Well, seeing as this is my new home, might as well meet the other inhabitants.
Callsign: Turnip or Turnip579
Real Name: Elton "Roy" Hyland Sr.
Occupation: Professional Musician.
Married X 16 Years. Two Boys, Ages 22 and 25
Age: 4somethingorotherIcantremember
Been involved with Flight Simming since its very beginnings. ( Mid / Late 80's I Think ) Ex-U.S. Navy Mechanic with specialty in hydraulics. Left the Navy in 1984 as a Disabled Veteran and went to work for the post office. That lasted 3 years then went back into aviation. Was hired to help with the new wing construction on the Grumman A-6 and EA-6B at Heath Tecna located in Kent, Washington. Transferred to Boeing in 1988 as an inspector. Started working on the very first 747-400 while it was still in the jig.
Inspected every Boeing aircraft at one time or another. Even got to inspect the last 707. Quit Boeing in 1991 to concentrate on music full time. It was the smartest move I've ever made. I am now very diversified in the industry. I have a whole slew of original songs recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. I build all sorts of DJ / Karaoke systems for lounges and DJ's. I operate as a live music DUO called Raleigh & Roy. www.raleighandroy.com This music duo keeps me very busy and we are without a doubt the #1 music duo in the Pacific Northwest. Another piece of that pie is I now own a very succesful record label. It's been up and running for a little over 2 years now and ensures that I have no free time left.
The weekdays finds my in the studio, while the weekends find me out giging somewhere. Local folks can hear me on KMPS, KGY, KAYO radios. I started taking flight lessons in 1998 and received my ticket in 1999. 11 months of yanking, banking, stalls and an overvealous flight instructor pulling the throttle on me. I've had the opportunity to fly into the Reno Air Races. I got to land at the International Airport with a 737 on my butt all the way down. That as a blast.
As you can imagine, any time I have for normal stuff is occupied by flight simming. I was thrilled to become a BETA tester for PNW.
Here is a shot of me when we were the opening act for a new 40 million dollar casino. Keep the dirty side down.
Turnip
