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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | To fly other aircraft, I need to...?
DVA12955
Captain, B757-200

Joined on April 21 2016
Everett Century Club
50 State Club
US Capital Club
Double Century Club
US Mountaineer Club

Georgetown, TX

224 legs, 408.3 hours
222 legs, 405.0 hours ACARS
 Posted onPost created on January 15 2017 15:41 ET by Michael Vogt
I fly X-Plane. Even with the ACARS beta, checkrides are not allowed in X-Plane.

I'm in the 757 program and passed the 737 checkride in FSX, which I had installed for that reason only (and deleted since). I want to fly the Mad Dog and 767 in X-Plane for DVA. If I take the written for these aircraft to become First Officer, is that enough to allow me to fly the aircraft occasionally, without taking the checkride to get typed in them? Until I can use X-Plane for the checkride, that is (one can hope...). The documentation is not totally clear to me on that.

Thanks!

Michael Vogt

Captain, B757-200
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

1,285 legs, 1,795.3 hours
839 legs, 1,046.9 hours online
1,267 legs, 1,773.3 hours ACARS
31 legs, 49.6 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.5 hours
 Posted onPost created on January 15 2017 17:07 ET by Andrew Vane
You will need to pass a check ride.

We're getting very close to the full xplane implementation but its not quite there yet.


DVA12955
Captain, B757-200

Joined on April 21 2016
Everett Century Club
50 State Club
US Capital Club
Double Century Club
US Mountaineer Club

Georgetown, TX

224 legs, 408.3 hours
222 legs, 405.0 hours ACARS
 Posted onPost created on January 16 2017 05:22 ET by Michael Vogt
Yes, I'm loving the ACARS on x-plane. In that case, I can be patient some more. Thanks!

Michael Vogt

Captain, B757-200

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