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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | What is the DVA DHC-8?
DVA9733
First Officer, B747-400

Joined on April 29 2011
Everett 250 Club
Online Six Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Eight Century Club

"Northwest 238, contact departure.... G'day!"
Minnetonka, MN USA

816 legs, 2,270.3 hours
663 legs, 1,835.4 hours online
752 legs, 2,071.4 hours ACARS
8 legs, 15.2 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 23 2012 00:36 ET by Shane Vanhoven
Is it the -Q400? or other models?
Also, in the Pilot center, it says that I am rated in the DHC-8. Does that mean I can fly the Q400, or just the one in the Fleet installer?

Shane Vanhoven

First Officer, B747-400
DVA10323
Chief Pilot, B727-200
OLP

Joined on November 26 2011
50 State Club
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"GPS, we don't need no GPS"
Gulfport, MS

1,585 legs, 1,452.3 hours
737 legs, 681.1 hours online
1,577 legs, 1,444.8 hours ACARS
41 legs, 58.7 hours event
327 legs dispatched, 343.5 hours
 Posted onPost created on December 23 2012 06:49 ET by Kevin Lundy
The DVA DHC-8 is the Q100. You should be able to fly the Q400 seeing how it is just another Series of the DHC-8. Hope that helps.

Kevin Lundy

Chief Pilot, B727-200
DVA9733
First Officer, B747-400

Joined on April 29 2011
Everett 250 Club
Online Six Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Eight Century Club

"Northwest 238, contact departure.... G'day!"
Minnetonka, MN USA

816 legs, 2,270.3 hours
663 legs, 1,835.4 hours online
752 legs, 2,071.4 hours ACARS
8 legs, 15.2 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 23 2012 10:32 ET by Shane Vanhoven
Ok. Ill fly a leg and see if it gets rejected. Thanks!

Shane Vanhoven

First Officer, B747-400
DVA2018
Chief Pilot, ERJ-170
OLP, 737-ATP

Joined on November 23 2004
B757 100 Club
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Ralston, NE

11,986 legs, 26,988.2 hours
3,951 legs, 7,571.5 hours online
10,744 legs, 22,394.6 hours ACARS
4 legs, 10.7 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 23 2012 14:02 ET by Matthew Whitaker
Alaska flies some Q400s as well, so you should be able to fly both.

Matthew Whitaker

Chief Pilot, ERJ-170
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 December 23 2012 15:21 ET by Craig McGrath
I've flown both and it's fine.

Majestic's Q400 shouldn't be too far away from release either. That thing looks incredible.


DVA9733
First Officer, B747-400

Joined on April 29 2011
Everett 250 Club
Online Six Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Eight Century Club

"Northwest 238, contact departure.... G'day!"
Minnetonka, MN USA

816 legs, 2,270.3 hours
663 legs, 1,835.4 hours online
752 legs, 2,071.4 hours ACARS
8 legs, 15.2 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 23 2012 18:33 ET by Shane Vanhoven
Yup just flew PDX-GEG today and the flight report was just approved.

Shane Vanhoven

First Officer, B747-400
DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV
E-MAIL

Joined on January 30 2006
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Online Eight Century

Charlotte, NC

1,286 legs, 1,796.2 hours
840 legs, 1,047.8 hours online
1,268 legs, 1,774.2 hours ACARS
31 legs, 49.6 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.5 hours
 Posted onPost created on December 23 2012 23:33 ET by Andrew Vane
The fleet installer Dash 8 flies nicely. I find the trim a bit over responsive so I adjusted the setting down in the aircraft.cfg file. At least I can get it to slow down unlike its Brazilian sister, the EMB120!


DVA10985
Captain, B757-200
OLP

Joined on August 20 2012
50 State Club
Online Century Club
Double Century Club

Senoia, GA

276 legs, 562.8 hours
164 legs, 287.3 hours online
276 legs, 562.8 hours ACARS
33 legs, 47.0 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 25 2012 00:44 ET by Clint Cottrell
Funny we can fly the DHC8-100 and the 400 as the same aircraft (which you cant in the real world) yet you can't fly the 757 on the 767 rating which you can in the real world....



DVA10720
First Officer, B777-200
OLP

Joined on May 09 2012
50 State Club
Everett Century Club
DVA Two-Year Anniversary
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"The wing is NOT on fire."
Boulder, CO

288 legs, 677.6 hours
74 legs, 127.4 hours online
237 legs, 505.2 hours ACARS
6 legs, 12.1 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 29 2012 11:26 ET by Jaden Rosard
Andrew, the EMB is a menace to get under 250. I think it likes breaking FAA rules!

Jaden Rosard

First Officer, B777-200
DVA10641
Assistant Chief Pilot, B757-200
OLP

Joined on March 29 2012
50 State Club
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Million Mile Club
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US Coastal Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
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Everett 1500 Club
Events Quintuple Century Club

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 December 29 2012 11:49 ET by Jason Boche
Jaden Rosard wrote:

Andrew, the EMB is a menace to get under 250. I think it likes breaking FAA rules!


The EMB-120 is the sports car of the fleet. It wasn't meant to be driven under 250.

Jason Boche

Assistant Chief Pilot, B757-200
DVA9733
First Officer, B747-400

Joined on April 29 2011
Everett 250 Club
Online Six Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Eight Century Club

"Northwest 238, contact departure.... G'day!"
Minnetonka, MN USA

816 legs, 2,270.3 hours
663 legs, 1,835.4 hours online
752 legs, 2,071.4 hours ACARS
8 legs, 15.2 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 29 2012 12:33 ET by Shane Vanhoven
Jason Boche wrote:

Jaden Rosard wrote:

Andrew, the EMB is a menace to get under 250. I think it likes breaking FAA rules!


The EMB-120 is the sports car of the fleet. It wasn't meant to be driven under 250.


you just have to lean out the mix and bring back the prop lever to about halfway... then she'll slow down.

Shane Vanhoven

First Officer, B747-400
DVA2533
Senior Captain, EMB-120
OLP, COMM

Joined on July 27 2005
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
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Winter Springs, FL USA

2,087 legs, 2,752.1 hours
1,762 legs, 2,302.1 hours online
1,905 legs, 2,467.0 hours ACARS
29 legs, 31.6 hours event
 Posted onPost created on December 31 2012 20:39 ET by Jim Warner
Shane, this is also the only way you can taxi the EMB-120 under 60 kts. It wants to fly at idle when you have the fuel condition levers full up and the prop levers all the way up. I usually pull the fuel condition levers back to cover "Low Idle" on the pedestal and bring the props all the way back to start my descent and keep them that way all the way to the gate. Slippery plane wants to go fast.

Jim Warner

Senior Captain, EMB-120

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