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DVA10641
Assistant Chief Pilot, B757-200
OLP

Joined on March 29 2012
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Rosemount, MN USA

1,987 legs, 4,456.2 hours
1,865 legs, 3,929.2 hours online
1,967 legs, 4,422.4 hours ACARS
638 legs, 1,290.5 hours event
18 legs dispatched, 157.2 hours

Posted onPost created on September 29 2012 14:16 ET by Jason Boche

I'm trying to understand how exactly flight assignments work and the way we use them. Looking at the available flight assignments and to use an example, I see this pair:

DVA8012 Leg 1
Atlanta GA (ATL) to Los Angeles CA (LAX)

DVA8013 Leg 1
Los Angeles CA (LAX) to Atlanta GA (ATL)

I then head over to Find A Flight to assign this pair of legs to myself. I don't see either leg 8012 or 8013. As an alternative, I choose:
DVA1354 Leg 1 ATL to LAX
DVA1855 Leg 1 LAX to ATL

Both legs are assigned to me and ready to plot route and fly.

Now out of curiosity I go back to available flight assignments. Both DVA8012 Leg 1 and DVA8013 Leg 1 are still listed as available and not assigned to me.

Am I doing this right? I performed a forum search and also referenced the DVA pilot manual and didn't see specifics on how to use this system, other than we don't technically have a flight assignment, however available flight assignments are generated by staff as recommended turnaround routes to fly.

Thank you,
Jas

Jason Boche

Assistant Chief Pilot, B757-200

DVA8060
First Officer, B737-800

Joined on December 06 2009
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Swindon, UK

347 legs, 998.9 hours
280 legs, 861.5 hours online
343 legs, 986.8 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on September 29 2012 14:40 ET by Jamie Moss

I've never actually used the flight assignment method, I either use find a flight and select from the list of flights that I would like to do, dependant on whether I can fly the real world time and of course whether I'm qualified in that aircraft(always select my rated equipment times).

Another way of doing this and one which I've recently started doing is via the Random flight page, simply put the aircraft type and no of legs and you get a random destination come up, if I dont like the time of the flight I'll simply look in find a flight and see if there is a departure time more preferrable to me, you can do up to 6 legs via this method if you want to assign a lines worth of flying, I tend to do 2 though as it gives me the out and back flight.

For instance the latest flight it threw up was 757-300 from Atlanta - Pheonix - Atlanta which I completed over a 2 day period and it was also the first time I'd flown into KPHX.

Hope this helps

Jamie Moss

First Officer, B737-800

DVA2018
Chief Pilot, ERJ-170
OLP, 737-ATP

Joined on November 23 2004
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Ralston, NE

12,027 legs, 27,063.8 hours
3,951 legs, 7,571.5 hours online
10,785 legs, 22,470.2 hours ACARS
4 legs, 10.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on October 08 2012 11:42 ET by Matthew Whitaker

At the bottom of the screen there is a save assignment feature which should assign the flgihts to you. You should see them in your flight report section.

Matthew Whitaker

Chief Pilot, ERJ-170

DVA9571
Senior Captain, B767-300

Joined on March 10 2011
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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 October 08 2012 17:29 ET by Bob Klemm

When you reserve the flights, it does not remove them from the flight search function. They are still available for anyone else to fly, as well. (If that was what you were asking) wink

Bob Klemm

Senior Captain, B767-300

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