Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Request for Assigments

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DVA6476
Captain, B757-200

Joined on October 03 2008

South America

47 legs, 95.2 hours
24 legs, 52.1 hours online
44 legs, 90.3 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on March 08 2010 22:20 ET by Oswaldo Mendoza

How often do staff update Flight Assigments' Request?

Recently found out about this marvelous technique to find random flights -just for the sake of realism, I do want to feel like assigned to a flight series rather than picking them up by myself.

However, as of today's list I just found a couple of long haul flights available. Aren't there short/medium flights assigments, within the range of 320/757?

I'd like to see more flight assigments!

Thanks!

Oswaldo Mendoza

Captain, B757-200

DVA8025
Captain, MD-11

Joined on November 26 2009
Online Century Club
Double Century Club

"DicAir no movie no meal no problem"
Pickering, ON Canada

214 legs, 303.9 hours
127 legs, 171.2 hours online
212 legs, 301.7 hours ACARS
3 legs, 5.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on March 09 2010 06:55 ET by Dixon Hurst

I just go to FIND A FLIGHT and then add anything that looks interesting to MY FLIGHT ASSIGMENTS. You can search by distance, which is cool. Just make sure you save your selections at the bottom.

Dixon Hurst

Captain, MD-11

DVA6476
Captain, B757-200

Joined on October 03 2008

South America

47 legs, 95.2 hours
24 legs, 52.1 hours online
44 legs, 90.3 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on March 09 2010 15:45 ET by Oswaldo Mendoza

Oh well, I've done that millions of times (hehe) before! I find it cool too... it's just that searching for available Flight Assigments looks quite cooler ! Yesterday, anyways, only found flight assigments for A340's and DC8's...

I'd like to have more of them

Oswaldo Mendoza

Captain, B757-200

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 March 09 2010 16:19 ET by Terry Kocher

md88online.com

At the top, download a dispatch xml sheet. I just start using this. The time tables are from a couple of years ago, so make sure you check the flights with the DVA schedule, so far I haven't run into any that weren't listed.

Terry Kocher (DVA2564)

DVA6476
Captain, B757-200

Joined on October 03 2008

South America

47 legs, 95.2 hours
24 legs, 52.1 hours online
44 legs, 90.3 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on March 09 2010 17:04 ET by Oswaldo Mendoza

Whoa, Terry!

I'm stunned after seeing those Virtual Dispatchers. Now that's exactly what I was looking for, man, I owe you one !

Too bad they haven't got a Virtual Dispatcher for the 320 Series. Anyways, I'm planning to use M80/737 Dispatchers to match and accurate assigment.

Thank you!

Oswaldo Mendoza

Captain, B757-200

DVA4346
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on April 19 2007
Globetrotter
50 State Club
Millennium Club
Three Million Mile Club
Online Nine Century

Delft, Zuid-Holland Netherlands

1,227 legs, 6,943.0 hours
906 legs, 5,459.3 hours online
1,187 legs, 6,710.7 hours ACARS
50 legs, 141.3 hours event
152 legs dispatched, 147.8 hours

Posted onPost created on March 09 2010 17:14 ET by Luis Gambetta

Oswaldo, dont forget we have dispatch here too. If a dispatcher is on ACARS he will be green on the pilots list

Luis Gambetta

Senior Captain, B777-200

DVA6476
Captain, B757-200

Joined on October 03 2008

South America

47 legs, 95.2 hours
24 legs, 52.1 hours online
44 legs, 90.3 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on March 09 2010 17:47 ET by Oswaldo Mendoza

But, Luis, is that dispatcher able to assign you a set of flights?

I thought his primary function was to set route data for you -out of a route already picked by you.

Oswaldo Mendoza

Captain, B757-200

Posted onPost created on March 09 2010 17:57 ET by Luis Gambetta

Oswaldo, whatever route you want to fly(as long as its in the schedule) we plot a route for you along with fuel

Luis Gambetta

Senior Captain, B777-200

DVA5973
Captain, B757-200

Joined on May 25 2008
B757 100 Club
Million Mile Club
Everett Millennium Club
Flying Colonel
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Atlanta, GA

1,514 legs, 4,691.2 hours
1,459 legs, 4,569.9 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on March 09 2010 19:42 ET by Joe Coughlin

I can't get the download to work correctly with Works Spreadsheet, and it says there is an error for the 757 dispatch.

Joe Coughlin (DVA5973)

Posted onPost created on March 10 2010 02:24 ET by Terry Kocher

Dispatch on ACARS only gathers and provides you with fuel planning, wx information, and preferred route for whatever flight you have already chosen.

The XML sheets are awesome. Just make sure you remember that the info was from the flight schedule a couple of years ago.. things definitely have changed

PS: Don't mention it Oswaldo cool

Posted onPost created on March 10 2010 02:26 ET by Terry Kocher

not sure why this second post showed up

Terry Kocher (DVA2564)

DVA6476
Captain, B757-200

Joined on October 03 2008

South America

47 legs, 95.2 hours
24 legs, 52.1 hours online
44 legs, 90.3 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on March 10 2010 17:15 ET by Oswaldo Mendoza

I do get the 757 Corrupted/Damaged Zip/Rar File too, Joe, so don't worry.

I guess they'll fix it eventually. Otherwise, we may try contacting them

Oswaldo Mendoza

Captain, B757-200

DVA6167
Senior Captain, B737-800

Joined on July 19 2008
Online Century Club
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Tin Dispatcher
Millennium Club
Two Million Mile Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Madison, WI USA

1,182 legs, 4,649.7 hours
163 legs, 522.6 hours online
1,169 legs, 4,579.1 hours ACARS
2 legs, 4.0 hours event
1,225 legs, 4,810.0 hours total
343 legs dispatched, 224.0 hours

Posted onPost created on March 10 2010 19:32 ET by Bryan Klawiter

To expand on what Oswaldo is looking for, would this be possible. I dont know the first thing about programming, but would it be a big deal expand the find a flight feature to be able to have the system find 10 flights for you that woudl sequence with your search parameters.

For exampe: Lets say that you wanted 10 delta flights in the 767-300. The system could possibly link together 10 flights that would flow and produce them as a flight build. Then you would have the option to save those flights. The user could add more search parameters that they saw fit. It there wasnt a logical progression for ten flights, it would just come back error. I am probably talking about tons of man hours do this, but just wanted to share my thoughts.

Bryan Klawiter

Senior Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on March 11 2010 00:04 ET by Terry Kocher

It is definitely possible Bryan. I would like to see something of this nature tried in the future. Understandably programs like this will take a lot of time to develop and get right. Until then, the virtual dispatchers will do. For me atleast cool

DVA6476
Captain, B757-200

Joined on October 03 2008

South America

47 legs, 95.2 hours
24 legs, 52.1 hours online
44 legs, 90.3 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on March 11 2010 19:14 ET by Oswaldo Mendoza

That add-on would ultimately take the Find a Flight tool to the next generation!

I agree with both you, Bryan and Terry! Thanks for replying, by the way.

Terry, don't you know if these Virtual Dispatchers are available for Air France's Virtual? What about other equipments?

Thanks!

Oswaldo Mendoza

Captain, B757-200

Posted onPost created on March 12 2010 05:01 ET by Terry Kocher

Those are the only ones that I know of.

Terry Kocher (DVA2564)

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