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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | 10000'th pilot
DVA7130
Senior Captain, B727-200
OLP

Joined on March 23 2009
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
Events Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Eight Century Club
Online Eight Century

"Hudson, we have a problem"
Tyrone, GA USA

846 legs, 1,482.4 hours
814 legs, 1,429.8 hours online
818 legs, 1,443.2 hours ACARS
178 legs, 322.6 hours event
Posted onPost created on July 29 2011 20:55 ET by Ryan Morse
We have finally hit our 10000th member, please welcome First Officer James Heilberg (CRJ-200) DVA10000!!!


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
Posted onPost created on July 29 2011 20:57 ET by Ethan Olshever
Congrats James!!

Ethan Olshever

First Officer, B777-200
AFV230
Senior Captain, A380-800
PPL, OLP
DISPATCHER

Joined on March 14 2008
50 State Club
Pushing Tin Club
Online Five Hundred Club
Imperial Qin Shi Huang Tour
100% Globe Trotter
Historical Double Millenium Club
Skyteam Supremacist
GVA 15 Year Anniversary
250 Tour Club
Sextuple Millenium
Six Million Mile Club

"Every Drop Shapes The Stone"
Georgetown, TX

6,156 legs, 16,586.7 hours
614 legs, 1,045.2 hours online
5,383 legs, 14,102.8 hours ACARS
42 legs, 241.5 hours event
6,442 legs, 17,424.2 hours total
366 legs dispatched, 328.7 hours
Posted onPost created on July 29 2011 21:34 ET by Brian Hankey
Welcome aboard James!


DVA8452
Captain, A320
OLP

Joined on March 28 2010
50 State Club
Event Half Century Club
Online Fifteen Century
Bi-Millennium Club
B757 100 Club
Three Million Mile Club
Toulouse Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Cabin crew, please take your seats for takeoff."
Novi, MI

2,970 legs, 9,136.9 hours
1,629 legs, 4,166.2 hours online
2,893 legs, 8,878.5 hours ACARS
65 legs, 189.4 hours event
Posted onPost created on July 29 2011 21:57 ET by Justin Lawrence
Congratulations, James!!!

Justin Lawrence

Captain, A320
DVA9117
Captain, B737-800

Joined on October 13 2010
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett 250 Club
Commuter Conquest
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
Nine Century Club

New Bern, NC

943 legs, 2,506.6 hours
943 legs, 2,506.6 hours ACARS
Posted onPost created on July 29 2011 23:26 ET by Jim Atkins
AWESOME Number!

Jim Atkins

Captain, B737-800
DVA2025
Senior Captain, MD-11

Joined on November 27 2004
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club

USA

453 legs, 1,458.2 hours
44 legs, 128.1 hours online
407 legs, 1,364.8 hours ACARS
Posted onPost created on July 30 2011 01:32 ET by Noah Bryant
So was it ever decided what these 10000ers will call themselves on VATSIM?
DVA3572
Senior Captain, B747-400
OLP

Joined on September 23 2006
50 State Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Iron Dispatcher
Million Mile Club
Globetrotter
Stage 1 Jet Quad Century Club
Flying Colonel
Online Millennium Club

"Go Gators !!"
Ocala, FL USA

1,585 legs, 3,604.4 hours
1,054 legs, 2,254.7 hours online
1,565 legs, 3,547.3 hours ACARS
8 legs, 27.6 hours event
841 legs dispatched, 604.6 hours
Posted onPost created on July 30 2011 05:26 ET by Tom Housworth
Welcome aboard James....you're already famous!!

Tom Housworth

Senior Captain, B747-400
DVA9792
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP

Joined on May 20 2011
50 State Club
B757 100 Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
Everett Quad-Millennium Club
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
Events Millennium Club
Ten Million Miles and Beyond
Eight Millennium Club
Online Eighty Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Cripple Creek, CO

10,887 legs, 31,544.2 hours
10,377 legs, 30,270.6 hours online
10,779 legs, 31,201.1 hours ACARS
1,535 legs, 4,172.7 hours event
0 legs dispatched, 2.3 hours
Posted onPost created on July 30 2011 07:29 ET by Jim Rose
Welcome James!

Jim Rose

Senior Captain, B737-800
DVA8917
Captain, B737-800
OLP

Joined on August 10 2010
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Piston Prop Professional
US Capital Club
Long Beach 500 Club
Stock Car Racing Club
Millennium Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Greenville, SC

1,106 legs, 2,061.5 hours
14 legs, 23.5 hours online
1,100 legs, 2,050.6 hours ACARS
6 legs, 12.8 hours event
Posted onPost created on July 30 2011 07:57 ET by Ronald Pearson
Welcome aboard, James! Great choice of a VA!


DVA8441
Captain, MD-88

Joined on March 27 2010
Everett 250 Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Six Century Club

"Gravity is not just a good idea. It's a Law. "
Southeastern United States

661 legs, 1,752.7 hours
93 legs, 166.9 hours online
657 legs, 1,740.2 hours ACARS
1 legs, 3.8 hours event
Posted onPost created on July 30 2011 08:14 ET by Sid St. Clair
Welcome aboard this Delta Virtual Airlines flight, with service to... anywhere! ^_^


DVA9677
Captain, B737-800
OLP

Joined on April 11 2011
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club
Quincentenary Club

"American 1482, your APU is leaking baggage."
Kissimmee, FL USA

543 legs, 735.9 hours
247 legs, 299.2 hours online
538 legs, 725.6 hours ACARS
2 legs, 2.8 hours event
Posted onPost created on July 30 2011 08:26 ET by John Anderson
Glad to see you on board.

And keep in mind, no matter what program you go to, or how often you change programs (upward mobility biggrin ), you'll always be 10000th rawk



DVA3794
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP

Joined on December 03 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
US Coastal Club
Events Quadruple Century
US Mountaineer Club
Everett Bi-Millennium Club
Tri-Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Three Million Mile Club
Online Thirty Century

"volando libero......."
Antarctica

3,459 legs, 8,141.9 hours
3,131 legs, 7,039.5 hours online
3,251 legs, 7,332.7 hours ACARS
478 legs, 964.8 hours event
65 legs dispatched, 72.4 hours
Posted onPost created on July 30 2011 09:56 ET by Vincenzo Musumeci
When you gonna be flying on line the controller will probably think that you're nut....good evening Kennedy ground Dal 10000 requesting .... biggrin

Welcome aboard!!!



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 July 30 2011 13:39 ET by Scott Bradley
That's why they invented scientific notation. JFK this is Delta ten-to-the-fourth requesting....

Scott Bradley

Captain, A320
DVA9443
Senior Captain, B767-300
OLP

Joined on January 23 2011
50 State Club
Six Century Club
Everett 500 Club

Ottawa, ON Canada

639 legs, 1,677.0 hours
80 legs, 136.3 hours online
639 legs, 1,677.0 hours ACARS
4 legs, 15.3 hours event
Posted onPost created on July 30 2011 18:02 ET by Craig McGrath
Noah Bryant wrote:

So was it ever decided what these 10000ers will call themselves on VATSIM?


I was thinking the same thing, lol.



DVA8080
Captain, B767-300

Joined on December 13 2009

Luján, Buenos Aires AR

50 legs, 139.3 hours
48 legs, 136.0 hours online
48 legs, 137.9 hours ACARS
Posted onPost created on July 30 2011 18:09 ET by Francisco Rodriguez
Scott Bradley wrote:

That's why they invented scientific notation. JFK this is Delta ten-to-the-fourth requesting....


biggrin made me laugh..

How many other VA's that are out there have 10000 pilots? Delta VA is really a huge airline.

Welcome aboard James!

Francisco Rodriguez

Captain, B767-300
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
Posted onPost created on July 30 2011 20:58 ET by Nicholas Carpenter
Welcome aboard James! Congrats on the awesome ID!

Nicholas Carpenter

Senior Captain, B747-400
DVA319
First Officer, L-1011-100

Joined on September 28 2001
Century Club
Online Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Noordenveld, Drenthe NL

180 legs, 324.9 hours
149 legs, 279.9 hours online
63 legs, 109.9 hours ACARS
Posted onPost created on July 31 2011 13:40 ET by Geert Koetje
Welcome aboard James, have fun with this excellent VA people

Geert Koetje

First Officer, L-1011-100
DVA7620
First Officer, B777-200
OLP

Joined on July 21 2009

"Dream"
NJ USA

66 legs, 105.0 hours
55 legs, 89.5 hours online
63 legs, 99.1 hours ACARS
16 legs, 31.4 hours event
Posted onPost created on July 31 2011 14:23 ET by Neil Sarna
Welcome aboard James!!!


DVA8088
Chief Pilot, B737-800
OLP, 737-ATP

Joined on December 11 2009
50 State Club
Globetrotter
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Everett Quad-Millennium Club
Events Triple Century Club
Online Sixty Century Club
Six Million Mile Club
Seven Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Real Time & Online. The only way to fly!!"
Corona, CA

7,290 legs, 15,075.9 hours
6,877 legs, 13,638.3 hours online
7,229 legs, 14,907.4 hours ACARS
372 legs, 926.8 hours event
Posted onPost created on July 31 2011 15:59 ET by Scott Simmons
I talked my son into signing up, hoping that he would get #9999 or #10000. Missed by one. He's #10001


DVA3102
Senior Captain, MD-11

Joined on April 30 2006
50 State Club
B757 100 Club
Globetrotter
South American Samba Club
US Capital Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Tri-Millennium Club
Everett Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club

"If it flies in the skies, I'm on it"
Los Angeles, CA

3,196 legs, 8,564.3 hours
75 legs, 117.3 hours online
3,082 legs, 8,306.2 hours ACARS
Posted onPost created on August 01 2011 00:09 ET by Jon Farabee
Welcome aboard James!

Jon Farabee

Senior Captain, MD-11
DVA9544
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP

Joined on February 26 2011
Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett Century Club

"Always Upwind and Downwind"
Hergiswil, Nidwalden Switzerland

151 legs, 246.8 hours
64 legs, 112.2 hours online
151 legs, 246.8 hours ACARS
7 legs, 12.9 hours event
Posted onPost created on August 01 2011 00:32 ET by Stephan Faessler
welcome James


DVA9571
Senior Captain, B767-300

Joined on March 10 2011
Everett 500 Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Six Century Club

Miami, FL USA

612 legs, 2,333.0 hours
590 legs, 2,242.9 hours online
602 legs, 2,307.3 hours ACARS
Posted onPost created on August 01 2011 21:16 ET by Bob Klemm
Noah Bryant wrote:

So was it ever decided what these 10000ers will call themselves on VATSIM?


The flight number that he's flying, hopefully.


Bob Klemm

Senior Captain, B767-300
DVA7130
Senior Captain, B727-200
OLP

Joined on March 23 2009
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
Events Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Eight Century Club
Online Eight Century

"Hudson, we have a problem"
Tyrone, GA USA

846 legs, 1,482.4 hours
814 legs, 1,429.8 hours online
818 legs, 1,443.2 hours ACARS
178 legs, 322.6 hours event
Posted onPost created on August 02 2011 00:29 ET by Ryan Morse
Bob Klemm wrote:

Noah Bryant wrote:

So was it ever decided what these 10000ers will call themselves on VATSIM?


The flight number that he's flying, hopefully.




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DVA9707
Captain, DC-6
OLP

Joined on April 19 2011
50 State Club
Piston Prop Professional
Online Double Century Club
US Mountaineer Club
Everett 250 Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
US Coastal Club
Quincentenary Club

"They can't retire Gramps Payne at age 81!!!...."
Leonardtown, MD USA

591 legs, 899.8 hours
256 legs, 415.2 hours online
586 legs, 886.8 hours ACARS
16 legs, 32.7 hours event
Posted onPost created on August 02 2011 22:17 ET by Michael Payne
Welcome aboard, James, from another low-timer. l hold a special pride in my number (DVA9707), as my wife's dad was a Pan Am B707 Captain. smile


DVA8296
Captain, B767-300

Joined on February 09 2010
50 State Club
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Quatercentenary Club
Toulouse Century Club

Toronto, ON Canada

487 legs, 1,217.0 hours
391 legs, 920.0 hours online
484 legs, 1,212.7 hours ACARS
2 legs, 4.6 hours event
Posted onPost created on August 03 2011 17:22 ET by Sam Saunders
I should've quit a come back in perfect timing to be 10000. What a great number to have!


DVA8657
Captain, B737-800
OLP

Joined on May 19 2010
50 State Club
Globetrotter
South American Samba Club
Million Mile Club
Events Millennium Club
Everett Millennium Club
Flying Colonel
Online Fifteen Century
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

New Hyde Park, NY

1,819 legs, 3,967.8 hours
1,698 legs, 3,719.3 hours online
1,593 legs, 3,436.3 hours ACARS
1,394 legs, 3,092.1 hours event
Posted onPost created on August 04 2011 21:50 ET by Brian Kelly
We reached number 10000!? OMG! Way to go Deltava.

Does this make us the largest VA on the web?

Brian Kelly

Captain, B737-800
DVA7130
Senior Captain, B727-200
OLP

Joined on March 23 2009
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
Events Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Eight Century Club
Online Eight Century

"Hudson, we have a problem"
Tyrone, GA USA

846 legs, 1,482.4 hours
814 legs, 1,429.8 hours online
818 legs, 1,443.2 hours ACARS
178 legs, 322.6 hours event
Posted onPost created on August 04 2011 22:57 ET by Ryan Morse
Brian Kelly wrote:

We reached number 10000!? OMG! Way to go Deltava.

Does this make us the largest VA on the web?


The problem is that only 2150 of those are active.




DVA9080
Senior Captain, DC-6
OLP
E-MAIL

Joined on September 30 2010
B757 100 Club
Everett 250 Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Carolina Club
Online Seven Century Club
Eight Century Club
Events Century Club

Elizabethtown, KY

867 legs, 2,394.7 hours
780 legs, 2,131.2 hours online
823 legs, 2,259.4 hours ACARS
107 legs, 261.1 hours event
70 legs dispatched, 109.8 hours
Posted onPost created on August 05 2011 06:38 ET by Nathan Cox
Ryan Morse wrote:

Brian Kelly wrote:

We reached number 10000!? OMG! Way to go Deltava.

Does this make us the largest VA on the web?


The problem is that only 2150 of those are active.


+1

I hope on our 20th anniversary we have the number of active pilots the real delta has. (around 12,000)



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
Posted onPost created on August 05 2011 22:13 ET by Nicholas Carpenter
Nathan Cox wrote:

Ryan Morse wrote:

Brian Kelly wrote:

We reached number 10000!? OMG! Way to go Deltava.

Does this make us the largest VA on the web?


The problem is that only 2150 of those are active.


+1

I hope on our 20th anniversary we have the number of active pilots the real delta has. (around 12,000)

There is a 2500 active pilot limit, so unless that is changed it won't happen.

Nicholas Carpenter

Senior Captain, B747-400
DVA784
Captain, A320

Joined on August 13 2002
Century Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary

"Just Do iT..."
Matthews, NC USA

120 legs, 222.8 hours
28 legs, 49.7 hours online
101 legs, 184.0 hours ACARS
Posted onPost created on August 09 2011 01:36 ET by Jamal Pratt
Meh This makes me feel Old COngrads on being the 10,000th pilot

Jamal Pratt

Captain, A320


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