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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
1,283 legs, 1,792.7 hours
837 legs,
1,044.3 hours online
1,265 legs,
1,770.7 hours ACARS
31 legs,
49.6 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
January 29 2017 16:20 ET by Andrew Vane
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Ever pulled up a chart and you see yellow and orange all around? Now is the chance for you to help me create a new accomplishment.
I'm trying to put together a mountain approach type accomplishment where pilots fly into airports with mountainous terrain very close or nearby. I have a list going and I'm looking to find airports like this in the 48 contiguous US states for the accomplishment. I may grow it to all of North America but I haven't gotten that far yet. So, if you have any airports you can think of that meet this criteria, please post the 3 letter codes. Obviously, I have some of the well known ones like EGE, ASE, JAC, AVL. Looking for airports that get regular commercial traffic.
Mountaineer: noun, "Two men skilled at climbing mountains." < Monty Python joke there if you didn't get it.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
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DVA1763
Senior Captain, B757-200
Joined on June 29 2004
Everett 250 Club
Online Six Century Club
Seven Century Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Oklahoma City, OK
723 legs, 2,015.0 hours
645 legs,
1,824.0 hours online
585 legs,
1,608.7 hours ACARS
10 legs,
44.8 hours event
740 legs, 2,044.9 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
January 29 2017 18:06 ET by Steve Pickle
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MFR, ACV, RNO, SUN, MSO, GPI, FAI, JNU are all pretty good ones that I can think of off the top of my head.
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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
1,283 legs, 1,792.7 hours
837 legs,
1,044.3 hours online
1,265 legs,
1,770.7 hours ACARS
31 legs,
49.6 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
January 29 2017 23:07 ET by Andrew Vane
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Thanks Steve. Had some of these and some I didn't have.
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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
January 30 2017 08:00 ET by Ronnie Jacola
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AVL, GUC, ANK, AEJ, MTJ, LXV, LAS, PSP, BUR, HIE. Steve hit some good ones, as well.
Ronnie JacolaSenior Captain, B727-200
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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
1,283 legs, 1,792.7 hours
837 legs,
1,044.3 hours online
1,265 legs,
1,770.7 hours ACARS
31 legs,
49.6 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
January 31 2017 06:51 ET by Andrew Vane
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Found another one that Delta has flights to in the past but not yet in our database: KTEX. I will definitely include that one in our database and the upcoming accomplishment.
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DVA8512
Senior Captain, CRJ-200
OLP
Joined on April 11 2010
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Iron Dispatcher
Million Mile Club
Everett 500 Club
Millennium Club
White Pearl Accomplishment
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Online Seven Century Club
"I love to fly and it shows."
Cary, NC
1,159 legs, 3,850.2 hours
703 legs,
2,373.6 hours online
1,088 legs,
3,581.1 hours ACARS
25 legs,
104.5 hours event
746 legs dispatched, 564.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
January 31 2017 12:45 ET by Elise Van De Putte
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I've always enjoyed the approach to MSO
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DVA12847
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on December 30 2015
Everett Century Club
DVA One-Year Anniversary
Online Century Club
Double Century Club
"Step on the ball!"
Ajax, ON Canada
256 legs, 968.6 hours
162 legs,
548.7 hours online
244 legs,
947.2 hours ACARS
22 legs,
80.0 hours event
25 legs dispatched, 29.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
January 31 2017 12:49 ET by Aidan Stevens
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CYCG is a fun one
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DVA2996
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
OLP
Joined on January 06 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Online Quadruple Century Club
DVA Fleet Master
US Mountaineer Club
Event Half Century Club
Three Million Mile Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Tri-Millennium Club
Toulouse Millennium Club
US Coastal Club
Montréal, QC Canada
3,252 legs, 7,983.3 hours
496 legs,
1,363.6 hours online
3,153 legs,
7,595.4 hours ACARS
55 legs,
151.2 hours event
39 legs dispatched, 92.9
hours
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Posted onPost created on
January 31 2017 18:04 ET by Matthew Gervais
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Aidan Stevens wrote:
CYCG is a fun one
Agree! Flown in as a passenger plenty as a kid. and a few times in FS great approaches
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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
January 31 2017 22:59 ET by Yisrael Wealcatch
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PASI - Sitka, AK (not in lower 48)
CRW - Yeager Airport - Charleston, SC
CIB - Catalina Island, CA (I don't think Delta flies there, posted just in case)
TEX - Telluride, CO
Those are the ones I can think of. One of my favorites is Yeager. It literally sits on a leveled hilltop.
Telluride is also awesome. It's one of the tutorial flights on FSX, and that was my first exposure to it. It's pretty fun.
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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
1,283 legs, 1,792.7 hours
837 legs,
1,044.3 hours online
1,265 legs,
1,770.7 hours ACARS
31 legs,
49.6 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 01 2017 22:37 ET by Andrew Vane
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Thanks for the contributions. I can tell you some never had a history of commercial flights. However, Catalina airport used to receive Pacific Air DC3 flights from what I can tell. They were absorbed by Bonanza air and eventually Hughes Air West, an historical airline we have here. There are 3 I need to investigate. Stay tuned and I'll work to get these up there in the next few weeks or so. TEX actually had E120 Delta Connection flights from what I can tell.
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DVA10902
Senior Captain, B767-300
Joined on July 12 2012
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Online Quadruple Century Club
Quincentenary Club
"Where am I? Who dressed me like this?"
Bloomingdale, IL
515 legs, 1,153.3 hours
473 legs,
1,063.5 hours online
514 legs,
1,150.2 hours ACARS
9 legs,
19.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 01 2017 23:40 ET by Tim Oleary
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BZN inbound from the east is fun if you like flying DME arcs. LOADS of fun in a 3-holer at night in IMC
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DVA7932
Senior Captain, B767-300
OLP
Joined on November 08 2009
50 State Club
Millennium Club
Stage 1 Jet Triple Century Club
Online Eight Century
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Million Mile Club
"Turn in and take over .. you know the rest."
Mt. Juliet, TN
1,193 legs, 2,660.7 hours
850 legs,
2,033.8 hours online
1,042 legs,
2,343.8 hours ACARS
45 legs,
81.2 hours event
63 legs dispatched, 40.8
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 05 2017 15:25 ET by Cameron Mitchell
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Tim Oleary wrote:
BZN inbound from the east is fun if you like flying DME arcs. LOADS of fun in a 3-holer at night in IMC
I think you're the first person I've ever heard say "If you like flying DME arcs" 
Cameron MitchellSenior Captain, B767-300
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DVA7932
Senior Captain, B767-300
OLP
Joined on November 08 2009
50 State Club
Millennium Club
Stage 1 Jet Triple Century Club
Online Eight Century
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Million Mile Club
"Turn in and take over .. you know the rest."
Mt. Juliet, TN
1,193 legs, 2,660.7 hours
850 legs,
2,033.8 hours online
1,042 legs,
2,343.8 hours ACARS
45 legs,
81.2 hours event
63 legs dispatched, 40.8
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 05 2017 15:35 ET by Cameron Mitchell
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PSC Pasco/Richland WA
Cameron MitchellSenior Captain, B767-300
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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
1,283 legs, 1,792.7 hours
837 legs,
1,044.3 hours online
1,265 legs,
1,770.7 hours ACARS
31 legs,
49.6 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 05 2017 17:45 ET by Andrew Vane
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PSC on my list. Found a few others too and some I cannot aid because Delta or its codeshares never flew there. Some are too much of a stretch to make "historical" unfortunately. I am adding some Alaska Air historical flights to some destinations within the DVH schedule.
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DVA10723
Captain, B737-800
OLP
Joined on May 10 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Two Million Mile Club
US Capital Club
Flying Colonel
Carolina Club
Everett 1500 Club
Myrtle Beach, SC
1,547 legs, 4,986.4 hours
19 legs,
27.1 hours online
1,525 legs,
4,930.9 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 15 2017 23:31 ET by Josh Martin
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This sounds like like a fun accomplishment to add! I'd be all for it!!
And to above poster, I can assure you that, unfortunately, charleston, sc has NO mountains anywhere nearby 
Josh MartinCaptain, B737-800
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DVA10902
Senior Captain, B767-300
Joined on July 12 2012
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Online Quadruple Century Club
Quincentenary Club
"Where am I? Who dressed me like this?"
Bloomingdale, IL
515 legs, 1,153.3 hours
473 legs,
1,063.5 hours online
514 legs,
1,150.2 hours ACARS
9 legs,
19.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 16 2017 12:43 ET by Tim Oleary
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Which Charleston Josh? KCRW is built on what is left of a 'mountain'...so much so the EMAS end of Rwy 23 slid into the valley...
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DVA12650
Captain, B777-200
Joined on June 10 2015
White Knuckles Club
50 State Club
Everett Century Club
Globetrotter
Black Pearl Club
Double Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Midwestern United States
213 legs, 288.8 hours
206 legs,
278.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 16 2017 13:39 ET by Noah Weber
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I think there is some confusion here between Charleston, WEST VIRGINIA and Charleston, SOUTH CAROLINA.
KCRW (Yeager) is the airport in West Virginia and is somewhat "mountainous," IMO.
The airport in Charleston, SOUTH CAROLINA is KCHS and is not mountainous at all.
Hope that helps clear the air...
-Noah
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DVA12468
Captain, B737-800
OLP
Joined on December 07 2014
50 State Club
Black Pearl Club
Globetrotter
White Knuckles Club
DVA One-Year Anniversary
Events Century Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Everett Bi-Millennium Club
Online Twenty Century
Million Mile Club
New York, NY
2,244 legs, 3,069.7 hours
2,114 legs,
2,894.3 hours online
2,223 legs,
3,034.2 hours ACARS
160 legs,
278.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 17 2017 02:17 ET by Nicolas Lumermann
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ABQ, KSFO, KPSP these are mainland USA. BUT....
PHNL, PHLI, PHOG, PHKO... and lets face it... you cant be a Montaneer until you landed @ VQPR, MHTG, LPMA, LOWI
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DVA12468
Captain, B737-800
OLP
Joined on December 07 2014
50 State Club
Black Pearl Club
Globetrotter
White Knuckles Club
DVA One-Year Anniversary
Events Century Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Everett Bi-Millennium Club
Online Twenty Century
Million Mile Club
New York, NY
2,244 legs, 3,069.7 hours
2,114 legs,
2,894.3 hours online
2,223 legs,
3,034.2 hours ACARS
160 legs,
278.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 17 2017 02:20 ET by Nicolas Lumermann
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Also, Burlington, BUffalo and San Diego
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DVA10728
Chief Pilot, B757-200
OLP
Joined on May 10 2012
50 State Club
B757 100 Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Million Mile Club
White Knuckles Club
Everett 500 Club
Millennium Club
Online Seven Century Club
"Carpe Momentum"
Colorado Springs, CO
1,034 legs, 3,853.7 hours
701 legs,
2,426.2 hours online
1,000 legs,
3,691.8 hours ACARS
12 legs,
22.8 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 17 2017 03:33 ET by Gregory Bogosian
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RIL, COD, GJT, EGE, RDM, JAC (All but GJT and RDM are in the 8900.304 “Special Pilot-In-Command Qualification Airports (14 CFR §121.445)).”
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DVA10902
Senior Captain, B767-300
Joined on July 12 2012
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Online Quadruple Century Club
Quincentenary Club
"Where am I? Who dressed me like this?"
Bloomingdale, IL
515 legs, 1,153.3 hours
473 legs,
1,063.5 hours online
514 legs,
1,150.2 hours ACARS
9 legs,
19.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 17 2017 11:24 ET by Tim Oleary
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I miss the old HKG bill-board approach, a truly goofy approach in a whale. Looking back at my 1987 NWA Recurrent Training guide SAN DCA RNO BHM MSO were the "...required domestic special airports." per FAR 121.445 for the 757/272 crews. Hilo & HGK were 747/DC10 'Specials'
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DVA6613
Captain, A320
Joined on November 10 2008
50 State Club
Globetrotter
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Two Million Mile Club
Everett Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Rossville, GA
2,339 legs, 5,372.0 hours
1 legs,
1.0 hours online
2,154 legs,
5,006.5 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 17 2017 17:57 ET by Sheldon Paprota
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MMH Mammoth Lakes, CA. We used to have it in the schedule as an Alaska codeshare.
Sheldon PaprotaCaptain, A320
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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
March 18 2017 08:55 ET by Ronnie Jacola
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Sheldon Paprota wrote:
MMH Mammoth Lakes, CA. We used to have it in the schedule as an Alaska codeshare.
Oh, how I miss this airport. Good times 
Ronnie JacolaSenior Captain, B727-200
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DVA5434
Captain, B767-300
Joined on January 14 2008
Black Pearl Club
Toulouse Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Triple Century Club
Southeastern United States
319 legs, 1,299.2 hours
313 legs,
1,268.9 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 19 2017 21:22 ET by Chris Radev
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KASE (Aspen X from aerosoft/IDG). Take a small plane, trust me. Not much parking there
KTEX is great but its only listed from SLC.... which is a shame.
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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
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Posted onPost created on
March 20 2017 17:07 ET by Marc Hatzimanolis
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I love this, thanks.
Marc HatzimanolisCaptain, B737-800
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