DC-3 out of ORD eastbound. My route took me through canada, greenland, england, then southeast through europe to the mideast. Continuing southeast past india, north of australia to the south pacific islands hitting mainland americas again in chile. Then went northbound through south america and back home. Finishing back in ORD on 12/3. I flew 23 days on this trip and my total hours were 133.7
- Longest WestWind Passenger Route, 12/9/2007 - Flight took a total of 40.9 hours to complete in the B777-200LR. Followed company route.
- 100 Hours in one month, 12/31/2007 - I flew 100.5 hours in the month of December. This flying included the monster passenger route and some long haul cargo routes helping santa deliver presents around the world.
- Two Million Pounds, 2/22/2008
- Five Million Pounds, 2/22/2008
- Ten Million Pounds, 2/22/2008
Edward Ward, Senior Command Captain, KJFK
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 6/1/1998
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 5/31/2001
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 5/31/2003
- 10 Years of WestWind Service, 5/30/2006
Adam Warren, Cat III, KDFW
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 10/8/2007
Gordon H.C. Webb, Senior Command Captain, EGLL
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 3/7/2002
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 3/6/2005
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 3/6/2007
Fred Weidemann, Command Captain, KIAD
- P001 Flight Around the World, 12/7/2006 - It all started with an innocent flight from KIAD to KMSP on 10/25/2006 in a 737-700 flight time 2:15 and the thought occurred to me, instead of flying the return trip why don't I keep flying west until I end up back in my fine home Hub, KIAD. I continued to Seattle, then to PANC, late night arrival online using VATSIM and low and behold I ran into another WWA captain making the trip from PANC back to KSEA very cool... I continued to some Paddock Island, still in Alaska, then to Japan. I headed down the East Coast of Asia down to my birth place, Hong Kong on 11/13/2006. I flew this entire charter online with the exception of the hop accross the pond from EINN to KBOS, stopping over in Greenland. My last leg was KBOS to KIAD, on 12/07/2007... great ATC all the way. Very glad for it to be over, but it was an proud accomplishment!
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 5/16/2007
Bookie Westbrook, Command Captain, KIAD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 6/30/2000
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 6/30/2003
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 6/29/2005
Andrew Wheeler, Senior Command Captain, YSSY
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 12/31/2001
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 12/30/2004
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 12/30/2006
David Whikehart, Cat IV, KDEN
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 1/19/2008
Scott Williams, Command Captain, KBOS
- Two Million Pounds, 2/3/2008
- Five Million Pounds, 2/3/2008
- Ten Million Pounds, 2/3/2008
Paul Williamson, Command Captain, KJFK
- 25 Flights in one month, 4/1/2007 - Flight info for 4-2007
Passenger 36
Cargo 1
Training 2
Off-Line Flights 39
Hours 253.5
TOTALS Flights 39
- 100 Hours in one month, 4/1/2007 - Flight info for 4-2007
Passenger 36
Cargo 1
Training 2
Off-Line Flights 39
Hours 253.5
TOTALS Flights 39
- 50 Hours in one month, 5/1/2007 - Flight info for 5-2007
Passenger 23
Off-Line Flights 23
Hours 89.8
TOTALS Flights 23
- 50 Hours in one month, 6/1/2007 - Flight info for 6-2007
Passenger 23
Off-Line Flights 23
Hours 56.6
TOTALS Flights 23
- 25 Flights in one month, 2/29/2008 - Where Flown Total Passenger
Off-Line Flights 33
Hours 73.7
TOTALS Flights 33
- 50 Hours in one month, 2/29/2008 - Where Flown Total Passenger
Off-Line Flights 33
Hours 73.7
TOTALS Flights 33
- 50 Hours in one month, 3/31/2008 - Where Flown Total
Passenger Off-Line Flights 13
TOTALS Flights 13
TOTAL Hours 63.0
- 50 Hours in one month, 4/30/2008 - For the month of April 08
Where Flown: Off-Line
Total Passenger Flights 20
total Hours 71.2
- Longest WestWind Passenger Route, 5/4/2008 - Set off from EHAM enroute to NZAA. I planned my refueling stop at our hub in Narita Japan, RJAA. Final approach was early morning hours and visibility was foggy until 700 ft. After getting refueled pretty quickly we headed southeast towards Auckland. Winds werent that favorable until halfway to NZAA from RJAA when i caught a tailwind that pushed us to a gs of 614 knots. arrival at NZAA's rwy 5R was delayed by being made to go around by atc due to the aircraft landing before not being cleared of the rwy.
Overall trip length was 9950.3 miles and was flown in 21.9 hours. was a good ride but make sure your FO and relief crew like to talk because there sure isnt much else to do on pond jumping.
Mitch Worthington, Command Captain, KSFO
- 50 Hours in one month, 9/30/2007 - I flew 76.1 hours from 9-1-07 to 9-30-07, including training and checkride flights for Category III status.
- 50 Hours in one month, 10/31/2007 - I flew 66.6 hours in October, 2007, stating on the 1st and ending on the 31st. I started my American Airports Tour during this time frame, logging most of my flights in a Gulfstrem 550 or a Learjet. I also completed my checkride and training flights for promotion to Category IV.
- 200 Executive Charter Flight Hours in One Year, 12/31/2007 - 248.4 Executive Charter Flight Hours for 2007
Daniel Yeninas, Cat V, KIAD
- 50 Hours in one month, 1/28/2007 - First month as a WW pilot. Started with small flights. Worked my way up to larger flights. Started a mini US tour. I started at KIAD flew around the southeast, southwest, west, northwest and back to KDFW.
- 25 Flights in one month, 1/28/2007 - It was my first month as a WW pilot. I wound up with 31 flights at the end of my first month and flew to many cities including Washington DC, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft Worth, Reno, San Fran and Seattle.
Tony Yonek, Senior Captain, KDFW
- 50 Hours in one month, 1/30/2008 - First month with West Wind. I flew 90 hours. Would have done over 100, but I didn't have hours available to log. Mainly flew regional routes out of KIAD, but flew a few charter flights, and a few cargo flights.
- 50 Hours in one month, 2/28/2008 - Flew over 50 hours this month. Did a lot of cargo flights, and I did some charter flights in Hawaii. Another fun month with West Wind.
- Two Million Pounds, 3/5/2008
Jason Young, Cat II, KATL
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 2/21/2008
Paul N. Zaremba, Senior Captain, KORD
- 2 Years of WestWind Service, 2/29/2000
- 5 Years of WestWind Service, 2/28/2003
- 7 Years of WestWind Service, 2/27/2005
- 10 Years of WestWind Service, 2/27/2008