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DVA7498
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP
E-MAIL

Joined on July 05 2009
Quatercentenary Club
Online Quadruple Century Club

"ETOPS " Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim""
Loganville, GA USA

421 legs, 1,597.8 hours
401 legs, 1,552.0 hours online
416 legs, 1,583.7 hours ACARS
39 legs, 123.8 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 16 2009 21:19 ET by Gerhardt Poku

i was thinking that a great new feature for DVA would be competitions as in the most total flight time in a month and the pilot with the most wins the monthly prize. I wont mind handling this project as in paying for the prizes(payware aircraft and scenery) but i wanted to work my way up to chief pilot but its just an idea any disagreements is welcomed

Gerhardt Poku

Senior Captain, B737-800

DVA7421
First Officer, A330-300
E-MAIL

Joined on June 11 2009

"Shoot For The Stars And Beyond"
Johns Creek, GA USA

94 legs, 331.9 hours
64 legs, 289.4 hours online
86 legs, 311.5 hours ACARS
2 legs, 5.0 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 16 2009 21:39 ET by Brandon Daly

I agree totally good idea Gerhardt

Brandon Daly (DVA7421)

DVA3931
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
OLP, COMM

Joined on January 19 2007
50 State Club
Tri-Jet Triumph
Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Flying Colonel
Globetrotter
Burbank 500 Club
Eurocap Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"De oppresso liber"
Surry, ME

1,882 legs, 3,806.7 hours
478 legs, 767.8 hours online
1,107 legs, 1,674.5 hours ACARS
55 legs, 114.8 hours event
195 legs dispatched, 134.4 hours

Posted onPost created on December 16 2009 21:42 ET by Andrew Kaufmann

This has been discussed in the past and it won't happen. Not because of the idea, but that's not what DVA is about. Enjoy what we offer and provide and if you want some kind of competition there are plenty of other sites out there for that.

Andrew Kaufmann (DVA3931)

DVA7633
Assistant Chief Pilot, B737-800
OLP
DISPATCHER

Joined on August 07 2009
B757 100 Club
Event Half Century Club
Everett 500 Club
Million Mile Club
Millennium Club
Online Nine Century
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"When the clouds roll in, I roll out."
Minneapolis, MN USA

1,183 legs, 3,139.3 hours
939 legs, 2,593.2 hours online
1,137 legs, 3,016.6 hours ACARS
80 legs, 171.1 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.8 hours

Posted onPost created on December 16 2009 21:48 ET by Luke Hubers

Agreed Andrew. I don't believe that that is what DVA is all about. Take a look in the statistics section. Personally, I think that is a great way of pilot recognition and it's simple. Great pilots get recognized for the acomplishments they perform.

Luke Hubers (DVA7633)

Posted onPost created on December 17 2009 09:30 ET by Gerhardt Poku

yea it was just an idea nothing really thought about

Gerhardt Poku

Senior Captain, B737-800

DVA6626
Captain, MD-11

Joined on November 07 2008
Six Century Club
Million Mile Club

""PROFILE CLIMB""
Las Vegas, NV

753 legs, 2,288.9 hours
28 legs, 55.2 hours online
747 legs, 2,255.7 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on December 17 2009 09:40 ET by Michael Pare

It is more about the ratings and takeoffs and landing cycles than hours here.

Michael Pare (DVA6626)

Posted onPost created on December 17 2009 09:56 ET by Gerhardt Poku

okay one more question applying for a chief pilot position is it a nomination or you apply for one

Gerhardt Poku

Senior Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on December 17 2009 10:01 ET by Gerhardt Poku

to be honest i have really enjoyed dva and also the pilot reconigtion program but it was a idea that just passed i didnt really think about it but thanks for not making me feel like a fool after a comment like that

Gerhardt Poku

Senior Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on December 17 2009 10:22 ET by Michael Pare

It's all good.

Michael Pare (DVA6626)

Posted onPost created on December 17 2009 10:29 ET by Gerhardt Poku

one more question , i love flying online especially dva event but i only did one event because i was getting low fps on the ground,
AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4200+
2.2 ghz
1gb ram
GeForce 6150 LE

i do not want to overclock my system i am satisfied with the speed but would upgrading my video card or ram first will boost online performance. My budget now is only good for a 4gb system or a video card around $50

Gerhardt Poku

Senior Captain, B737-800

DVA7261
Captain, B767-300

Joined on April 24 2009

"I bleed Boeing, long live the 757"
Middle East

66 legs, 214.7 hours
60 legs, 199.2 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on December 17 2009 11:49 ET by Justin Campbell

I'd go with RAM and then video...

Justin Campbell (DVA7261)

Posted onPost created on December 17 2009 13:26 ET by Gerhardt Poku

$150 i mean and thanks i will go with the ram first

Gerhardt Poku

Senior Captain, B737-800

DVA1933
Senior Captain, B727-200

Joined on September 19 2004
Triple Century Club

Monterrey, NL Mexico

357 legs, 860.4 hours
72 legs, 132.3 hours online
255 legs, 668.3 hours ACARS
1 legs, 1.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 17 2009 13:34 ET by David Eugenio Gomez

I'd say video card first, that's your worst bottleneck right now.

Assuming that you have a PCI EXPRESS port, I'd get this first for $40 bucks:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143070

It should improve your graphics and FPS.

David Eugenio Gomez (DVA1933)

Posted onPost created on December 17 2009 13:37 ET by Gerhardt Poku

yea at that price i should be able to afford 2 mor gbs and the video card

Gerhardt Poku

Senior Captain, B737-800

DVA7329
First Officer, B777-200

Joined on September 04 2008
Double Century Club

Middle East

256 legs, 315.9 hours
90 legs, 127.3 hours online
252 legs, 309.2 hours ACARS
3 legs, 6.4 hours event
542 legs, 1,162.4 hours total

Posted onPost created on December 17 2009 14:15 ET by Rabee Jibren

If ur using LDS-767 in FSX, then it usually stutters on the ground. happens to me all the time

Rabee Jibren (DVA7329)

DVA2564
Captain, MD-88

Joined on September 09 2005
Triple Century Club
Online Triple Century Club

Knoxville, TN USA

386 legs, 832.1 hours
361 legs, 767.2 hours online
379 legs, 801.0 hours ACARS
4 legs, 8.1 hours event
0 legs dispatched, 13.6 hours

Posted onPost created on January 07 2010 02:53 ET by Terry Kocher

Well, instead of payware aircraft and scenery - money will have to come from somewhere - why not awards that are purely aesthetic. like the ribbons on a uniform idea. certificates of excellence. online event participation accomodations. -1 ft per minute landing acknowledgement, like a picture of a plaque with the pilots name and id, etc.

Have it show on their profile pages, and when you entire the Pilot Center.

Food for thought.

Terry Kocher (DVA2564)

DVA3266
Captain, L-1011-100

Joined on June 23 2006
Century Club

"Stupid Hurts!"
Newport News, VA USA

103 legs, 161.4 hours
62 legs, 102.2 hours online
90 legs, 143.4 hours ACARS
1 legs, 1.3 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 07 2010 16:55 ET by Steven Jones

Terry, We already have something along those lines, reference this link: http://www.deltava.org/channel.do?id=Pilot%20Achievements%20and%20Promotions
There are also other recognitions such as the Century Club, which you and I are both proud members of, and the greased landing club http://www.deltava.org/landings.do

Steven Jones

Captain, L-1011-100

Posted onPost created on January 07 2010 17:09 ET by Terry Kocher

My point was to expand on the awards system. In whatever way possible.

Terry Kocher (DVA2564)

DVA7956
Captain, A320
OLP

Joined on November 05 2009
50 State Club
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
Everett 250 Club
Quatercentenary Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

"Swing on a star"
Manassas, VA USA

478 legs, 905.6 hours
259 legs, 494.7 hours online
473 legs, 893.0 hours ACARS
70 legs, 123.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 07 2010 18:35 ET by Scott Bradley

Gerhardt - how about this idea - you can have it. An Event where it is a landing contest. However, it is low visibility, 30 knot crosswind and you get graded on height above threshold, speed over threshold, landing distance, and finally vertical speed. It has to be hand flown with an ILS - no autopilot. Someone (you) would do the analysis of the flight reports and pick a winner. I am not sure how to grade the landing based on whether the pilot is able to get the nose pointing up the runway upon touchdown. Essentially we would take over an airport with multiple parallel runways, on VATSIM. Would need VATSIM to ok. The reward is bragging rights.

Scott Bradley

Captain, A320

DVA7373
Captain, B757-200
OLP

Joined on May 31 2009

"Howdy"
Southeastern United States

72 legs, 187.6 hours
32 legs, 85.4 hours online
67 legs, 153.2 hours ACARS
2 legs, 3.1 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 07 2010 19:09 ET by Nicholas Taylor

Scott Bradley wrote:

Gerhardt - how about this idea - you can have it. An Event where it is a landing contest. However, it is low visibility, 30 knot crosswind and you get graded on height above threshold, speed over threshold, landing distance, and finally vertical speed. It has to be hand flown with an ILS - no autopilot. Someone (you) would do the analysis of the flight reports and pick a winner. I am not sure how to grade the landing based on whether the pilot is able to get the nose pointing up the runway upon touchdown. Essentially we would take over an airport with multiple parallel runways, on VATSIM. Would need VATSIM to ok. The reward is bragging rights.

That would be awesome to do. The only issue I think is that someone would have to come up with a "rubric" of sorts. Such as how close to the threshold is ideal for this competition, how high, fast, etc. Once that is sorted out I believe this would be pretty cool!

Nicholas Taylor

Captain, B757-200

Posted onPost created on January 07 2010 19:21 ET by Gerhardt Poku

yes what a great idea, also it wont change dva policy and purpose. wonderful now we just have to get staff to agree

Gerhardt Poku

Senior Captain, B737-800

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