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DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV
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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
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February 20 2015 08:17 ET by Andrew Vane
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Added to the EMB120 fleet is the first ever turboprop to enter sustained commercial service in the US, The Fairchild FH-227. This 43 seat short range turboprop was used extensively by Northeast Airlines in, among all places, the northeast US for short hops to smaller airports between Philly, New York, Boston and Montreal.
From the Delta Museum web site: Northeast Airlines put its first (of seven) FH-227B into service from Boston on September 7, 1966. The FH-227 replaced the airlines' Douglas DC-3 and DC-6B propeller planes. Northeast's FH-277B fleet came to Delta after the airlines merged on August 1, 1972. FH-227B was the only turboprop passenger type ever used by Delta, but Delta also operated the turboprop all-cargo Lockheed L-100. The FH-227B fleet was sold to Air New England in December 1974. (http://www.deltamuseum.org/exhibits/delta-history/aircraft-by-type/turbo-prop/Fairchild-Hiller-FH-227B)
Search flightsim.com for an FS2004 version.
Ratings can be obtained by selecting Request Additional Ratings for the EMB120 or CRJ program in the Pilot Center. Currently only pilots who have obtained Stage 1 ratings can obtain the rating.
New routes and airports coming soon...
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DVA7171
Senior Captain, B757-200
Joined on March 14 2009
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"Walk away from all your landings..."
Sebring, FL
725 legs, 1,676.2 hours
573 legs,
1,401.2 hours online
716 legs,
1,660.6 hours ACARS
56 legs,
127.6 hours event
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February 20 2015 10:38 ET by Sergio Lopez
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Any recommendations for FSX/P3D?
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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
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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
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Posted onPost created on
February 20 2015 10:50 ET by Andrew Vane
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No but please research and let me know what you can find.
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DVA7171
Senior Captain, B757-200
Joined on March 14 2009
50 State Club
Event Half Century Club
Everett 250 Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Seven Century Club
Black Pearl Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Walk away from all your landings..."
Sebring, FL
725 legs, 1,676.2 hours
573 legs,
1,401.2 hours online
716 legs,
1,660.6 hours ACARS
56 legs,
127.6 hours event
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February 20 2015 16:56 ET by Sergio Lopez
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Andrew Vane wrote:
No but please research and let me know what you can find.
Will do.
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DVA11591
Senior Captain, B757-200
OLP
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Daytona Beach, FL
3,271 legs, 11,709.7 hours
2,885 legs,
10,250.1 hours online
3,142 legs,
11,149.0 hours ACARS
326 legs,
874.1 hours event
274 legs dispatched, 316.5
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February 20 2015 18:11 ET by Soonho Lee
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http://www.calclassic.com/f27.htm here is what I've found. Plane flies, Kingair sound pack and for FSX, 1/2 of the gauge does not work, but the model and the texture looks nice.
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DVA11957
Captain, MD-11
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Centereach, NY
290 legs, 843.0 hours
256 legs,
779.3 hours online
276 legs,
797.1 hours ACARS
117 legs,
260.7 hours event
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February 20 2015 18:48 ET by Darren Tung
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The FH227 is just a variant of the F-27, so here's a good panel for it.
http://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/files/6389/fsx-isg-panel-retrofits/
Darren TungCaptain, MD-11
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DVA9707
Captain, DC-6
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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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February 23 2015 22:39 ET by Michael Payne
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Deja vu here - the first U.S airline to operate the F-27 was West Coast Airlines, replacing their venerable DC-3s in the Pacific Northwest. West Coast had an interesting history - see at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_Airlines
When I was a teenager growing up in Klamath Falls, OR, I watched the first F-27 land there on a crew fam flight. Us aviation nuts found it really cool to have turbine engines turning propellers.
Unfortunately, there was a fatal crash of a West Coast F-27 after takeoff from Klamath Falls in IMC weather in March, 1967, after I had left home for Navy duty fixing avionics on the A-6A Intruder. There was only one passenger on board, who perished with the three crew members. See writeup at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_Flight_720 It's a good lesson on crew flight preparation.
Good Flyin' to ya - Gramps Payne
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