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DVA10139
Captain, B737-800
Joined on September 04 2011
50 State Club
"Love to fly"
Jacksonville, FL USA
64 legs, 100.3 hours
14 legs,
21.9 hours online
61 legs,
97.8 hours ACARS
3 legs,
5.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
July 04 2012 22:42 ET by Gary Buska
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I thought I would thank the people here who have helped me. But do to real world conflicts I am here by resigning from delta VA.
I am aware of the leave of absence but I just no longer have the time.
One of the things that I did not like about this airline was the test you had to take if you wanted to be able to fly a different aircraft other than the ones you were rated in.
I always thought that any VA was about having fun and flying with out having a master degree in aerodynamics.
Even using the manuals and other information I could not pass any of the tests. This is a VA and not a real world aircraft why do I need to know how much fuel it takes to get from point a to point b as long as I select the proper aircraft and the correct fuel load?
Gary BuskaCaptain, B737-800
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DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM
Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club
"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
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Posted onPost created on
July 04 2012 22:56 ET by Michael Brown
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I was going to type out a long reply and try to help you out but since you are resigning you probably will never see my reply nor reply back.
Good luck to you.
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DVA10728
Chief Pilot, B757-200
OLP
Joined on May 10 2012
50 State Club
B757 100 Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Million Mile Club
White Knuckles Club
Everett 500 Club
Millennium Club
Online Seven Century Club
"Carpe Momentum"
Colorado Springs, CO
1,056 legs, 3,930.5 hours
716 legs,
2,472.1 hours online
1,021 legs,
3,760.8 hours ACARS
12 legs,
22.8 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
July 05 2012 01:24 ET by Gregory Bogosian
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Take care gary.
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DVA10705
First Officer, B747-400
OLP
Joined on April 27 2012
Two Million Mile Club
Everett 500 Club
Millennium Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Kamloops, BC Canada
1,060 legs, 5,399.0 hours
87 legs,
356.0 hours online
1,059 legs,
5,397.6 hours ACARS
15 legs,
48.6 hours event
3,528 legs, 15,773.5 hours total
15 legs dispatched, 24.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
July 06 2012 11:57 ET by Bill Gardiner
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cya...
And good luck, sorry to see you go.
Bill GardinerFirst Officer, B747-400
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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
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Posted onPost created on
July 06 2012 20:20 ET by Andrew Vane
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Best of luck Gary. Don't give up. Just look at my testing log and you'll see many failures. As Thomas Edison used to say, when he invented the light bulb, that he learned 2000 ways NOT to make the lightbulb.
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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
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Posted onPost created on
July 06 2012 23:42 ET by Daniel Malneritch
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Good luck, Gary. God speed
Daniel MalneritchCaptain, L-1011-100
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DVA10588
Captain, B737-800
OLP
Joined on February 28 2012
"You will never do well if you stop doing better."
Santos, São Paulo Brazil
19 legs, 36.5 hours
19 legs,
36.5 hours online
19 legs,
36.5 hours ACARS
1 legs,
8.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
July 07 2012 00:35 ET by Fernando Coelho
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Don't give up, Gary! It's rather difficult but the whole scenery becomes clearer and clearer. I hope to see you around. I'm at the rock bottom but if you think I may help you, drop me a line. I'll be glad to guide you through my few first steps.
Fernando CoelhoCaptain, B737-800
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DVA2527
Senior Captain, B737-800
Joined on August 15 2005
50 State Club
Two Million Mile Club
Quad-Millennium Club
Online Thirty Century
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Tri-Millennium Club
"Flying Delta's Western Hub"
Salt Lake City, UT USA
4,922 legs, 9,500.0 hours
3,663 legs,
7,166.5 hours online
4,339 legs,
8,326.6 hours ACARS
22 legs,
49.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
July 07 2012 00:45 ET by Joe Porter
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Fernando, it is people like you here ay DVA that makes it all worth it. There are many like you and for you Gary, I wish you all the best and believe me i understand the learning curve here can be steep but it is what this VA is all about; learning . . aviation. . . . And having fun too.
Take care.
Joe PorterSenior Captain, B737-800
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DVA8060
First Officer, B737-800
Joined on December 06 2009
B757 100 Club
Online Double Century Club
Everett 250 Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Swindon, UK
347 legs, 998.9 hours
280 legs,
861.5 hours online
343 legs,
986.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
July 07 2012 05:48 ET by Jamie Moss
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I don't have a degree in anything and yet I learned quite quickly how to do fuel calculations, for me it adds to the realism and helps satisfy my dreams of being a RW pilot, the check rides are fantastic, I'd never imagine being allowed to jump in a 747 without being passed fit to fly it, there is the ultimate balance here between fun and realistic operations, I always tend to prefer the latter, also the fellow pilots here are so wonderful that I wouldn't feel comfortable representing any other VA, rather than leave altogether why not just log in every now and then and one day you might regain your enthusiasm
Jamie MossFirst Officer, B737-800
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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
590 legs, 898.2 hours
256 legs,
415.2 hours online
585 legs,
885.2 hours ACARS
16 legs,
32.7 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
July 12 2012 19:09 ET by Michael Payne
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Jamie Moss wrote:
I don't have a degree in anything and yet I learned quite quickly how to do fuel calculations, for me it adds to the realism and helps satisfy my dreams of being a RW pilot, the check rides are fantastic, I'd never imagine being allowed to jump in a 747 without being passed fit to fly it, there is the ultimate balance here between fun and realistic operations, I always tend to prefer the latter, also the fellow pilots here are so wonderful that I wouldn't feel comfortable representing any other VA, rather than leave altogether why not just log in every now and then and one day you might regain your enthusiasm
++1
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DVA10698
Chief Pilot, B717-200
OLP, 737-ATP
DISPATCHER
Joined on April 25 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett Millennium Club
Events Century Club
Flying Colonel
Online Fifteen Century
"Life is simple, eat, sleep, fly, sim....."
Miami, FL
1,690 legs, 2,317.3 hours
1,629 legs,
2,212.3 hours online
1,690 legs,
2,317.3 hours ACARS
104 legs,
165.6 hours event
75 legs dispatched, 191.3
hours
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Posted onPost created on
July 12 2012 21:32 ET by Jay Marin
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Sorry to see you leave Gary. Good luck and hope to see you up there in the virtual sky flying with whoever you choose to do so. Have fun brother. 
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DVA7004
Captain, B777-200
Joined on January 18 2009
Century Club
Everett Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Giving 110 percent except for n1 on takeoff"
Chicago, IL USA
168 legs, 684.9 hours
157 legs,
668.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 01 2012 22:33 ET by Richard Walsh
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Gary, i am sure that the door will always be open to you if you wish to reactivate at a later time ; they have let me back in
Richard WalshCaptain, B777-200
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DVA2801
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP
Joined on January 07 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Iditarod Club
Everett 500 Club
US Capital Club
Million Mile Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Millennium Club
Heerenveen, Friesland NL
1,162 legs, 4,136.1 hours
58 legs,
193.8 hours online
1,154 legs,
4,120.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 02 2012 05:34 ET by Peter Klijnstra
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That's just what I like here. You have to learn something before you can fly any other aircraft and also having fun too. I just love this VA.
Good luck to you Gary and I hope you maybe sometime find the time to return back.
Peter KlijnstraSenior Captain, B737-800
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DVA5188
Assistant Chief Pilot, A350-900
E-MAIL
Joined on November 08 2007
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Everett 250 Club
Quad-Jet Quartermaster
White Knuckles Club
Million Mile Club
Pacific Rim Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Seven Century Club
Decatur, GA
726 legs, 2,872.6 hours
1 legs,
1.8 hours online
723 legs,
2,866.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 02 2012 11:35 ET by Paul Barnhill
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It's a shame to see someone go, Gary. It can be hard to keep up when real life gets busy, but DVA usually makes it easy to keep membership active when you can't fly. Look into the history of some of us (myself included), and you'll see some long periods where we couldn't fly too much, but we make it back. Hope this is the same for you. I got discouraged at some points with the difficulty, but I've done alright considering I'm not an engineer, and people here have helped me learn through the process as well. If you reconsider leaving and ever want any help, look for me here or in ACARS. I'm sure others feel the same.
Paul BarnhillAssistant Chief Pilot, A350-900
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DVA8276
Captain, DC-6
Joined on January 29 2010
Piston Prop Professional
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Weaver, AL USA
61 legs, 160.3 hours
2 legs,
5.1 hours online
60 legs,
158.9 hours ACARS
1 legs,
1.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 11 2012 03:18 ET by James Goode
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If you are still here Gary, and anyone who might feel as Gary does/did. Look at my Pilot record. You will see short spurts of flights with long gaps between. I've had to ask to be reinstated twice since I have been here. One of the reasons I am here is the real world atmosphere. there are a great group of pilots here, they are always glade to help you just have to ask. I'm sorry to see you go. Take care. James.
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DVA10287
Captain, B757-200
Joined on October 25 2011
Iditarod Club
50 State Club
US Capital Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
B737 100 Club
Double Century Club
São José dos Campos, São Paulo Brasil
234 legs, 421.4 hours
234 legs,
421.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 20 2012 04:32 ET by Pedro Paulo Araujo Becker
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Oh, don't quit just because something's hard!!
If you're still there, just do not give up... life's true sweating! If you give up in a challenging hobby, how will you hit real-life challenges?!
An example - in real life, I'm a lawyer. If I gave things up when I first flunk the bar exam, where would I be today? Many of my friends gave up after 5, 6 years of college... the bottom line - life itself's not easy!
But if you're not with us anymore, Godspeed and take care.
p.s. - I noticed now - I FLUNKED THE TEST FOR THE AIRCRAFT YOU FLY hehehehe!
Pedro Paulo Araujo BeckerCaptain, B757-200
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