Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - CRJ-200...Max range needs to be changed/updated.

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DVA6424
Captain, CRJ-200
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Joined on September 20 2008
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Midwestern United States

464 legs, 621.1 hours
256 legs, 256.6 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on January 06 2009 08:35 ET by David Digney

Flew last night(KIND-KLAS)...NW297...13,200#'s fuel,6700 lbs & 14 psngrs...
Operated at FL280 to FL320..arrived at the gate w/1994 pounds...
I believe the CRJ stats say 1,345 nm plus given what was left in the tanks,would have been an hours reserve at altitude,
so i think KMEM-KLAX can be had...

Ohh,the length of my flight came to 1,588 mi

David Digney

Captain, CRJ-200

DVA1427
Senior Captain, MD-11
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Kannapolis, NC

558 legs, 1,984.3 hours
250 legs, 611.8 hours online
384 legs, 1,530.5 hours ACARS
38 legs, 82.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 06 2009 10:07 ET by Lewis Gregory

But, was that 1588 statue miles or 1588 nautical miles? The length given on our flight pages is actually in statute miles, I believe...divide it by 1.15 to get nautical miles. So 1588/1.15 = 1381 nm...not so far off after all! smile

Lewis Gregory

Senior Captain, MD-11

Posted onPost created on January 06 2009 17:37 ET by David Digney

Nautical miles should be referenced,as my understanding is point to point in a str8 line...

David Digney

Captain, CRJ-200

DVA950
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Nazareth, PA USA

1,210 legs, 2,875.1 hours
1,147 legs, 2,716.7 hours online
886 legs, 1,977.2 hours ACARS
206 legs, 484.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 06 2009 22:57 ET by Anthony Piasecki

Hmm I never saw a 200 go coast to coast, I Know a lot of carriers downsized to the 738 to do it, economics, and the 738 still hold close to 8000# of auxillary feul with a full passenger load and cargo, but I never heard of them going as low as the 200, My question would be what happens when you get a 80 to 120 kt head wind enroute, would that extra 2000 #'s of fuel still be in the tanks or would we be looking for an alternate airport to refeul at?

Anthony Piasecki

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DVA2253
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Church Hill, TN USA

862 legs, 1,344.5 hours
108 legs, 165.2 hours online
299 legs, 485.1 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on January 06 2009 23:15 ET by George Lewis

Yeah, the schedule lists the distances in SM, and as Moose stated, 1588SM is really 1381NM.

the 1345NM is with legal reserves...

George Lewis (DVA2253)

Posted onPost created on January 07 2009 10:18 ET by David Digney

well,i did have a 40kt head wind programmed in between FL260-FL340
And i flew it by ACARS too...

Tonight,i'm gonna try non-stop KLAX - KDTW or KCLE.....see what goes down...

David Digney

Captain, CRJ-200

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