Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - New area to exchange flight plans?

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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

Posted onPost created on December 27 2008 21:51 ET by Nikolay Klimchuk

I have a problem with international flight plans. For US I can use flightaware but for the rest of world information is a very fragmented.
In the future flight plans can be linked to existing schedule.

What do you think?

Nikolay Klimchuk (DVA5974)

DVA1933
Senior Captain, B727-200

Joined on September 19 2004
Triple Century Club

Monterrey, NL Mexico

357 legs, 860.4 hours
72 legs, 132.3 hours online
255 legs, 668.3 hours ACARS
1 legs, 1.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 27 2008 21:54 ET by David Eugenio Gomez

Doesn't sound like a bad idea. We used to have a Preferred Routes section (for the US me thinks) in the Pilot Center like ages ago, but it's gone now.

In the mean time, you can use VRoute.info to find some. It's very useful.

David Eugenio Gomez (DVA1933)

AFV003
Senior Captain, B737-800

Joined on May 03 2002
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"Oh yeah, NOTAM #19 is a must!"
Indianapolis, IN

144 legs, 376.9 hours
59 legs, 129.5 hours online
121 legs, 328.9 hours ACARS
8 legs, 27.8 hours event
276 legs, 632.7 hours total
27 legs dispatched, 38.6 hours

Posted onPost created on December 27 2008 22:04 ET by Caitlyn Champlin

This is an excellent worldwide resource, and best of all - free! This website utilizes the latest AIRAC data without requiring you to purchase a code like vroute does. Of course, if you have an aircraft with a CDU you'll need the cycle update anyway. This site also uses the most up to date NAT/PACOT tracks, but still recommend you verify it with the daily track message in your Pilot Center.

http://rfinder.asalink.net/free/

Caitlyn Champlin

Senior Captain, B737-800

DVA1008
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on December 14 2002
B757 100 Club
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"Fly 'till the map turns blue"
Kokomo, IN

633 legs, 1,731.3 hours
613 legs, 1,689.9 hours online
212 legs, 792.3 hours ACARS
35 legs, 77.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 27 2008 22:07 ET by Matt Young

The problem with that is most international routes change slightly every day (as a result of changing NATs and PACOTs). On top of that, many international STARs change depending on the runways in use.

Matt Young

Senior Captain, B757-200

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

Posted onPost created on December 27 2008 22:27 ET by Nikolay Klimchuk

http://rfinder.asalink.net/free/ is good... for abstract simulation

SID: can't locate fix DONA
SID: can't locate fix ERCY
SID: can't locate fix POKA

I see such messages all the time

Anyway it does not provide flight plans from real world. As long as we have many real world pilots here, I hope it will not be so hard to collect some info about international flights.

Nikolay Klimchuk (DVA5974)

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