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ACP Bob Donovan obtains his MD-88 rating! |
DVA11445
Senior Captain, B727-200
Joined on April 12 2013
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
Long Beach 500 Club
US Coastal Club
Flying Colonel
US Mountaineer Club
Online Fifteen Century
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
"Amici e vini sono meglio vecchi..." West Monroe, LA
1,808 legs, 2,793.5 hours
1,716 legs,
2,499.9 hours online 1,755 legs,
2,711.3 hours ACARS 1 legs dispatched, 1.9
hours
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Posted onPost created on
November 06 2015 19:57 ET by Ronnie Jacola
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Please join me in congratulating Bob on obtaining his MD-88 rating after a very well-flown checkride. Very nicely done, Bob! Enjoy Maddog and her older sisters!
Ronnie JacolaSenior Captain, B727-200
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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
November 06 2015 21:35 ET by Matthew Murray
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Awesome job, BD™!

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DVA9792
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP
Joined on May 20 2011
50 State Club
B757 100 Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
Everett Quad-Millennium Club
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
Events Millennium Club
Ten Million Miles and Beyond
Eight Millennium Club
Online Eighty Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Cripple Creek, CO
11,680 legs, 33,971.9 hours
11,162 legs,
32,691.4 hours online 11,571 legs,
33,618.8 hours ACARS 1,565 legs,
4,271.1 hours event 0 legs dispatched, 2.3
hours
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Posted onPost created on
November 06 2015 21:50 ET by Jim Rose
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Congrats MadBob88!
Jim RoseSenior Captain, B737-800
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DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV
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
November 06 2015 22:50 ET by Andrew Vane
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Well done Bob!

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DVA1428
Senior Captain, MD-88
Joined on December 13 2003
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Globetrotter
South American Samba Club
Long Beach Bi-Millennium club
US Capital Club
Three Million Mile Club
Seven Millennium Club
CT Spain
7,012 legs, 10,186.7 hours
3 legs,
4.3 hours online 4,633 legs,
6,278.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 07 2015 02:05 ET by Roger Pilgrem
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Well done Bob.

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DVA12097
Chief Pilot, CRJ-200
OLP
Joined on April 07 2014
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
White Knuckles Club
Million Mile Club
US Capital Club
Everett 500 Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Nine Century Club
Online Six Century Club
"Up, up and away!" Sacramento, CA
986 legs, 3,326.9 hours
631 legs,
1,303.8 hours online 979 legs,
3,289.5 hours ACARS 44 legs,
156.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 07 2015 13:10 ET by Alex Rogawski
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Great job BD™!

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DVA2527
Senior Captain, B737-800
Joined on August 15 2005
50 State Club
Online Thirty Century
Everett Tri-Millennium Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Five Millennium Club
Three Million Mile Club
"Flying Delta's Western Hub" Salt Lake City, UT USA
5,207 legs, 10,161.6 hours
3,935 legs,
7,801.1 hours online 4,622 legs,
8,983.4 hours ACARS 22 legs,
49.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 07 2015 23:16 ET by Joe Porter
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Congratulations Bob!
Joe PorterSenior Captain, B737-800
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DVA12104
Senior Captain, B727-200
Joined on January 24 2013
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tri-Jet Triumph
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Everett Bi-Millennium Club
Two Million Mile Club
Tri-Millennium Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
""The white zone has always been for loading or unloading.."" Las Cruces, NM
3,338 legs, 6,583.0 hours
3,269 legs,
6,426.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 08 2015 09:31 ET by Brian Donaldson
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Way to go Robert!
Brian DonaldsonSenior Captain, B727-200
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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
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Long Beach 500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
"I'd rather be lucky than good" Hampton, GA USA
2,010 legs, 3,005.1 hours
5 legs,
3.8 hours online 2,003 legs,
2,995.1 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 08 2015 13:41 ET by Jim Daigneau
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"Building character" all the way, Bill! Congrats.
(Boeing builds airplanes, Douglas builds character.)

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DVA11380
Senior Captain, A330-300
OLP
Joined on March 20 2013
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Million Mile Club
Iron Dispatcher
US Coastal Club
Commuter Conquest
US Mountaineer Club
Everett Millennium Club
Events Century Club
Online Fifteen Century
Bi-Millennium Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"If cats could text you, they wouldn't." Boston, MA
2,082 legs, 4,889.8 hours
1,722 legs,
3,657.3 hours online 2,060 legs,
4,813.2 hours ACARS 172 legs,
354.7 hours event 422 legs dispatched, 311.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
November 09 2015 11:18 ET by Bob Donovan
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What are those round things that look like clocks all over the main panel? Where's the TV screens telling me what to do????

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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
3,278 legs, 11,747.1 hours
2,886 legs,
10,265.0 hours online 3,149 legs,
11,186.4 hours ACARS 326 legs,
874.1 hours event 274 legs dispatched, 316.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
November 09 2015 11:23 ET by Soonho Lee
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| Congratulation Bob!
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DVA4041
Captain, A350-900
OLP
Joined on February 11 2007
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Everett 500 Club
Two Million Mile Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Online Quintuple Century Club
Summer Olympics Club
Flying Colonel
Seattle, WA USA
1,597 legs, 6,701.5 hours
574 legs,
1,478.3 hours online 1,542 legs,
6,421.0 hours ACARS 4 legs,
8.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 09 2015 12:55 ET by Dave Malinowski
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Congrats!
Dave MalinowskiCaptain, A350-900
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DVA7171
Senior Captain, B737-800
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
730 legs, 1,682.8 hours
578 legs,
1,407.8 hours online 721 legs,
1,667.2 hours ACARS 56 legs,
127.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 10 2015 15:00 ET by Sergio Lopez
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Congrats!

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DVA12617
Chief Pilot, A350-900
OLP, VFRADV DISPATCHER E-MAIL
Joined on April 23 2015
B757 100 Club
Eurocap Club
Millennium Club
Toulouse 500 Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Online Quadruple Century Club
"Go Utes!" Herriman, UT
1,376 legs, 3,194.2 hours
473 legs,
998.7 hours online 1,357 legs,
3,152.0 hours ACARS 25 legs,
78.6 hours event 39 legs dispatched, 174.2
hours
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Posted onPost created on
November 10 2015 15:06 ET by Joe Burner
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Congrats Bob! I'm going to go for mine next. Also going to go for my 737 again along with the 757.

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DVA057
Senior Captain, B777-200
COMM
Joined on June 02 2002
Events Century Club
Six Century Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Everett 500 Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
"We Are ... Penn State!" Atlanta, GA USA
672 legs, 1,338.4 hours
531 legs,
1,076.4 hours online 392 legs,
786.1 hours ACARS 190 legs,
406.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 10 2015 18:02 ET by Terry Eshenour
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Congratulations Bob!
Terry EshenourSenior Captain, B777-200
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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
November 10 2015 19:23 ET by Yisrael Wealcatch
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Nice Bob! Waiting for mine to be approved. See you in the skies in my shiny new Maddog!

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DVA11572
Captain, MD-88
Joined on June 23 2013
DVA Two-Year Anniversary
Double Century Club
"ehh. it was a good enough landing." Apple Valley, MN
201 legs, 347.9 hours
195 legs,
337.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 10 2015 22:15 ET by Ben Moore
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Congrats Bob, Have fun in the Super80.

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