Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - DC-9 isn't historical? It's weird Sirs

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | DC-9 isn't historical? It's weird Sirs

DVA10030
Captain, B727-200
OLP

Joined on August 04 2011
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"Inertial Navigation System Fan "
Milano, Lombardia Italia

323 legs, 812.4 hours
229 legs, 553.7 hours online
308 legs, 767.2 hours ACARS
27 legs, 52.7 hours event
1,410 legs, 2,961.0 hours total

Posted onPost created on February 17 2012 19:54 ET by Luca Di Biase

Good evening DVA Bosses,
what's about to insert that gorgeous plane into the historical program reminder in the log book?
I mean the mark " flight flown as a part of the Delta historical program" ecc.
Regards

Luca Di Biase (DVA10030)

DVA3710
Senior Captain, DC-6
OLP, COMM

Joined on November 12 2006
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"God is my pilot. I'm just the First Officer."
Apopka, FL

432 legs, 690.6 hours
35 legs, 60.8 hours online
385 legs, 620.1 hours ACARS
6 legs, 7.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 17 2012 20:11 ET by Sid Dudley

Historic is based on the schedule, not the aircraft.

Sid Dudley

Senior Captain, DC-6

DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP

Joined on June 10 2001
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"Col. Panic"
Marietta, GA

2,317 legs, 9,330.6 hours
240 legs, 553.9 hours online
1,975 legs, 8,123.7 hours ACARS
75 legs, 196.3 hours event
2,353 legs, 9,465.5 hours total
91 legs dispatched, 66.4 hours

Posted onPost created on February 17 2012 20:21 ET by Luke Kolin

The other thing preventing this is that the DC-9 is still in operation, although it might make sense to apply this to the Series 10 and Series 30 models.

Cheers!

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11

Posted onPost created on February 17 2012 21:02 ET by Luca Di Biase

well Luke, i don't think that a such old stuff like dc-9 is still operating. I wonder who can be able to fly it nowadays eek

Regards

DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM

Joined on June 03 2006
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"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO

619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs, 503.1 hours online
580 legs, 1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs, 191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1 hours

Posted onPost created on February 17 2012 21:13 ET by Michael Brown

Luca Di Biase wrote:

well Luke, i don't think that a such old stuff like dc-9 is still operating. I wonder who can be able to fly it nowadays
Regards

Lots of DC-9's all over biggrin

The Douglas DC-3 Was first designed & built around 1935 and it too still flys today! rawk

DVA5642
Captain, B767-300

Joined on March 03 2008
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"All I do is push buttons"
Western United States

245 legs, 515.3 hours
225 legs, 456.6 hours online
221 legs, 477.6 hours ACARS
13 legs, 28.8 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 17 2012 21:14 ET by Justin Cerezo

Luca, RW Delta Air Lines is still operating their DC-9-50s that they've aqcuired from the Northwest Airlines merger.

Justin Cerezo

Captain, B767-300

Posted onPost created on February 17 2012 22:08 ET by Luke Kolin

Luca Di Biase wrote:

well Luke, i don't think that a such old stuff like dc-9 is still operating.

I flew on one in real life PNS-ATL in September of 2011.

Cheers!

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11

Posted onPost created on February 17 2012 22:46 ET by Luca Di Biase

incredible Luke, incredible.
Well, in Europe we have only young birds, we are so far away biggrin

DVA3952
Captain, MD-88

Joined on September 07 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Airbus, Mcdonnell Douglas"
Chicago, IL USA

85 legs, 161.3 hours
51 legs, 106.0 hours online
77 legs, 141.3 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on February 17 2012 23:07 ET by Alex Jevdic

With proper maintenance these birds can fly well past their intended retirement age, many cargo airlines still fly the DC-8's albiet with newer engines. Sometimes it makes sense to have older birds if they are still turning a profit since they are paid off (and cargo is a very lucrative side of flying).

Alex Jevdic (DVA3952)

Posted onPost created on February 18 2012 00:55 ET by Luca Di Biase

I completely agree, onece i stepped in dc9, IT was equipped with the ins nav, never seen before, but it was a retired plane.
Men, inside the cockpit it's really a mess, full of knobs and analogic stuffs!!!
However,also the 727 still flies nowadays, but it's in the historical program, so i wish to see the glorious dc9 marked as an historical plane too....but it's only a wish.
Regards.

Luca Di Biase (DVA10030)

DVA1038
Captain, B737-800
E-MAIL

Joined on January 12 2003
Century Club

"Celer, Silens, Mortalis"
Summerville, SC USA

169 legs, 1,008.2 hours
56 legs, 288.5 hours online
25 legs, 221.2 hours ACARS
1 legs, 5.0 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 18 2012 08:37 ET by Kevin Cornish

Luca, the DC-9 will (probably) be marked historical once its retired by RW Delta.

Kevin Cornish

Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on February 18 2012 08:41 ET by Luca Di Biase

well Kevin, i'll look forward for that so razz

Posted onPost created on February 18 2012 08:42 ET by Sid Dudley

I stand corrected, I was certain that it was based only on the historic schedule until double checking my log book. facepalm

Sid Dudley

Senior Captain, DC-6

Posted onPost created on February 18 2012 09:35 ET by Luca Di Biase

it can happens Mr. Sid !
Have a nice weekend cool

DVA8452
Captain, A320
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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 February 18 2012 15:49 ET by Justin Lawrence

http://flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/DC95

Justin Lawrence

Captain, A320

DVA2301
Captain, B777-200
COMM

Joined on April 25 2005
Everett Century Club
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DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Baltimore, MD USA

264 legs, 820.6 hours
90 legs, 221.0 hours online
234 legs, 757.3 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on February 19 2012 11:28 ET by Andrew Logan

Delta still uses and abuses the DC-9-50 model. Rumor around Delta right now is that they are looking at ways to keep them flying until the end of 2013. Since they are all supposed to be retired this year. So we shall see. Like everyone above said, it's hard to put a current aircraft in the historic category.

Andrew Logan

Captain, B777-200

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