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DVA4241
Assistant Chief Pilot, MD-88

Joined on March 20 2007
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Long Beach 500 Club
Online Millennium Club

"Kepping my head in the clouds"
Kansas City, MO

1,310 legs, 2,524.8 hours
1,150 legs, 2,227.3 hours online
1,273 legs, 2,429.1 hours ACARS
28 legs, 67.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on April 12 2009 13:53 ET by Chad Rhinehart

Are we going to have these available to fly in our fleet? I only ask due to the fact of PMDG's release in the new future. http://www.airliners.net/photo/Northwest-Airlink-(Express/British-Aerospace-BAe-3101/0834449/L/

Chad Rhinehart (DVA4241)

DVA4290
Senior Captain, CRJ-200

Joined on April 04 2007
50 State Club
Online Triple Century Club
Quincentenary Club

"Lightning coming out of that one"
Houston, TX USA

502 legs, 829.4 hours
340 legs, 575.5 hours online
421 legs, 683.7 hours ACARS
41 legs, 81.2 hours event

Posted onPost created on April 12 2009 14:17 ET by Andrew Lynn

Well, all the a/c in the fleet library is freeware and even then, we have to get permission from the authors to put it up.

Andrew Lynn

Senior Captain, CRJ-200

DVA1651
Senior Captain, MD-11

Joined on April 25 2004
Everett 250 Club
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Million Mile Club
Eight Century Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
White Pearl Accomplishment

"DAL1651 heavy is type MD-11, ready for blastoff"
Nashville, TN

879 legs, 3,275.4 hours
436 legs, 1,621.5 hours online
626 legs, 2,413.4 hours ACARS
28 legs, 89.5 hours event

Posted onPost created on April 12 2009 14:40 ET by James Marshall

I think he means to be able to log them. Currently, I don't believe they're in our ratings.

James Marshall

Senior Captain, MD-11

Posted onPost created on April 12 2009 15:50 ET by Chad Rhinehart

Well I figured with PMDG comeing out with this A/C it would be good if we could incorparate it what we do. Does anybody know when the release date for it is?

Chad Rhinehart (DVA4241)

Posted onPost created on April 12 2009 16:23 ET by Andrew Lynn

Oh, i'm sorry, I think I see what you're saying; and you're right, it's not in the ratings right now. Release date, don't know. I will say though that this may cause a precedent that staff won't be able to handle. There are tons of a/c that were formerly flown by ASA/Comair, etc that isn't a rating and to add this, others will want other a/c to be added and I can see it getting out of hand. Only good answer will be to email Terry directly.

Andrew Lynn

Senior Captain, CRJ-200

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

Posted onPost created on April 12 2009 17:26 ET by Tim Fox

I found some pics on Airliner's.net of some Delta Connection J-41s (Trans State Airlines); tail numbers N555HK and N550HK. As for PMDG's release date, everything is still hush-hush, which is pretty much the norm. Supposedly it will be out this summer.

Tim Fox (DVA2448)

Posted onPost created on April 12 2009 20:16 ET by Chad Rhinehart

Good to know thanx guy's.

Chad Rhinehart (DVA4241)

DVA4589
Senior Captain, B737-800

Joined on June 15 2007
Online Century Club
Triple Century Club

Romania

341 legs, 810.0 hours
181 legs, 422.7 hours online
314 legs, 754.1 hours ACARS
8 legs, 20.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on April 13 2009 14:41 ET by Marius Petrascu

The PMDG J-41 (by the way, it's FSX only) is currently in beta testing and it may be released in May if everything goes as planned. I really hope staff will create J-41 ratings. Personally, I'll buy it because a lot of the development methods used for the J-41 will also be used for the 737 ( like new gauge creating methods, new VC animation methods, new modeling techniques etc) so I just want to see what's in store. Besides, some VOR to VOR navigation is very interesting and it's way more rewarding than the fancy FMC stuff.

Marius Petrascu (DVA4589)

DVA5919
Captain, MD-11

Joined on May 13 2008
Everett Century Club
50 State Club
Commuter Conquest
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Quincentenary Club

"...and don't call me Shirley"
Hillsboro, OR USA

507 legs, 1,438.9 hours
4 legs, 3.7 hours online
506 legs, 1,436.4 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on April 15 2009 16:27 ET by Jack Vogel

Let's see: J41 - twin turboprop, empty weight 14K... EM120 - twin turboprop, empty weight ~15K...

SO put a BIG sign on your J41 that says "EMB120" and your problem is solved if you understand
what I mean smile

Jack Vogel

Captain, MD-11

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