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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

Posted onPost created on January 06 2016 23:17 ET by Andrew Vane

No doubt (the statement, not the band), many of you have seen a mix-up of the accomplishments. After some close consideration we chose to replace some of the accomplishments with some aircraft-specific accomplishments.

What's modified:
The online century clubs in 100 flight increments after 1000, You now go by 100's to 1000, then 1500, 2000, and so on.
The Stage 1 prop and jet century clubs in 100 flight increments beyond 1000. These go to 1000 and then 1500, 2000 and so on.

What's new:
- 1,5,10 and 15 year awards based on years since your first logged flight. We thought it would be great to recognize many who have been here a long time and give newer pilots something to look forward to.
- Everett Clubs (100, 250, 500, 1000, etc.) counted towards flying any Boeing Aircraft (Everett WA is the location of the Boeing factory)
- Toulouse Clubs similar but for any logged Airbus flights (Toulouse is the final assembly location for all of the Airbus aircraft until the Alabama site is finished.)

Still to come: More 100/250/500 clubs centered around Lockheed, Douglas, and Bombardier/Canadair aircraft. Most likely they'll be called the Burbank, Long Beach, and Valcourt Clubs, respectively. I may add Embraer clubs as well.

Thanks to AFVA for the great idea of manufacturer-specific accomplishments.

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

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

Posted onPost created on January 06 2016 23:25 ET by Soonho Lee

Awesome news Andrew! Thank you for the update!

Soonho Lee (DVA11591)

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

Posted onPost created on January 07 2016 00:18 ET by Yisrael Wealcatch

Sounds awesome Drew!

Yisrael Wealcatch (DVA12719)

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

Posted onPost created on January 07 2016 00:38 ET by Jacob Buchanan

Schweeet new ideas. Of course, I've yet to reach many of them, but hey, that's what goals are for.

Jacob Buchanan (DVA10236)

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

Posted onPost created on January 07 2016 02:21 ET by Matthew Murray

Awesome!!

DVA2569
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on September 12 2005
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Everett 1500 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Two Million Mile Club
Bi-Millennium Club

Midwestern United States

2,160 legs, 5,214.0 hours
77 legs, 140.5 hours online
2,112 legs, 5,093.5 hours ACARS
2 legs, 3.1 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 07 2016 06:48 ET by Manuel Hernandez

Always moving the needle!! Thanks!!

Manuel Hernandez

Senior Captain, B757-200

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

Posted onPost created on January 07 2016 07:19 ET by Ronnie Jacola

Very nice. Thanks!

Ronnie Jacola

Senior Captain, B727-200

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

Posted onPost created on January 07 2016 07:53 ET by Sean Zarella

Thats just fantastic ! excellent work Drew and Crew ! !

Sean Zarella (DVA11021)

Posted onPost created on January 07 2016 21:53 ET by Andrew Vane

My mistake. Valcourt Club will be for Convair aircraft. The club for Bombardier will be Dorval Club (Dorval Canada is the HQ).

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

DVA2214
Captain, A330-300
OLP
E-MAIL

Joined on March 25 2005
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Globetrotter
White Knuckles Club
Million Mile Club
Millennium Club
US Capital Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"One takeoff and landing at a time"
Tampa, FL

1,124 legs, 2,777.2 hours
35 legs, 61.3 hours online
1,005 legs, 2,492.2 hours ACARS
1,153 legs, 2,869.7 hours total
111 legs dispatched, 90.7 hours

Posted onPost created on January 07 2016 22:57 ET by Anthony Katosh

Very nice job, Hard to believe been here 10 years till actually seeing the award!

Anthony Katosh (DVA2214)

DVA12762
Captain, B737-800

Joined on August 30 2015
Century Club
US Capital Club
50 State Club
Everett Century Club
Online Century Club

Northeastern United States

132 legs, 270.5 hours
101 legs, 219.1 hours online
114 legs, 230.5 hours ACARS
7 legs, 19.2 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 07 2016 23:36 ET by Marc Hatzimanolis

Nice, at United, where I work on the ramp, we get pins for 1, 5, 10, 15, 20....ect...
I'm coming on 19 years, can't wait to get my 20 year pin.

Marc Hatzimanolis

Captain, B737-800

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

Posted onPost created on January 08 2016 03:16 ET by Kyle Bjorklund

I like how you managed the aircraft type accomplishments by manufacturers, Andrew (and the names too - Long Beach club has a certain ring to it).
I don't want to take anything from your awesome job, but it might be worth a quick discussion if the B717-200 belongs with Everett or Long Beach. I believe it was manufactured and designed in Long Beach, but I am not sure.

Kyle Bjorklund

Captain, DC-6

Posted onPost created on January 08 2016 06:38 ET by Andrew Vane

Kyle,

Hmmm. Perhaps some overlap. The city names are focused on the manufacturer not the location where the aircraft were specifically made. I could probably out the 717 in to clubs. Good thoughts. I wasn't going to call the club for the Boeing's the Chicago or Seattle club. Sounded too boring to me.

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

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

Posted onPost created on January 08 2016 08:50 ET by Jim Daigneau

Well, here's what I tell anyone in earshot about my little B717. I call it a "DougieMcBoeing". It is definitely a DC-9 on the outside. Same DSM wing (Douglas Santa Monica) that doesn't go real fast and doesn't go real slow, which is okay 'cause it doesn't go real high either. The cockpit is all McDonnell. It took the the fighter guys in St. Louis to really put the computers and fancy things in the Douglas cockpits. Don Douglas was great at building incredibly strong airplanes, but there was nothing elegant about the drivers' station. And finally, of course, the airplane was born as the MD-95 but now carries a Boeing designation and data plate.
Lest anyone get the wrong idea, I love flying it. It's not as elegant as my beloved 757/767, but it is like a little sports car. It has its quirks: the sliding windows still leak sometimes, the autopilot/FMC does some odd things once in a while, the VIAs can be tricky when you wake the airplane from cold and dark. But overall...it's a great jet.
Which is nice because the rumor is that Delta will acquire 18 or so more from Volotea which is transitioning to Airbus 319s.

Jim Daigneau (DVA5643)

Posted onPost created on January 08 2016 08:52 ET by Jim Daigneau

And I forgot to say what I was going to say to begin with: Andrew and all, thank you for all the work and creativity with coming up with the new accomplishment categories!

Jim Daigneau (DVA5643)

Posted onPost created on January 08 2016 13:03 ET by Kyle Bjorklund

Andrew,

I wasn't really speaking exclusively where the 717 was built (although the choice of production cities, I think, has a pretty nice ring to it for the accomplishment). I was really trying to make the opening salvo for an argument that Jim very aptly made.

Kyle Bjorklund

Captain, DC-6

Posted onPost created on January 08 2016 14:26 ET by Andrew Vane

How about the 717 Mutt Club??? And only the 717 counts? biggrin

Actually, I like the idea of sticking it in both the Everett and Long Beach clubs. I think I'll do that. Thanks for your input Kyle. I'm working on a few more right now.

Glad you're enjoying them so far. I just realized with one club I'm only 11 flights away from reaching it so its given me new closer goals to strive for.

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

Posted onPost created on January 08 2016 14:46 ET by Sean Zarella

Love my Everette Century club ! ! !

Sean Zarella (DVA11021)

Posted onPost created on January 08 2016 23:04 ET by Jim Daigneau

Ha! The Mutt Club--I like it! A totally accurate description too. "DougieMcBoeing" is a little too obvious. Thanks Drew! ;-)

Jim Daigneau (DVA5643)

Posted onPost created on January 09 2016 00:10 ET by Matthew Murray

Jim Daigneau wrote:

Which is nice because the rumor is that Delta will acquire 18 or so more from Volotea which is transitioning to Airbus 319s.

I hope this is true. Love seeing all the baby-Long Beach Sewer Pipes around Atlanta, and enjoy the rare occasion when they stop into ORF. Could you please get me an MD-88 or even a 90, though? All have been replaced by the 319/320 the last few times I have checked. rolleyes

love the T-tail and ability to set off car alarms under the approach path!

Matthew Murray (DVA12216)

Posted onPost created on January 09 2016 02:57 ET by Kyle Bjorklund

I have to admit, with all the 727 flights I have done, I am kind of shocked that I don't have the Everett club already, lol.

I guess I have some more flights on Mr. Boeing and Mr. Douglas now.

Kyle Bjorklund

Captain, DC-6

Posted onPost created on January 09 2016 08:13 ET by Andrew Vane

I think you're within 20 of the 100 Everett club kyle. You'll be there soon.

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

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