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DVA6992
Captain, B767-300
Joined on February 10 2009
Kosice, Košický kraj Slovakia
13 legs, 34.8 hours
12 legs,
33.0 hours online
12 legs,
33.0 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 14 2009 04:28 ET by Opher Ben Peretz
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Hello all,
I recently joined you guys and today flew my first ACARS flight online on Vatsim. The initial feeling is of professional and curtious welcome and atmosphere, the various pilot aids are very high quality- manuals, web site, staff responses to events and queries. This is a word of appreciation to all those who contribute voluntarily for our benefit, it is really awesome, thank you.
Understand that this channel is for web site ideas, so here is one. Would it be possible and worthwhile in your opinion to add gate assignments, those used by RW Delta at its major airports, possibly as an ACARS automatic Dispatch message, sent sometime during the descent.
Finally a question- can someone please point out a table of equipment Cost Indexes, for use in advanced models such as the one I fly.
Opher Ben PeretzCaptain, B767-300
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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
2,306 legs, 9,290.0 hours
240 legs,
553.9 hours online
1,964 legs,
8,083.1 hours ACARS
75 legs,
196.3 hours event
2,342 legs, 9,424.9 hours total
91 legs dispatched, 66.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 14 2009 16:08 ET by Luke Kolin
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This is a tempting idea - the problem is that I don't have a reliable (or even complete) source for DAL gate assignments.
Cheers!
Luke KolinSenior Captain, MD-11
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DVA6695
Captain, MD-88
Joined on November 26 2008
Century Club
Online Century Club
"We are....Penn State"
Phoenixville, PA USA
153 legs, 206.0 hours
108 legs,
149.6 hours online
149 legs,
200.2 hours ACARS
11 legs,
20.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 14 2009 18:50 ET by Jack Urie
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I was thinking about this the other night...normally I just park at the closest gate, but to be more real I should go to a terminal where Delta would normally park (eg Terminal A-East in PHL). Putting that in ACARS is a nice thought (not so much a specific gate but a terminal), but the pilot would still need to know where that is, and the facilities diagrams normally are no help. So....there's not much to gain for the effort.
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DVA6167
Senior Captain, B737-800
Joined on July 19 2008
Online Century Club
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Tin Dispatcher
Millennium Club
Two Million Mile Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Madison, WI USA
1,182 legs, 4,649.7 hours
163 legs,
522.6 hours online
1,169 legs,
4,579.1 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.0 hours event
1,225 legs, 4,810.0 hours total
343 legs dispatched, 224.0
hours
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February 14 2009 19:23 ET by Bryan Klawiter
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I agree with you Jack, it is very hard to be able to piece together enough information on where these gates would be. The best overall source I have seen believe it or not is Wikepedia. They give very descriptive terminal information and a lot of times maps of the terminals. I use that with a combination the delta website which tells a specific gate for a flight number.
Bryan KlawiterSenior Captain, B737-800
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DVA2448
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on July 05 2005
Online Century Club
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Century Club
Spring Lake, MI
343 legs, 971.5 hours
173 legs,
431.4 hours online
300 legs,
812.3 hours ACARS
7 legs,
36.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 15 2009 17:12 ET by Tim Fox
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How about this website for terminal info:
http://www.airportterminalmaps.com/
Doesn't have them all, but most of the majors are there.
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DVA6992
Captain, B767-300
Joined on February 10 2009
Kosice, Košický kraj Slovakia
13 legs, 34.8 hours
12 legs,
33.0 hours online
12 legs,
33.0 hours ACARS
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February 16 2009 00:31 ET by Opher Ben Peretz
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Regarding the information required to provide the arrival gate for approaching flights, the Atlanta official site details the arrival gate for every arriving flight. I am not familiar with the relationship with Delta Airlines, but assume based on that, they could conceivably share that database, at least statically. That would save preparation time and avoid security concerns.
Anyone have that CI info? thanks.
Opher Ben PeretzCaptain, B767-300
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DVA2370
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP, COMM, VFRADV
Joined on May 26 2005
Online Triple Century Club
Commuter Conquest
Six Century Club
Stage 1 Prop Triple Century Club
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Flagler Beach, FL USA
675 legs, 726.8 hours
319 legs,
311.4 hours online
179 legs,
146.1 hours ACARS
1 legs,
1.6 hours event
0 legs dispatched, 4.0
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 16 2009 15:46 ET by Scott Clarke
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At ZLC we try to send you to a Delta Terminal, but not a gate...could be a good idea...
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