Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Most traveled path though the ranks

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Most traveled path though the ranks

DVA10676
Captain, A320
OLP, VFRADV

Joined on April 14 2012
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

""Voler sans ailes""
Dallas, TX

98 legs, 160.1 hours
90 legs, 145.6 hours online
95 legs, 155.4 hours ACARS
21 legs, 35.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on June 16 2012 13:51 ET by Jim Parish

Are there stats somewhere that show the typical progression of DAV pilots through the fleet? Curious as to the popularity of various aircaft programs.

Jim Parish

Captain, A320

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 June 16 2012 14:39 ET by Kevin Cornish

I would say the most common is to go CRJ, 737, 757/767 (depending on whether you prefer domestic or long haul flying), 747 or 777.

Kevin Cornish

Captain, B737-800

DVA2533
Senior Captain, EMB-120
OLP, COMM

Joined on July 27 2005
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
Dorval 500 Club
US Coastal Club
Online Fifteen Century
US Mountaineer Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Bi-Millennium Club

Winter Springs, FL USA

2,088 legs, 2,753.6 hours
1,762 legs, 2,302.1 hours online
1,906 legs, 2,468.5 hours ACARS
29 legs, 31.6 hours event

Posted onPost created on June 16 2012 16:42 ET by Jim Warner

It just depends on the type of flying you like to do. I was hired into the 757 program and after a while transferred to the CRJ program and then to the EMB-120 program. It seems like I am trading down but I prefer the regional jets and the props as I find them more fun to fly rather than the bigger heavy iron. That's the nice thing about DVA, you can fly any flight with any aircraft you have the ratings for provided that the aircraft can make the flight legally (range). Have fun and fly what interests you!!

Jim Warner

Senior Captain, EMB-120

Posted onPost created on June 16 2012 16:59 ET by Kevin Cornish

Yeah, I went the other way. I was hired into the CRJ program and then moved up into the "heavies". But I prefer long haul international routes to shorter flights.

Kevin Cornish

Captain, B737-800

DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV
E-MAIL

Joined on January 30 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tri-Jet Triumph
US Coastal Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Mountaineer Club
Toulouse 250 Club
Online Eight Century

Charlotte, NC

1,287 legs, 1,796.9 hours
841 legs, 1,048.5 hours online
1,269 legs, 1,774.9 hours ACARS
31 legs, 49.6 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.5 hours

Posted onPost created on June 16 2012 18:36 ET by Andrew Vane

I agree Kevin. This was my path and stuck with the 777 program for a bit before settling into the L1011 and now Mighty 727 program. The nostalgia got to me and divert my career into these classic aircraft. As it turns out, almost all my flights are now 727 (with a few diversions) so its seems to be the program for me. A good payware 727 in the Dreamfleet model has helped too.

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

DVA1427
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP

Joined on December 14 2003
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Tri-Jet Triumph
Globetrotter
Moose Club
US Capital Club
Everett 250 Club
Quincentenary Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary

"Livin' in the Dog Pound!"
Kannapolis, NC

558 legs, 1,984.3 hours
250 legs, 611.8 hours online
384 legs, 1,530.5 hours ACARS
38 legs, 82.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on June 16 2012 19:58 ET by Lewis Gregory

I imagine Kevin's is the most common progression route, up through the Boeing ranks--CRJ/ERJ, 737, 757 or 767, then 747 or 777-- but I like that we have so many choices. As for me, I went through the McDonnell-Douglas side of the house for the most part; I got hired in on the 757/767 in December 2004 (they used to be a combined program back then), downgraded myself to the CRJ to learn, then the MD-88, back to the 757/767, up to the MD-11, down to the 727 (as CP), then over to the MD-88 as ACP, and now I'm back in the MD-11, picking up almost every additional rating I could get my hands on along the way (my long-term goal has been to be rated in every aircraft in the fleet...but senior management keep adding more!). In fact, I really do need to work on that 737-800 checkride so I can get my 737-600 additional rating. smile

Lewis Gregory

Senior Captain, MD-11

DVA1650
Captain, L-1011-100

Joined on April 24 2004
Century Club

"The O-N-L-Y Way to Fly!"
Southeastern United States

103 legs, 174.7 hours
49 legs, 94.5 hours online
2 legs, 2.1 hours ACARS
2 legs, 3.2 hours event

Posted onPost created on June 16 2012 21:23 ET by Daniel Malneritch

I was hired in the MD-88 then did something like 727 then L-1011.

Daniel Malneritch

Captain, L-1011-100

Posted onPost created on June 18 2012 13:26 ET by Jim Parish

Thanks all. It's always interesting to get others opinions about this hobby. I love the old classics, and may hang around and build proficiency in the 737 program while waitng for PMDG to release the DC-6 - then try to learn how to fly that beast. smile

Jim Parish

Captain, A320

DVA2253
Senior Captain, DC-8-61
COMM

Joined on April 01 2005
Everett 250 Club
Online Century Club
Eight Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

"I'd rather be flying!"
Church Hill, TN USA

862 legs, 1,344.5 hours
108 legs, 165.2 hours online
299 legs, 485.1 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on June 18 2012 16:43 ET by George Lewis

I went B738, B722, DC-8... There are lots of ways to get there. It just depends on the individual.

George Lewis (DVA2253)

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