Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | DVA2006 | Improved Roster

DVA3809
First Officer, B767-300
OLP

Joined on December 12 2006
Online Century Club
Triple Century Club

East Petersburg, PA USA

329 legs, 829.1 hours
124 legs, 239.2 hours online
291 legs, 767.0 hours ACARS
25 legs, 52.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on October 06 2009 11:48 ET by Garen Evans

I suggest that the Pilot Roster be improved with an option to display pilots by most recent activity, that is, by date/time of most recently logged flight. I know there's a "Status" sort, but it is not clear what sort of status it is sorting. If there were an option to sort by most recent activity, then members who have recently logged a flight would appear at the top of the roster. That would be very cool to be at or near the top of a roster with 1600+ members!

Garen Evans (DVA3809)

DVA1690
Senior Captain, MD-88
OLP

Joined on May 05 2004
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Stage 1 Jet Double Century Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary

"Life begins at Vr"
Longmont, CO USA

476 legs, 699.4 hours
467 legs, 685.6 hours online
254 legs, 389.4 hours ACARS
3 legs, 3.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on October 06 2009 12:48 ET by Trevor Bair

While it's not up to me to decide, I'm not sure I see the value in this. Unless I'm missing something, I don't think this list wouldn't provide any useful or pertinent information, other than who has recently logged a flight -- information that would change constantly during the day and that carries no real merit or mark of achievement.

Can you explain what you're after in more detail and then maybe I can "get it". smile

Trevor Bair

Senior Captain, MD-88

Posted onPost created on October 06 2009 17:43 ET by Garen Evans

I agree that the Pilot Roster, being simply a list of names and id's is not that useful. Why should we offer this information at all? As you said, it carries no real merit or mark of achievement, exccept for the dubious distinction of who has the lowest id number.

But if we are going to make this list available, then I feel like the more active members should be better represented. It's true that there is a sort option for number of flights and number of hours (honorable distinctions indeed), but it seems a little unfair to guys who are flying every day to be buried deep in the pile just because there's 500 guys who have flown more hours (or have lower id numbers), yet haven't logged a single flight in the last year or two (which is certainly possible because "active" membership requires only that a member periodically login to the website).

Letting the active (i.e., flying) members bubble to the top of the Pilot Roster will foster a sense of healthy competition, motivate members to fly more, and provide a new perspective about or members that can provide a focus for relevant discussions by other members and the administration.

(stepping off of soap box....) but it's a good idea!

Garen Evans (DVA3809)

DVA3665
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on October 27 2006
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
Quatercentenary Club

Plantation, FL

415 legs, 1,407.3 hours
389 legs, 1,330.8 hours online
414 legs, 1,406.3 hours ACARS
5 legs, 20.8 hours event
5 legs dispatched, 10.8 hours

Posted onPost created on October 06 2009 20:34 ET by Benton Wilmes

Feel free to make that suggestion in the Issue Tracker...it has an option for site enhancements.

http://www.deltava.org/issues.do?op=Open

Benton Wilmes

Senior Captain, B777-200

DVA7338
Captain, B747-400
E-MAIL

Joined on May 17 2009

"Thou shalt maintain thy airspeed."
Faridabad, Haryana India

60 legs, 151.3 hours
49 legs, 135.1 hours online
58 legs, 145.2 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on October 07 2009 00:31 ET by Gurmeet Arora

I would rather see it against the DVA core principles. (Read page 13 of DVA FAQ)

Extract given below ...

"We feel that true participation in a virtual airline is not restricted to merely flying; it involves interaction with your fellow pilots to make the virtual airline experience a better one."

More is written there .. I suggest people to go through that page ...

Posted onPost created on October 07 2009 00:42 ET by Gurmeet Arora

I hand wrote the below extract - No easy means to copy/paste because of some lock in the PDF. So pls. excuse me for any errors. For the correct version refer page 13 of the DVA FAQ.

"We recognize that many of you will have pressures from work, school or family from time to time. Many of our pilots are members of the US military or the reserves and are therefore stationed overseas for weeks or months at a time. We hope that during these periods, you can still find the time to visit Delta Virtual Airlines. You may not have the time for a 4 hours flight - but you might be able to drop by the Water Cooler for 15 to 20 minutes to chat."

What is essentially means is all those people who are not 'flying' but contributing in other forms like responding to questions, helping other guys out, training fellow pilots, grading check rides and are involved in staff activities of promoting and HR etc. are at a disadvantage.

Posted onPost created on October 07 2009 00:44 ET by Gurmeet Arora

I however understand what you say - For that you can always look at the Century Clubs. Sorting the roster by Flight Legs / Flight Hours / Login Date serves a similar purpose.

Posted onPost created on October 07 2009 10:04 ET by Garen Evans

Gurmeet - you highlight some interesting points about pilot activity, but I think it misses the mark. Having an option to sort the pilot roster by the date of the most recent flight will take nothing away from the accomplishments of people who are not active on the flight line. It will only provide another perspective by highlighting active (flying) members.

Garen Evans (DVA3809)

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

Posted onPost created on October 07 2009 10:27 ET by Luke Kolin

I'll add another sort option on the roster page. That's pretty simple to do.

Cheers!

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11

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

Posted onPost created on October 07 2009 12:46 ET by Michael Marano

The View Logbooks section already provides a color coded guide to tell you who is active and who is not.

Michael Marano (DVA5066)

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