Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Does DVA ever have a "fly what u want weekend?".....

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | DVA2006 | Does DVA ever have a "fly what u want weekend?".....

DVA6424
Captain, CRJ-200
E-MAIL

Joined on September 20 2008
Quatercentenary Club

"I dont believe in a no-win scenario""
Midwestern United States

464 legs, 621.1 hours
256 legs, 256.6 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on October 26 2008 23:43 ET by David Digney

I previously flew for American Virtual Airlines (AvA)..In 2 years i logged in over 2000 hrs..no check rides,etc
But every month or so,the company President said we could fly what we wanted for the weekend..

Do we have something like this here....or can we??

David Digney

Captain, CRJ-200

DVA1679
Senior Captain, A320

Joined on May 16 2004
Triple Century Club
Online Triple Century Club

"flightdeckproductions.com"
Utica, MI USA

322 legs, 620.4 hours
300 legs, 591.4 hours online
115 legs, 194.0 hours ACARS
5 legs, 11.3 hours event

Posted onPost created on October 26 2008 23:46 ET by Larry Foltran

I've been with DVA for 4 years now and don't recall an event like the one you described. I'll leave it to the senior staff to reply on whether we'll ever have one or not.

Larry Foltran (DVA1679)

DVA3904
Captain, B737-800

Joined on January 05 2007

""What goes up, must come down!""
Northeastern United States

48 legs, 46.7 hours
8 legs, 10.9 hours online
14 legs, 11.7 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on October 30 2008 19:02 ET by Christian Tucci

I think that sounds like a great idea because more pilots will really get to try out some new aircraft seriously.

Christian Tucci

Captain, B737-800

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

Posted onPost created on October 30 2008 20:36 ET by Alex Deutz

sounds pretty cool!

DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP

Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club

"Col. Panic"
Marietta, GA

2,307 legs, 9,292.6 hours
240 legs, 553.9 hours online
1,965 legs, 8,085.7 hours ACARS
75 legs, 196.3 hours event
2,343 legs, 9,427.5 hours total
91 legs dispatched, 66.4 hours

Posted onPost created on October 30 2008 20:38 ET by Luke Kolin

If Delta decides to have such a weekend in real life I'd be delighted to emulate them. biggrin

Cheers!

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11

DVA5484
Captain, CRJ-200

Joined on January 03 2008
Century Club

"Not everyone works at 30,000 feet."
Western United States

153 legs, 221.8 hours
48 legs, 62.5 hours online
121 legs, 180.8 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on October 30 2008 21:08 ET by Carl Green

LOL Luke. ^^^^^

Carl Green (DVA5484)

DVA4086
Captain, B777-200

Joined on February 21 2007
Century Club
Online Century Club

"Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim"
Eastern Canada

170 legs, 757.1 hours
165 legs, 748.4 hours online
156 legs, 700.2 hours ACARS
6 legs, 32.5 hours event
268 legs, 1,196.8 hours total

Posted onPost created on October 30 2008 21:22 ET by Aggrey Ellis

It would be nice for the X-Planer's who are barred from advancing rank.

Aggrey Ellis (DVA4086)

DVA3952
Captain, MD-88

Joined on September 07 2006
DVA Five-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

Posted onPost created on October 30 2008 21:40 ET by Alex Jevdic

You can use the training mode on ACARS to practice the other planes and get feedback.

Alex Jevdic (DVA3952)

Posted onPost created on October 30 2008 22:07 ET by Aggrey Ellis

X-Plane users cant use ACARS.

Aggrey Ellis (DVA4086)

Posted onPost created on October 30 2008 22:18 ET by Alex Jevdic

I think the ACARS mandatory rule is a little premature unitl X-Plane people cane fly it. Until then, they should get the most out of there current ratings.

Alex Jevdic (DVA3952)

Posted onPost created on October 31 2008 08:01 ET by David Digney

Hey guys...everyone write the Head Guys in charge...
The more we respond,the better the chance of it happening...

I'm willing to help plan it...Basically,i think we'd just fly the route we want(provided the plane you pick can make the distance without a fuel problem and no refuelling in flight)....

When i was with AvA,i had logged in 620 hrs in the 767-200,but over 1,000+ hrs in the 737-800
BTW.i just flew my 50th flight...

David Digney

Captain, CRJ-200

Posted onPost created on October 31 2008 08:52 ET by Luke Kolin

Please don't fill our mailboxes, please. We evaluate an idea based on merit, not popularity, and waiving ratings has been considered before.

We don't do it for several reasons. First, there is absolutely nothing stopping any of you from flying whatever you want. You can download any aircraft from the Fleet Library and fly it to your heart's content. Every weekend is "Fly what you want Weekend", and we welcome people at events to fly whatever aircraft they want. What you cannot do is file a PIREP, and this is not going to change.

The reason for this is that it undermines our promotion and testing policies in several ways. It's not fair to those individuals who have worked and studied hard and taken several tries to complete our examinations and check rides. It sends a message that they do not need to undertake this journey of self-improvement and merely wait for the next "rating-free" weekend or time period to occur.

Finally, it sends the message to everyone that our ratings and restrictions on filing of Flight Reports are arbitrary, and can be waived in an equally arbitrary fashion. They are not. They exist for a reason - unlike almost every other virtual airline, we do NOT grant ratings based on arbitrary or quantitative criteria like hours or flight legs alone. We demand that you demonstrate competence in aircraft handling and operation, hence the check ride. That requirement is not arbitrarily put in place, and therefore cannot be arbitrarily waived. Just like in the real world. I encourage you, David, to use ACARS and start working on your ratings.

I am not unsympathetic to the needs of the X-Plane folks. I am attempting to write an X-Plane plugin; the other option is for some of you to contact an X-Plane software author to create an ACARS package that dumps data in the same offline XML format as ACARS does right now for offline submission. That would be cross-platform and probably faster to achieve since it doesn't depend on me coding it.

Cheers!

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11

DVA3054
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on April 08 2006
Long Beach Century Club
Online Seven Century Club
Eight Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Wellington, New Zealand

840 legs, 1,948.4 hours
743 legs, 1,606.4 hours online
735 legs, 1,556.1 hours ACARS
40 legs, 91.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on October 31 2008 09:43 ET by Bruno Pinto

David,

If another VA lets you run when you don't know how to walk, it is their procedures, we (DVA) don't need to do it just because someone else is doing. DVA is different and that's why I am here.

We are not "just another regular VA" we are DVA!

You did so many when you were a AvA pilot, Why are you here? Didn't you like their "fly what u want weekend"?

Cheers!

Bruno Pinto

Senior Captain, B757-200

DVA4890
Captain, B747-400
OLP

Joined on August 22 2007
Million Mile Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Millennium Club

"Jesus is my co-pilot"
McDonough, GA USA

1,022 legs, 3,005.6 hours
330 legs, 1,101.7 hours online
948 legs, 2,807.1 hours ACARS
59 legs, 156.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on October 31 2008 16:48 ET by Mark Fetters

Or would it be possible to have an event where we all fly out of Atlanta and go to what every airport we want

Mark Fetters (DVA4890)

Posted onPost created on October 31 2008 18:14 ET by David Digney

I left AvA,because their didnt want pilots to fly w/out being online...

and i didnt agree..

David Digney

Captain, CRJ-200

DVA6534
Senior Captain, B747-400
OLP

Joined on October 19 2008
50 State Club
Online Triple Century Club
Quincentenary Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett 250 Club

Cleveland, OH USA

576 legs, 1,329.4 hours
377 legs, 879.4 hours online
570 legs, 1,318.5 hours ACARS
36 legs, 87.6 hours event
30 legs dispatched, 40.9 hours

Posted onPost created on October 31 2008 20:08 ET by John DeBarr

Luke thanks for providing such a detailed stance on the issue. I have to agree with you as well. Keeping the integrity of the checkride/advancement system is a good idea..

and yes.. I started with zero hours less than 2 weeks ago and I am now as of today a 767 first officer. It was a challenge doing the check ride.. I appreciate you keeping the integrity of the program where else can you fly 10 times and go for a promotion. That is awesome. I love this VA.. from ACARS and what that gives you to the program of advancement.

John DeBarr

Senior Captain, B747-400

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