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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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October 22 2016 22:27 ET by Andrew Vane
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This weekend (Oct 21) marks the 66th anniversary of the first flight of the Martin 4-0-4. To celebrate this event, we have added the Martin 4-0-4 to the fleet in the DC-6 program. You can obtain this rating via the DC-6 program as a secondary rating. The Martin 4-0-4 was operated commercially by ASA (eventually a Delta RJ provider) and Southern Airways who eventually was acquired by Northwest. It was also flown by Eastern and TWA here in the US.
FS2004 and FSX freware versions can be obtained from Calclassic.com or flyawaysimulation.com.
To obtain the rating for this aircraft, request additional ratings for the DC-6 program via the Pilot Center.
*Screenie courtesy of Calclassic.com
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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
1,916 legs, 2,889.8 hours
5 legs,
3.8 hours online
1,909 legs,
2,879.8 hours ACARS
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October 23 2016 16:58 ET by Jim Daigneau
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Not be forgotten, NWA was a launch customer for the Martin 202, a much anticipated replacement for the DC-3. Convair was a little behind with their CV240, but the M202 had a fatal design flaw. Read more here: http://www.nwahistory.org/assets/13_dec_newsletter.pdf
Thanks Drew! What a great surprise!
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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
October 23 2016 21:40 ET by Andrew Vane
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I'm trying to fill your hangar as fast as I can! 
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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
1,916 legs, 2,889.8 hours
5 legs,
3.8 hours online
1,909 legs,
2,879.8 hours ACARS
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October 24 2016 17:21 ET by Jim Daigneau
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A couple more items on the Martin. The 404 was actually a very good airplane but the damage done by the 202 debacle was significant. The airlines that put the 404 into service usually tried to call it something else like Easter's "Silver Fleet". Nice.
For those pilots used to the CalClassic FS9/FSX fleet, the Martin does not have a VC. The gauges are in the panel.cfg but the VC panel was never constructed in the model. That being said, the airplane flies pretty well and the Tom Gibson's NOTEPAD remains a good planning tool.
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