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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | LGA longhauls?

DVA7897
Captain, B767-300

Joined on October 14 2009
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Bezau, Vorarlberg AT

363 legs, 1,291.5 hours
331 legs, 1,160.2 hours online
343 legs, 1,173.5 hours ACARS
2 legs, 12.8 hours event

Posted onPost created on March 07 2010 15:35 ET by Mathias Ratz

Hi all Delta Pilots,

i just planing my "Workplan" for the next week and in case that im an very big New York LaGuardia Fan, i wana ask if its also allowed to fly the LGA, when doing an flight whith should go to JFK (or EWR), i cant find any infos in the Operations manual (or did i overready it?)

i just dont like JFK (toooooooo big wink

) also its much more fun and challanging, when landing there whith one of my 767-200 or -400 smile

also a short question to the flightplan: did Delta retiered the 767 Flight to LGA, because i cant find it in the Delta VA Shedule!+

thanks for helping, Mathias

Mathias Ratz (DVA7897)

DVA2843
First Officer, MD-11

Joined on January 25 2006
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"Every landing is a go around"
Zürich, Zurich CH

126 legs, 241.5 hours
2 legs, 2.4 hours online
124 legs, 238.4 hours ACARS
154 legs, 300.0 hours total
0 legs dispatched, 11.2 hours

Posted onPost created on March 07 2010 16:23 ET by Nicolas Ammann

No you cannot fly to LGA, when it was scheduled for JFK or EWR, but you can use the B767 on routes flown by other aircrafts, if it can make the route safely.

Nicolas Ammann

First Officer, MD-11

Posted onPost created on March 08 2010 05:08 ET by Mathias Ratz

ok thanks for info.!

Mathias Ratz (DVA7897)

DVA2564
Captain, MD-88

Joined on September 09 2005
Triple Century Club
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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 March 08 2010 05:22 ET by Terry Kocher

Putting the 767 into LGA was definitely a challenge, especially with the typical New York wind conditions.

I have only done it once, and it definitely was worth it.

Going to try putting the 767 into MDW soon. Trick will be getting it back out.

Terry Kocher (DVA2564)

DVA650
Senior Captain, B767-300
E-MAIL

Joined on June 28 2002
Online Double Century Club
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"IRS NAV ONLY"
Lynchburg, VA USA

466 legs, 2,117.4 hours
301 legs, 1,436.8 hours online
163 legs, 781.4 hours ACARS
6 legs, 30.6 hours event

Posted onPost created on March 08 2010 10:05 ET by Chuck Gehman

Used to fly the daily ATL-LGA 767 run a few years ago. I remember it was a dusk flight and an awesome trip. The "Expressway" and "River" visuals were a blast and ATC used to love to watch pilots try to fly them!

Chuck Gehman (DVA650)

DVA5066
Captain, B757-200

Joined on October 05 2007
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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 March 08 2010 13:33 ET by Michael Marano

Only LGA longhauls occur on Saturday due to perimeter rule. LGA-SLC for example. Just save the draft route in your log on Sat and just sub in a 767.

Michael Marano (DVA5066)

Posted onPost created on March 08 2010 14:03 ET by Mathias Ratz

yeah LGA is great, so i will make the LGA longhauls from and to Europe whithout Delta VA

Mathias Ratz (DVA7897)

DVA4290
Senior Captain, CRJ-200

Joined on April 04 2007
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"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 March 09 2010 22:08 ET by Andrew Lynn

Flew on DL's Atlanta run many-a-times on the 746 to/from LGA. Made for a very interesting approach!

Andrew Lynn

Senior Captain, CRJ-200

DVA364
Captain, A330-300

Joined on October 23 2001
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"COWBOY UP!"
Carrollton, GA

287 legs, 523.5 hours
5 legs, 6.5 hours online
247 legs, 405.8 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on March 16 2010 12:39 ET by Ralph Templeman

i wonder if you knew that Delta's and Eastern use to fly the L1011 tristar into lga? even flew them into DCA. landing a 767 into lga is easy.

Ralph Templeman

Captain, A330-300

Posted onPost created on March 16 2010 15:12 ET by Mathias Ratz

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Delta-Air-Lines/Lockheed-L-1011-385-1-TriStar/1009112/L/&sid=226507faa904ad5e0460fc8617d8abb3

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Eastern-Air-Lines/Lockheed-L-1011-385-1-TriStar/1428219/L/&sid=ecacbee5166b80344b431aadad4d9288

Mathias Ratz (DVA7897)

Posted onPost created on March 16 2010 15:13 ET by Mathias Ratz

ist not very easy to land in LGA with an 767 in LGA, you nearly nead max. Autobrake, for saefty reasons, but did you ever try to takeoff an FULLY loaded 767-400 at LGA?

Mathias Ratz (DVA7897)

Posted onPost created on March 16 2010 16:22 ET by Ralph Templeman

yes I have and main wheels came off the runway as I ran out of runway....lol lol it's scare though. biggrin

Ralph Templeman

Captain, A330-300

Posted onPost created on March 23 2010 17:17 ET by Ralph Templeman

same here run out of runway as the I had wheels up. it was funny and i was barely with enough airspeed......

Ralph Templeman

Captain, A330-300

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