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DVA5974
Captain, B777-200
Joined on May 27 2008
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
Basking Ridge, NJ USA
324 legs, 1,326.6 hours
319 legs,
1,305.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 02 2008 08:14 ET by Nikolay Klimchuk
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I'd like to switch to 787 program after 737. Delta will have it.
Any chance to introduce new program?
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DVA2214
Captain, A330-300
OLP
E-MAIL
Joined on March 25 2005
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Globetrotter
White Knuckles Club
Million Mile Club
Millennium Club
US Capital Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"One takeoff and landing at a time"
Tampa, FL
1,124 legs, 2,777.2 hours
35 legs,
61.3 hours online
1,005 legs,
2,492.2 hours ACARS
1,153 legs, 2,869.7 hours total
111 legs dispatched, 90.7
hours
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Posted onPost created on
October 02 2008 08:47 ET by Anthony Katosh
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Once Real Delta does im sure we will too
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DVA057
Senior Captain, B777-200
COMM
Joined on June 02 2002
Events Century Club
Six Century Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Everett 500 Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
"We Are ... Penn State!"
Atlanta, GA USA
672 legs, 1,338.4 hours
531 legs,
1,076.4 hours online
392 legs,
786.1 hours ACARS
190 legs,
406.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 02 2008 09:05 ET by Terry Eshenour
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Our business model is based on being as close to Delta Air Lines' retail operation as possible. As Anthony points out, when a different aircraft is added to DAL, DVA will add it to the fleet.
As DAL rationalizes its operation post NWA merger there will be adjustments to ours accordingly.
Terry EshenourSenior Captain, B777-200
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DVA5974
Captain, B777-200
Joined on May 27 2008
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
Basking Ridge, NJ USA
324 legs, 1,326.6 hours
319 legs,
1,305.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 02 2008 10:46 ET by Nikolay Klimchuk
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That means end of 2009 or later...
Is anybody know what company can be the first with model of 787 for FSX on market: PMDG, Wilco?
I know about Abacus 787 but don't trust the idea to publish the model before real airplane ;-)
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DVA3952
Captain, MD-88
Joined on September 07 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Airbus, Mcdonnell Douglas"
Chicago, IL USA
85 legs, 161.3 hours
51 legs,
106.0 hours online
77 legs,
141.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 02 2008 12:34 ET by Alex Jevdic
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Abacus is horrible. There A380 package is just appalling. They used the default 737 radio stack, the ECAM pages look like they are from a generic Boeing page, and the engine fire buttons are used to start the engines 
I'd wait for a more reputable developer to come out with a product, wilco is not the best but they are not that bad either.
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DVA3672
Senior Captain, A320
OLP
E-MAIL
Joined on October 29 2006
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Two Million Mile Club
Bi-Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Capital Club
Toulouse Millennium Club
Online Fifteen Century
"Chris, NOT in Seattle"
Northeastern United States
2,534 legs, 6,223.1 hours
1,537 legs,
3,252.2 hours online
2,243 legs,
5,407.0 hours ACARS
4 legs,
6.0 hours event
2 legs dispatched, 19.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
October 02 2008 13:39 ET by Chris Frasure
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Alex:
That's prob a result of them trying to get something on the market without really having the time to inspect the 787. I really want this to be PMDG's next product. Can you imagine how great it would be?
CF
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DVA5974
Captain, B777-200
Joined on May 27 2008
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
Basking Ridge, NJ USA
324 legs, 1,326.6 hours
319 legs,
1,305.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 02 2008 15:33 ET by Nikolay Klimchuk
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I'm so disappointed what Boeing or Airbus do not provide reference models of airplanes. They could even use MSFS or X-Plane community for popularization of real airplanes like virtual tours on board of 787 or something like that. I just don't understand why they don't want to spend 0.00001% of budget on it.
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DVA3952
Captain, MD-88
Joined on September 07 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Airbus, Mcdonnell Douglas"
Chicago, IL USA
85 legs, 161.3 hours
51 legs,
106.0 hours online
77 legs,
141.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 02 2008 16:19 ET by Alex Jevdic
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http://www.smartcockpit.com/plane/airbus/A380/ under miscellaneous. Abacus now has no excuse on improving the panel from the Boeing look to more of an A380. And engine fire for start switches, that's just something I can't let go.
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DVA2496
Senior Captain, B757-200
OLP
Joined on July 13 2005
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Iron Dispatcher
Black Pearl Club
Everett Millennium Club
Globetrotter
Flying Colonel
Online Fifteen Century
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Two Million Mile Club
Event Half Century Club
"Delta Connect - Antigua to world"
Cassada Gardens, Saint John Antigua and Barbuda
1,937 legs, 6,226.6 hours
1,841 legs,
5,965.6 hours online
1,796 legs,
5,809.7 hours ACARS
76 legs,
159.2 hours event
641 legs dispatched, 253.3
hours
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Posted onPost created on
October 16 2008 22:39 ET by Perez Howson
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Quite honestly as was stated before trying to get something out on the market that's not even in service is just preposterous. What I'd really like for someone to do is complete the 767 series with the -200, -300, -400 variants. And if they think that they don't want to compete with LDS then just do the -200&-400 versions and put it out! These a/c that are in operation need to be perfected FIRST (IMHO) before they try something new. Case in point CS with their errors.. We've never seen PMDG, LDS (on a limb here)- WILCO have to do "major" recalls on their a/c. Maybe we can petition LDS to make the -200/-400 after the 757 comes out. I think with PMDG working on the platform for the MD-11 and then the NGX for the 737 they won't be don't anytime soon with those I suppose.. Just my thoughtz!
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DVA6255
Captain, MD-11
Joined on August 05 2008
Events Century Club
Quincentenary Club
Online Triple Century Club
"We have clearance, Clarence. "
Bronx, NY USA
587 legs, 2,341.4 hours
332 legs,
1,027.2 hours online
578 legs,
2,316.3 hours ACARS
109 legs,
275.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 27 2008 20:13 ET by Jamall Broderick
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Delta is not gonna have the 787 NWA is though
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DVA5947
Captain, B777-200
E-MAIL
Joined on May 19 2008
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Everett 250 Club
Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Quincentenary Club
Marshall, MN USA
574 legs, 2,693.6 hours
499 legs,
2,397.0 hours online
516 legs,
2,271.3 hours ACARS
5 legs,
22.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 31 2008 16:43 ET by Alex Deutz
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| But nwa is delta now.....well its name is changing in 1.5 years
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DVA3952
Captain, MD-88
Joined on September 07 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Airbus, Mcdonnell Douglas"
Chicago, IL USA
85 legs, 161.3 hours
51 legs,
106.0 hours online
77 legs,
141.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 01 2008 11:20 ET by Alex Jevdic
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If DAL can is going to afford the 787's then they will honor the order, if not then they won't. Plus they will decide if there is a need for them for now since we are getting plenty of brand new aircraft.
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