I'd like to come and talk about the many years I've not only been flightsimming but being with virtual airlines. I started with one way back in 2002 or 2003 called Virtual Westjet. It was fun, got me some time to not only fly but communicate with a community online and sometimes fly with them on vatsim.
It dawned on me how easy ot was flying fir a so called Virtual airline. So simple in fact I've not yet found one I could hate fir any reason.
Criss-crossing the country or even the globe could get you some much needed hours or time in the seat of a well groomed aircraft you've never flown before..
When it comes to flying for all the VA's I've flown for here's my time to make thank you cards fir the ones I remember.
Alaska-thanks for allowing me to discover the unidentified terrain that is Alaska.And for the friendships. Favorite flight:SEA to ANC
American. Thanks for the friendships and the chance to cris cross the country and get to know it more..favorite flight:KBOS to KLAX
Delta-thanks fir the same thing American gave me.. a chance to see more of the world than I had ever seen. favorite flight: SEA to LAS
Froggie Air- thanks fir the comraderie and the airplanes you painted..the group was amazing and I really issues our online time together. favorite flight: DEN to SEA
CP Air- you did me a favor, you allowed me to fly my favorite aircraft the 737-200. Most va's don't have that aircraft in their list of aircraft. You allowed me to see the bright orange colors everyday. Favorite Flight: YVR to YYZ
DHL-Thanks for allowing me to ship cargo to various places around Europe and all over the world. favorite flight: DDP to GLL
Air Florida thanks for allowing me to fly the gator infested airways of the state of Florida. Favorite flight: MIA to MCO
Peerhoven.-one of the funnest va's that existed fir a short period of time. Thanks for the best flights I've ever had. Favorite Flight: DEN to LAS
Ozark-for touring the central plains and others. Thanks for the friendly greetings and people I met. Favorite Flight:STL to SPI
Aeromexico. Thanks for allowing me to finally fly to and from the warmer places in the world. Only with you a short time but a good time. Favorite Flight: MMMX to LAX
Southwest. That's a fun experiment that sees me flying to all the places southwest flies...(only lasted 3 months). Favorite Flight: JFK to ORF
Virtual Westjet-thanks fir allowing me to fly the 737-200 and others. Thanks for the friendship and comraderie. And for allowing me to criss cross the country and visit my home airport and others close by. Favorite Flight. YXU to YYC
EasyJet-My late night "confection perfection". Favorite Flight: GLL to OWI
Buffalo- thanks for allowing me to fly the good old warbirds and getting to know more of the barren and deep seeded places in canada. Favorite Flight: YZF yo YHY
Private flights...been fun touring the world and seeing the sights and doing 3 world tours.
That's it for when it comes to flight simulation and the Virtual.airlines that pair nicely to them.
It won't be a permanent leave but it is a more gracious leave as I say goodbye to all of these for the time being. Some have me on inactive and that's fine I have no problem with that but most I have left or moved on from and wanted to thank for all those years if happiness flying the "open skies".
Thanks for the fun
Your friend
Darren Elliiott
