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Boeing 747-8I Added to the hangar |
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
1,286 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
October 27 2015 22:16 ET by Andrew Vane
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With Delta codeshare Korean Airlines taking delivery of their first Boeing 747-8I (intercontinental), DVA Operations and the 747 program staff are placed to add this fine monster of an aircraft to the fleet. This will be a secondary rating for the 747 program for now. Pilots with the 747 rating can request the additional rating via the Pilot Center.
This aircraft can carry 467 pax in 3 class configuration 7,730nm at a cruise speed of Mach 0.91. The Korean Air version is designed for 368 pax.
Pilots can download the aircraft for FS9/FSX from the Project Opensky site here: http://poskyarchive.com/category/boeing/b747-8/
Pilots can download the FSX/P3D version here: http://www.rikoooo.com/en/downloads/viewdownload/55/759
The Rikoooo link utilizes a tweaked FSX 747 cockpit so be sure to read the info on the web site.
Currently, there are no Korean Air liveries so feel free to download the paint kit from the FS9 link and create one. I took a B744 posky Korean Air livery, renamed some of the files and created one myself. Its not perfect as you can see by the screenie and the HL number isn't accurate but its good enough for now. Korean Air Air livery.
More info on the real Boeing 747-8I can be found here: http://www.boeing.com/assets/pdf/commercial/airports/acaps/747_8.pdf
More info on the real Korean Air 747-8I here: https://www.koreanair.com/global/en/traveling/fleet-info/b747-8i/b747-8i-368--seat-map/
Also, KE flights 23 and 24 in our schedule database represent the first flights planned for the 747-8I (RKSI to KSFO) and are ready to be flown.
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DVA12265
Captain, DC-6
OLP
Joined on July 10 2014
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA One-Year Anniversary
Pacific Rim Club
Millennium Club
Online Millennium Club
DVA Fleet Master
Everett 500 Club
Two Million Mile Club
Moose Club
".....I make deep rolling thunder!"
Herndon, VA
1,497 legs, 5,052.6 hours
1,379 legs,
4,756.6 hours online
1,482 legs,
5,002.5 hours ACARS
54 legs,
183.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 27 2015 22:28 ET by Daniel Chappell
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Thank you Andrew, 747-800 is ready for me. That will be my flight for tomorrow.
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DVA9052
Captain, DC-6
OLP
Joined on September 14 2010
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett Century Club
Double Century Club
Online Double Century Club
"On Ne Passe Pas!"
Ypsilanti, MI
263 legs, 986.0 hours
247 legs,
950.1 hours online
257 legs,
960.8 hours ACARS
42 legs,
112.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 28 2015 07:16 ET by Kyle Bjorklund
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This will be great when the PMDG 747v2 comes out.
Kyle BjorklundCaptain, DC-6
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DVA10236
Captain, B747-400
Joined on October 02 2011
Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
LaGrange, GA
107 legs, 433.3 hours
51 legs,
144.5 hours online
105 legs,
429.8 hours ACARS
3 legs,
3.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 28 2015 08:50 ET by Jacob Buchanan
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^^ if...
Waiting for iFly's variant will take just as long however..
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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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Posted onPost created on
October 28 2015 10:08 ET by Sergio Lopez
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Awesome!
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DVA11591
Senior Captain, B757-200
OLP
Joined on July 02 2013
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Everett Millennium Club
DVA Fleet Master
Online Twenty Century
US Coastal Club
Events Double Century Club
Five Million Mile Club
US Mountaineer Club
B757 100 Club
Tri-Millennium Club
Tin Dispatcher
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"Left foot dead foot, verified! Feather Left!"
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
hours
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Posted onPost created on
October 28 2015 11:31 ET by Soonho Lee
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Andrew, I am unable to request another rating. Tried to use .update function in the acars, and the 747-8i is still greyed out. Any idea?
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DVA11021
Captain, B757-200
OLP
Joined on September 13 2012
B757 100 Club
Everett 250 Club
Triple Century Club
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Milford, NH
375 legs, 620.5 hours
365 legs,
604.5 hours online
374 legs,
618.9 hours ACARS
21 legs,
51.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 28 2015 11:32 ET by Sean Zarella
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Once your with the Rocket,.. You stay with the Rocket....
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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
1,286 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
October 28 2015 11:59 ET by Andrew Vane
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Fixed it Soonho.
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DVA11591
Senior Captain, B757-200
OLP
Joined on July 02 2013
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Everett Millennium Club
DVA Fleet Master
Online Twenty Century
US Coastal Club
Events Double Century Club
Five Million Mile Club
US Mountaineer Club
B757 100 Club
Tri-Millennium Club
Tin Dispatcher
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"Left foot dead foot, verified! Feather Left!"
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
hours
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Posted onPost created on
October 28 2015 12:04 ET by Soonho Lee
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Thank you Andrew!
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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
October 28 2015 14:18 ET by Jamie Moss
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Mach 0.91, now that really is some velocity!, imagine the shockwaves that pass over the airframe at that speed!
Jamie MossFirst Officer, B737-800
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DVA12216
Senior Captain, MD-88
OLP
Joined on July 25 2013
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tin Dispatcher
White Knuckles Club
Online Triple Century Club
Million Mile Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
US Coastal Club
DVA Fleet Master
Everett 500 Club
Flying Colonel
"Speed is life, altitude is life insurance."
Alexandria, VA
1,798 legs, 4,339.1 hours
378 legs,
681.8 hours online
1,718 legs,
4,088.0 hours ACARS
14 legs,
36.8 hours event
311 legs dispatched, 224.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
October 28 2015 18:04 ET by Matthew Murray
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Thanks Drew! Even though this made Fleetmaster just one step harder for me.. 
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DVA11957
Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on February 02 2014
DVA One-Year Anniversary
Double Century Club
Online Double Century Club
Everett Century Club
Events Century Club
"Fly everything, it never hurts."
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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Posted onPost created on
October 28 2015 18:25 ET by Darren Tung
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There is 114 aircraft in the fleet now thanks to this. You need 99 to get the achievement.
Darren TungCaptain, MD-11
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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
1,286 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
October 29 2015 10:55 ET by Andrew Vane
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I have not purposely increased the fleet master and some of the other requirements because I didn't want them to be a moving target. I've been kicking around possibly increasing the number to truly require all in our fleet but I didnt' want someone who is 1 or 2 aircraft away to all of the sudden have 14 more aircraft to reach the accomplishment. That's also why a lot of accomplishments require less than the total possible. You wouldn't lose the accomplishment if I did this but you'd likely achieve it again.
A big however is that now pilots can achieve it without the Concorde rating.
Its tough trying to hit a moving target when the fleet continues to grow. I anticipate the A350 in one or more forms will be next on the horizon. Delta is schedule to get one in 2017 I believe.
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DVA10274
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on October 24 2011
Online Quadruple Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Everett 250 Club
Six Century Club
Million Mile Club
West Jordan, UT
623 legs, 2,427.1 hours
483 legs,
1,679.9 hours online
619 legs,
2,380.7 hours ACARS
5 legs,
12.7 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 29 2015 11:48 ET by Kris Greenough
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Its good to see these new -8 coming on line. I just flew a UA747-400 and lemme tell you those things are old in the tooth. The interiors just look terrible. It does not help that UA does nowhere near as good of a job of keeping their planes looking good like Delta does.
Kris GreenoughSenior Captain, B777-200
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DVA10236
Captain, B747-400
Joined on October 02 2011
Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
LaGrange, GA
107 legs, 433.3 hours
51 legs,
144.5 hours online
105 legs,
429.8 hours ACARS
3 legs,
3.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 29 2015 20:35 ET by Jacob Buchanan
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Kris Greenough wrote:
Its good to see these new -8 coming on line. I just flew a UA747-400 and lemme tell you those things are old in the tooth. The interiors just look terrible. It does not help that UA does nowhere near as good of a job of keeping their planes looking good like Delta does.
To be quite fair... It's not all that special in the 747 either for Delta, even on top deck...
I wish they'd just throw in accent lighting for all their aircraft now. Blue lighting would be AMAZING for flying... I just don't understand why the don't do it already on some of their newest jets. I flew on a 737-9 with it once so far and it was great.
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DVA11021
Captain, B757-200
OLP
Joined on September 13 2012
B757 100 Club
Everett 250 Club
Triple Century Club
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Milford, NH
375 legs, 620.5 hours
365 legs,
604.5 hours online
374 legs,
618.9 hours ACARS
21 legs,
51.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 30 2015 14:06 ET by Sean Zarella
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They did that on my 757 flight from KLAS to KDTW this past sept, was grand also had TVs in the headrest and 12v power in the rails. Was fantastic !
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DVA12216
Senior Captain, MD-88
OLP
Joined on July 25 2013
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tin Dispatcher
White Knuckles Club
Online Triple Century Club
Million Mile Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
US Coastal Club
DVA Fleet Master
Everett 500 Club
Flying Colonel
"Speed is life, altitude is life insurance."
Alexandria, VA
1,798 legs, 4,339.1 hours
378 legs,
681.8 hours online
1,718 legs,
4,088.0 hours ACARS
14 legs,
36.8 hours event
311 legs dispatched, 224.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
October 30 2015 14:31 ET by Matthew Murray
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Jacob Buchanan wrote:
Kris Greenough wrote:
Its good to see these new -8 coming on line. I just flew a UA747-400 and lemme tell you those things are old in the tooth. The interiors just look terrible. It does not help that UA does nowhere near as good of a job of keeping their planes looking good like Delta does.
To be quite fair... It's not all that special in the 747 either for Delta, even on top deck...
I wish they'd just throw in accent lighting for all their aircraft now. Blue lighting would be AMAZING for flying... I just don't understand why the don't do it already on some of their newest jets. I flew on a 737-9 with it once so far and it was great.
The mood lighting and other similar enhancements are not installed by Boeing/Airbus, or in any of their factories for that matter. The installation has to be taken care of after delivery, and I am willing to bet that Delta tries to schedule it for when the aircraft has a heavy check that requires the cabin to be disassembled anyways. It is very expensive to take an aircraft out of service - I have actually seen more older 757s as well as MD-88s with the mood lighting, than any other type. Supposedly, it takes three years of LED usage to make it worth the cost of installation. Luckily this is not a variable that takes part for most of their fleet, short of a few of the oldest 757s.
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DVA12719
Senior Captain, DC-8-61
OLP
Joined on July 26 2015
Piranha Club
50 State Club
Century Club
US Capital Club
Piston Prop Professional
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
"Let the FO land"
Boca Raton, FL
153 legs, 258.9 hours
32 legs,
43.1 hours online
145 legs,
252.0 hours ACARS
16 legs,
23.9 hours event
12 legs dispatched, 16.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
October 30 2015 17:02 ET by Yisrael Wealcatch
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Andrew, are you adding that to the Quad-Jet Quartermaster achievement?
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DVA5643
Senior Captain, DC-6
Joined on February 08 2008
Piston Prop Professional
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
Globetrotter
US Mountaineer Club
Flying Colonel
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Long Beach 500 Club
"I'd rather be lucky than good"
Hampton, GA USA
1,914 legs, 2,888.2 hours
5 legs,
3.8 hours online
1,907 legs,
2,878.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 01 2015 18:19 ET by Jim Daigneau
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When I was a 757/767 instructor a few years ago I got to do several special projects including aircraft aquisition. A 767ER was generally considered to cost about $140,000/day, and a 757 about $75,000/day out of service. Heavy checks only occur around 5 to 8 years, so that is far too long a time horizon. Delta will schedule "special visits" to accomplish interior mods and combine them with lower order timed checks, like a C Check or a PSV (Program Service Visit). For example, the lie flat seat mod on our 76ERs was done in Hong Kong and Singapore outside the normal D Check for most of them. But, the those MROs (Maintenance , Repair and Overhaul) get very efficient at doing these checks and mods and have incentives for delivering zero defect work on time or early. Also, as a practical matter, Delta does not have near enough square feet of hangar space available to park a jet in a bay for 2 months.
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