Kossu

     Callsign: kossu-

     Name: Niiranen, Timo P

     Date of birth: 24.05.64

     Nationality: Finn

     Height: 191 (6'4")
 
     Weight: 95 kg

     Hair: short, brown

     Eyes: two, brown

     Sex: male

     Marital status: free

     Children: none...

     Occupation: Land, Offshore and Military Sales ...

     Education: HUT

     Military background: Air Defence Artillery, Marine AD Company XO (res.), and a part time Training Officer in my Regiment (current), Staff Course 1999, so they'll give me a desk to fly soon :(

     Real-life flight experience: Cessna 182 from Helsinki to Biggin Hill (London) and back with a friend (Yeah, his plane), MD-11 sim, and months as a passenger in all kinds of commercial aircraft all over the globe.

     Hobbies (other than WB): Army Reserve, Shooting, Ice-Hockey and other sports ...

     Started Warbirds: Jan 1st 1999 online

     Why?: Got bored of boxed sims... 

     Why that stupid callsign?: Well, Kossu is the nickname of this mighty good Finnish Vodka, and I was sometimes called Kossu already in High School (Don't ask why ;) 

     Favourite plane: The (T)rusty Old Franz

     Favourite prey: Ch 100 whiners :)

     Favourite drink after a hard day's fight: Single Malt Scotch, the smoky, peaty ones, Yumm !

     Motto: "Kossu on mun kuski..." = "Whisky is my driver..."

     Another motto: Verta pakkiin ! = Fill the mess kitts with blood !

     Free speech: On RW ...