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DVA7484
Captain, B767-300
Joined on July 01 2009
50 State Club
Double Century Club
Online Double Century Club
"Chinook crews carry everything!"
Charter Township of Clinton, MI
262 legs, 1,116.0 hours
232 legs,
995.9 hours online
260 legs,
1,104.6 hours ACARS
2 legs,
5.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 31 2010 11:33 ET by David Smith
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This may be a far fetched idea but I thought I'd share it. Why not have a thread called First Officers Corner that people, new to Delta, can come to for their set up problems? Then you could have people, that have been with Delta for a while, volunteer to help the new people. I was lucky when I joined Delta, over a year ago, because Andy Kauffman took of his time to help me get going (Thanks Andy).
As I bounce around, the Water Cooler, I see many new folks that have problems that are of the same nature but just stated differently. I also noticed that there are, in some cases, more than 1 answer given to the new persons problem. As a new person tries each solution he changes his configuration file, downloads different files, or completly reinstalls system files. By the time all of this has taken place the Water Cooler fills with more and more problems from the new people. Having a one on one relationship, with someone to help them, the new person then haves a logical diagnostic tree that can be followed by them and their helper. They get up and flying faster and the Water Cooler is less cluttered.
Like I said......a far fetched idea but thought I'd share it anyway.
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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
August 31 2010 13:48 ET by Andrew Lynn
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Not far fetched at all and actually I think it's a great idea. Personally, to take it a step further, I always thought a mentor program would be great. The only problem is, this is what CP and ACPs are for so I can see where it may get shot down.
Andrew LynnSenior Captain, CRJ-200
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DVA8622
First Officer, B777-200
Joined on April 14 2010
Century Club
"We're off, like a heard of turtles."
Commack, NY USA
189 legs, 783.0 hours
182 legs,
751.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 31 2010 20:08 ET by Ethan Olshever
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It could be a new category for the WC, like General Avation Discussion, ACARS development, etc.
Ethan OlsheverFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA3535
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP
Joined on September 10 2006
US Coastal Club
Million Mile Club
Flying Colonel
Safari Club
50 State Club
Online Fifteen Century
Northeastern United States
1,959 legs, 3,746.6 hours
1,560 legs,
2,931.2 hours online
1,946 legs,
3,720.6 hours ACARS
7 legs,
12.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 31 2010 23:39 ET by Clarke Duarte
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To follow up on Andrew Lynn's comment, I can assure you that no ACP or CP that I know would not completely appreciate the mentor program concept. We in the 737, stage2 program, have many hundreds of pilots, who continually email us and present a number of questions and problems, which we try to answer as best as we can. We are simply overwhelmed with the pirep reviews and checkrides to be able to individually tutor and/or instruct and solve computer problems. Any avenue of help is always welcomed.
Take care 
Clarke DuarteSenior Captain, B737-800
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DVA7484
Captain, B767-300
Joined on July 01 2009
50 State Club
Double Century Club
Online Double Century Club
"Chinook crews carry everything!"
Charter Township of Clinton, MI
262 legs, 1,116.0 hours
232 legs,
995.9 hours online
260 legs,
1,104.6 hours ACARS
2 legs,
5.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
September 01 2010 09:09 ET by David Smith
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Clarke Duarte wrote:To follow up on Andrew Lynn's comment, I can assure you that no ACP or CP that I know would not completely appreciate the mentor program concept. We in the 737, stage2 program, have many hundreds of pilots, who continually email us and present a number of questions and problems, which we try to answer as best as we can. We are simply overwhelmed with the pirep reviews and checkrides to be able to individually tutor and/or instruct and solve computer problems. Any avenue of help is always welcomed.
Take care
I am aware of this and that is why I suggest that volunteers help the new folks. The ACP's and PC's really have too much going on to mentor each new pilot. You only need to check out the member list to appericiate the gravity of this statement. Furthermore the member grows ever larger day by day and week by week.
It would just be really nice if somthing like this could be done. But I also understand that there are a lot of logistical problems that go with such an endeavor.
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DVA5270
Senior Captain, B737-800
Joined on September 27 2007
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Nine Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"p=np"
Charleston, SC USA
977 legs, 1,725.8 hours
578 legs,
894.1 hours online
931 legs,
1,647.1 hours ACARS
43 legs,
67.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
September 01 2010 17:04 ET by Don Thomas
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David,
I know, for a fact, we do a TON of mentoring. I have beed working with a guy in the 767 ( Yes 767 ) program for a couple of weeks now.
I posted in the water cooler a while back a open letter to anyone thinking about taking the 737 CR they could e-mail me for help. There is an "unofficial" mentoring program going on right now.
All anyone has to do, is ask nicely, we will help.
Don ThomasSenior Captain, B737-800
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DVA7633
Assistant Chief Pilot, B737-800
Silver
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
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Posted onPost created on
September 02 2010 12:40 ET by Luke Hubers
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Maybe it could be possible to create a section on the site in which experienced DVA pilots can put themselves on a list for new pilots to request training with. We would possibly need someone (most likely a CP or ACP) to look over the "volunteers" record to make sure they really know how to fly well (such as taking a look at previous check rides and flight reports) and so that they would be able to teach the "student" in a correct manner.
Just a thought.
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DVA8946
Captain, CRJ-200
E-MAIL
Joined on August 19 2010
"Fly to Live, Live to Fly!"
Sefton UK
33 legs, 28.8 hours
4 legs,
6.8 hours online
17 legs,
12.0 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
September 02 2010 15:32 ET by Iain Henry
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That's a great idea to help us new people!
Iain HenryCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA994
Captain, B757-200
Joined on December 09 2002
50 State Club
Long Beach Century Club
Online Double Century Club
US Capital Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
"If it ain’t broke don’t fix it"
Newark, DE
319 legs, 521.8 hours
263 legs,
414.9 hours online
298 legs,
486.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
September 03 2010 07:01 ET by Brad Talley
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Luke Jones wrote:
Maybe it could be possible to create a section on the site in which experienced DVA pilots can put themselves on a list for new pilots to request training with. We would possibly need someone (most likely a CP or ACP) to look over the "volunteers" record to make sure they really know how to fly well (such as taking a look at previous check rides and flight reports) and so that they would be able to teach the "student" in a correct manner.
Just a thought.
Luke I submitted a help desk request in the beginning of August suggesting something very similar to your idea. My suggestion was to have a cadre of training captains for each fleet to provide training to assist pilots in flight operations and in preparation for checkrides. Currently Ken Nesbitt is looking into it.
Brad TalleyCaptain, B757-200
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DVA7636
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
OLP
Joined on August 11 2009
50 State Club
Events Double Century Club
Burbank 250 Club
Quincentenary Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Globetrotter
Black Pearl Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"Uses "Sparkly Eyes" Technique on ATC"
Channelview, TX USA
588 legs, 1,196.5 hours
572 legs,
1,164.8 hours online
586 legs,
1,192.9 hours ACARS
287 legs,
572.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
September 03 2010 07:52 ET by Tracy Norris
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I for one think the idea of a mentoring program is a fantastic idea especially if it's type-specific to what aircraft the mentor is currently rated as Captain in. If the program fires up I'll be one of the first to join/offer assistance.
Tracy NorrisSenior Captain, L-1011-100
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DVA5929
Senior Captain, B747-400
OLP
Joined on May 10 2008
Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Everett 500 Club
Globetrotter
Six Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"It's buried under a big W!"
TX USA
651 legs, 3,806.1 hours
472 legs,
2,922.9 hours online
565 legs,
3,319.5 hours ACARS
8 legs,
18.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
September 03 2010 14:05 ET by Nicholas Carpenter
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Tracy Norris wrote:
I for one think the idea of a mentoring program is a fantastic idea especially if it's type-specific to what aircraft the mentor is currently rated as Captain in. If the program fires up I'll be one of the first to join/offer assistance.
+1, especially since my area of expertise lies exclusively with the 747 (both fleet and PMDG).
Nicholas CarpenterSenior Captain, B747-400
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DVA9031
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on September 11 2010
Lubbock, TX USA
27 legs, 37.2 hours
26 legs,
35.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 14 2010 11:15 ET by Dennis Wingert
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I find, as a rookie, that by simply reading what's already here not only do my questions get answered but I find information about questions I didn't even know I had yet! Seems to me the mentoring program is already in place. You, the far more experienced pilots, provide all I have ever needed to know. If Captains and Senior Captains have an issue or question one can be assured that it quite likely is a new concern. Us newbies can easily find the solutions to our issues by simply reading what you've already shared.
Dennis WingertCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA9031
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on September 11 2010
Lubbock, TX USA
27 legs, 37.2 hours
26 legs,
35.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 14 2010 11:16 ET by Dennis Wingert
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I, for one, can't wait to transition from "Recipient" to "Contributor" one day.
Dennis WingertCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA1029
Captain, A320
Joined on January 06 2003
Stage 1 Jet Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Online Quadruple Century Club
"Take a walk on the wild side"
Wettingen, Aargau Switzerland
444 legs, 1,020.8 hours
415 legs,
965.3 hours online
398 legs,
922.6 hours ACARS
1 legs,
3.1 hours event
482 legs, 1,087.3 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
November 14 2010 13:10 ET by Robert Vermeulen
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Clarke Duarte wrote:To follow up on Andrew Lynn's comment, I can assure you that no ACP or CP that I know would not completely appreciate the mentor program concept. We in the 737, stage2 program, have many hundreds of pilots, who continually email us and present a number of questions and problems, which we try to answer as best as we can. We are simply overwhelmed with the pirep reviews and checkrides to be able to individually tutor and/or instruct and solve computer problems. Any avenue of help is always welcomed.
Take care
A great idea of the topic starter. Im now 7 years in this beautifull VA, almost 8, and always prepared to help out 
Robert VermeulenCaptain, A320
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AFV003
Senior Captain, B737-800
Joined on May 03 2002
GVA 10 Year Anniversary
Century Club
"Oh yeah, NOTAM #19 is a must!"
Indianapolis, IN
144 legs, 376.9 hours
59 legs,
129.5 hours online
121 legs,
328.9 hours ACARS
8 legs,
27.8 hours event
276 legs, 632.7 hours total
27 legs dispatched, 38.6
hours
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Posted onPost created on
November 14 2010 17:17 ET by Caitlyn Champlin
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Intriguing idea. This is reminiscient of something we had in the Air Force called the LPA (Lieutenant Pilot Association), which was more or less a sort of a "union", but it held much of the same purposes you're talking about here. Of course, we also called it the Lieutenant Protection Agency as well, for various reasons. 
Others have already mentioned the level of activity of our Water Cooler. This is probably about as active of a forum as you'll see around the entire flight sim community in such an organized manner. I can't think of very many issues that have come up since I've been hanging around these parts that hasn't been discussed or resolved right here, from FS98 right on up to X.
A mentorship is a great topic of conversation, and I already see a lot of it within these pages by the prompt attention that folks' posts get. DVA also has the Flight Academy - I think it's back up and running now? Sorry, I'm on the other side of the pond here. That's another form of mentoring as well. The relationship and bond built between student and instructor is hard to describe any other way that to say "family" or "brotherhood". The entire aviation community is like this, no matter where you go. Pilots are a special breed and tend to stick together like glue, and I'm certainly glad that the same holds true here!
Also of noteworthy mention are the various manuals and encyclopedias that were all written and published in-house to address most of the common problems and questions that people new to flight simulation and DVA/AFVA ask about. They are all very well written and comprehensive.
Caitlyn ChamplinSenior Captain, B737-800
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DVA9176
First Officer, CRJ-200
Joined on October 11 2010
"What I fly listens to me."
Aurora, CO USA
15 legs, 26.4 hours
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Posted onPost created on
November 24 2010 11:59 ET by Kane Bruce
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i am new here, but how do i find a CRJ-900 flight in the flight schedule? 
Kane BruceFirst Officer, CRJ-200
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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
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Posted onPost created on
November 24 2010 13:04 ET by Andrew Kaufmann
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http://www.deltava.org/findflight.do?op=search
Go to the Find a Flight in the Pilot Center....and simply type in CRJ-900 as the type and there are alot of them!
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