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Most traveled path though the ranks |
Jim Parish
DVA10676
Captain, B737-800
Joined on April 14 2012
""Voler sans ailes""
Dallas, TX
22 legs, 30.5 hours
18 legs,
25.0 hours online
21 legs,
29.2 hours ACARS
5 legs,
7.0 hours event
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Post created on June 16 2012 13:51 ET
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Are there stats somewhere that show the typical progression of DAV pilots through the fleet? Curious as to the popularity of various aircaft programs.
Jim ParishCaptain, B737-800
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Kevin Cornish
DVA1038
Captain, B737-800
E-MAIL
Joined on January 12 2003
Century Club
"Celer, Silens, Mortalis"
Summerville, SC USA
169 legs, 1,008.2 hours
56 legs,
288.5 hours online
25 legs,
221.2 hours ACARS
1 legs,
5.0 hours event
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Post created on June 16 2012 14:39 ET
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I would say the most common is to go CRJ, 737, 757/767 (depending on whether you prefer domestic or long haul flying), 747 or 777.
Kevin CornishCaptain, B737-800
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Jim Warner
DVA2533
Chief Pilot, EMB-120
OLP, PPL, COMM
Joined on July 27 2005
Online Six Century Club
50 State Club
Millennium Club
Winter Springs, FL USA
1,227 legs, 1,408.8 hours
1,051 legs,
1,139.0 hours online
1,049 legs,
1,135.9 hours ACARS
25 legs,
27.3 hours event
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Post created on June 16 2012 16:42 ET
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It just depends on the type of flying you like to do. I was hired into the 757 program and after a while transferred to the CRJ program and then to the EMB-120 program. It seems like I am trading down but I prefer the regional jets and the props as I find them more fun to fly rather than the bigger heavy iron. That's the nice thing about DVA, you can fly any flight with any aircraft you have the ratings for provided that the aircraft can make the flight legally (range). Have fun and fly what interests you!!
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Kevin Cornish
DVA1038
Captain, B737-800
E-MAIL
Joined on January 12 2003
Century Club
"Celer, Silens, Mortalis"
Summerville, SC USA
169 legs, 1,008.2 hours
56 legs,
288.5 hours online
25 legs,
221.2 hours ACARS
1 legs,
5.0 hours event
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Post created on June 16 2012 16:59 ET
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Yeah, I went the other way. I was hired into the CRJ program and then moved up into the "heavies". But I prefer long haul international routes to shorter flights.
Kevin CornishCaptain, B737-800
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Andrew Vane
DVA2887
Senior Captain, B727-200
PPL
Joined on January 30 2006
Online Century Club
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
Globetrotter
"Pitch, Power, Trim & 3 engines!"
Charlotte, NC
302 legs, 535.9 hours
161 legs,
257.2 hours online
288 legs,
518.6 hours ACARS
14 legs,
19.6 hours event
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Post created on June 16 2012 18:36 ET
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I agree Kevin. This was my path and stuck with the 777 program for a bit before settling into the L1011 and now Mighty 727 program. The nostalgia got to me and divert my career into these classic aircraft. As it turns out, almost all my flights are now 727 (with a few diversions) so its seems to be the program for me. A good payware 727 in the Dreamfleet model has helped too.
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Lewis Gregory
DVA1427
Senior Captain, MD-11
PPL
Joined on December 14 2003
Online Double Century Club
Triple Century Club
50 State Club
"Livin' in the Dog Pound!"
Kannapolis, NC
376 legs, 1,246.4 hours
249 legs,
610.7 hours online
202 legs,
792.6 hours ACARS
38 legs,
82.7 hours event
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Post created on June 16 2012 19:58 ET
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I imagine Kevin's is the most common progression route, up through the Boeing ranks--CRJ/ERJ, 737, 757 or 767, then 747 or 777-- but I like that we have so many choices. As for me, I went through the McDonnell-Douglas side of the house for the most part; I got hired in on the 757/767 in December 2004 (they used to be a combined program back then), downgraded myself to the CRJ to learn, then the MD-88, back to the 757/767, up to the MD-11, down to the 727 (as CP), then over to the MD-88 as ACP, and now I'm back in the MD-11, picking up almost every additional rating I could get my hands on along the way (my long-term goal has been to be rated in every aircraft in the fleet...but senior management keep adding more!). In fact, I really do need to work on that 737-800 checkride so I can get my 737-600 additional rating. 
Lewis GregorySenior Captain, MD-11
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Daniel Malneritch
DVA1650
Captain, L-1011-100
Joined on April 24 2004
Century Club
"The O-N-L-Y Way to Fly!"
Southeastern United States
102 legs, 173.8 hours
49 legs,
94.5 hours online
2 legs,
2.1 hours ACARS
2 legs,
3.2 hours event
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Post created on June 16 2012 21:23 ET
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I was hired in the MD-88 then did something like 727 then L-1011.
Daniel MalneritchCaptain, L-1011-100
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Jim Parish
DVA10676
Captain, B737-800
Joined on April 14 2012
""Voler sans ailes""
Dallas, TX
22 legs, 30.5 hours
18 legs,
25.0 hours online
21 legs,
29.2 hours ACARS
5 legs,
7.0 hours event
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Post created on June 18 2012 13:26 ET
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Thanks all. It's always interesting to get others opinions about this hobby. I love the old classics, and may hang around and build proficiency in the 737 program while waitng for PMDG to release the DC-6 - then try to learn how to fly that beast.
Jim ParishCaptain, B737-800
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George Lewis
DVA2253
Senior Captain, DC-8-61
PPL, COMM
DISPATCHER
Joined on April 01 2005
Six Century Club
Online Century Club
"I'd rather be flying!"
Church Hill, TN USA
855 legs, 1,333.8 hours
108 legs,
165.2 hours online
298 legs,
483.7 hours ACARS
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Post created on June 18 2012 16:43 ET
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I went B738, B722, DC-8... There are lots of ways to get there. It just depends on the individual.
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