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DVA7209
Captain, B767-300
Joined on April 11 2009
Seattle, WA USA
36 legs, 120.9 hours
1 legs,
1.8 hours online
34 legs,
113.7 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
May 12 2009 18:05 ET by John Byre
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| hey guys sorry if this question has been answered before. I was enroute to Kahului from Seattle and I've had a failure related to my avionics. is my flight report going to be held if I have to divert or deviate from course?
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DVA5066
Captain, B757-200
Joined on October 05 2007
Online Century Club
B757 100 Club
Globetrotter
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Flying Colonel
Two Million Mile Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
NY
1,991 legs, 5,286.8 hours
172 legs,
333.7 hours online
1,903 legs,
4,996.5 hours ACARS
81 legs,
148.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 12 2009 18:46 ET by Michael Marano
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I think you have to fly to an alternate airport listed in the DVA system. You have to note that it is a diversion in your report and fly a subsequent ACARS leg to the original destination. ACARS will not let you takeoff and land more than once.
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DVA5780
Captain, B737-800
Joined on April 08 2008
Century Club
Omaha, NE USA
144 legs, 371.7 hours
33 legs,
38.9 hours online
139 legs,
366.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
May 12 2009 19:29 ET by John Kotsalis
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if you are flying KATL-KSEA and you have an emergency and you have to divert, at lets say KSLC, you have to file the flight report when you land at KSLC. but in order to get the hours and to get the flight approved, you must fly KSLC-KSEA.
hope that makes sense
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DVA4843
Captain, B777-200
Joined on August 11 2007
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Everett 500 Club
Two Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Eight Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Fly High!"
Northeastern United States
861 legs, 5,077.0 hours
466 legs,
2,975.4 hours online
828 legs,
4,916.0 hours ACARS
48 legs,
276.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 13 2009 16:53 ET by Frank Muniz
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exactly, i learned the hard way... i was flying a 757 from las-ewr and had to return to las to due engine trouble... i didn't get credit for the 1 hr flight even after i completed the las-ewr flight following the diversion...
weird that you can divert to another airport but cant divert to the origin.... i thought the real decision should be if you returned to the nearest suitable airport... not like the real world if you ask me...
Frank MunizCaptain, B777-200
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DVA4707
Captain, B747-400
OLP
E-MAIL
Joined on July 13 2007
Online Century Club
Double Century Club
Smethwick, West Midlands UK
228 legs, 732.2 hours
174 legs,
566.8 hours online
213 legs,
687.7 hours ACARS
14 legs,
40.7 hours event
77 legs dispatched, 37.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
May 13 2009 18:27 ET by Tom Rickard
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George answers this in the NOTAMS:
\Flight Diversions
From time to time, flights may divert due to mechanical or weather problems. Diversions need to be made at least halfway through the flight to airports served by Delta Virtual Airlines or its codeshare partners. If landing at the alternate airport results in an invalid flight leg, this leg will be held. You should continue from the alternate airport to the original intended destination. When completed both legs can be reviewed for approval.
NOTE: Delta Virtual Airlines will not approve a flights when the Departing and Arriving airports are the same. If you have a reason to return to the departing airport, the flight will not be approved.
Approval of any diversions is within the discretion of the Vice-President of Operations, and Delta Virtual may reject any diversion as seen fit.
George Lewis
VP of Operations
Tom RickardCaptain, B747-400
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DVA4843
Captain, B777-200
Joined on August 11 2007
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Everett 500 Club
Two Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Eight Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Fly High!"
Northeastern United States
861 legs, 5,077.0 hours
466 legs,
2,975.4 hours online
828 legs,
4,916.0 hours ACARS
48 legs,
276.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 13 2009 22:43 ET by Frank Muniz
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Thomas,
understood...
just doesn't make sense that acars will create a failure but you cant get credit for returning to the same airport you left from even after completing the intended leg...
cheers
Frank MunizCaptain, B777-200
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DVA7209
Captain, B767-300
Joined on April 11 2009
Seattle, WA USA
36 legs, 120.9 hours
1 legs,
1.8 hours online
34 legs,
113.7 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
May 13 2009 22:47 ET by John Byre
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| Such a pain that flight was. Had to hand fly for 3.5 hours with no IRS, just an occasional vector from ATC. Drove me mad, lol.
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DVA4843
Captain, B777-200
Joined on August 11 2007
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Everett 500 Club
Two Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Eight Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Fly High!"
Northeastern United States
861 legs, 5,077.0 hours
466 legs,
2,975.4 hours online
828 legs,
4,916.0 hours ACARS
48 legs,
276.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
May 13 2009 23:05 ET by Frank Muniz
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lol... had the auto pilot crap out going into atl one time... hand flew down to minimums for a sweet landing, it was awesome...
Frank MunizCaptain, B777-200
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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
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Posted onPost created on
May 14 2009 20:43 ET by Andrew Lynn
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Frank, my un-educated guess is that ACARS can only simulate so much. I'm guessing that's why you have to be within a certin distance from your final airport center (something like 10 miles?) for the flight to count. Just a numbers game. I don't think it's anything more than that.
Andrew LynnSenior Captain, CRJ-200
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