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DVA13254
Captain, B737-800

Joined on June 10 2017

Middle Swan, Western Australia Australia

37 legs, 205.5 hours
36 legs, 200.5 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on July 04 2017 08:13 ET by William Alexander

Hello folks,
Seeing as I maintain a navdata subscription with Navigraph, I keep running into either mismatched or missing SIDS/STARS/TRANS because my cycle is a step ahead. What happens is the ACARS drop down menu doesn't show the correct departure/arrival or it's simply not there, but it is in my aircraft's (and FSCommander) FMS. When I file my PIREP, I get a system notification that there was a null entered. Even though I'm prompted to download the latest cycle when connecting, it's still out of date.
In short, can I load the current cycle (1707 as of this post) in lieu of the current 1706 cycle in ACARS? If so, where does it go? I searched the program but can't find an appropriate folder. If the cycle is stored on DVA servers, how can I assist in updating that?
Regards from down under,
Bill Alexander

William Alexander

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Posted onPost created on July 04 2017 09:25 ET by Joe Burner

Bill,

On acars under file, should be update acars data cycle. I know 1707 is not updated on acars. Sadly. I too use navigraph. Best service ever. I need to update my subscription though. But the current Airrac cycle isn't loaded in acars yet. I just make the best with what I can myself.
Enjoy Australia brother. Always wanted to visit the land down under.
Regards from up above. (Sorry bad joke)
Captain Joe Burner

Joe Burner (DVA12617)

DVA13254
Captain, B737-800

Joined on June 10 2017

Middle Swan, Western Australia Australia

37 legs, 205.5 hours
36 legs, 200.5 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on July 04 2017 10:13 ET by William Alexander

That's ok Joe!! wink

I originally come from your neck of the woods - Richmond Virginia. My folks still live there. I came here care of the USNavy, married a Perth lady while still serving, then moved here after I ended my tour of duty. It's a beautiful country alright. I still miss Virginia though - especially when the Autumn leaves are in full color and everything below is green.
If you ever decide to make the trip give me a yell. I'll be happy to show you around.

William Alexander

Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on July 04 2017 10:29 ET by Joe Burner

Oh no way! That's awesome brother. I'm about 3-4 hours south of Richmond. It is beautiful that time of year. Thank you for your service! I definitely will let you know if I make it down that way. I've always wanted to visit. Just afraid of time off from work. My job we only have a small department and it's hard to get time off.

Joe Burner (DVA12617)

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1,964 legs, 8,083.1 hours ACARS
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91 legs dispatched, 66.4 hours

Posted onPost created on July 04 2017 10:37 ET by Luke Kolin

Sorry, y'all need to remind me if we go more than a week after the update. I usually hold off for a few days because the FAA doesn't update their chart metadata right away, but it shouldn't be 2 weeks late.

Cheers!

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11

Posted onPost created on July 04 2017 11:47 ET by Joe Burner

Luke Kolin wrote:

Sorry, y'all need to remind me if we go more than a week after the update. I usually hold off for a few days because the FAA doesn't update their chart metadata right away, but it shouldn't be 2 weeks late.

Cheers!

Haha Luke. If you'd like I can remind you when the new cycle gets released.

Joe Burner (DVA12617)

DVA13254
Captain, B737-800

Joined on June 10 2017

Middle Swan, Western Australia Australia

37 legs, 205.5 hours
36 legs, 200.5 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on July 05 2017 12:33 ET by William Alexander

Hey thanks Luke!

Now things are matching up (minor discrepancy I got today - TJSJ San Juan SID - GLADA3.PRCHA in my iFly and PMDG FMS/FSCommander = GLADA2.PRCHA in DVA ACARS...no big deal). Oh well, these things are revised in the real world more than we'd ever know. A close friend flies a Fokker 100 for Jetstar here (1st officer) and he tells me they can change in just a few hours.

Joe Burner - yep! It's a small world! I come back to see my folks in Virginia fairly often. Who knows? We might catch up there down the track. I do as much RW flying as I can - out of Hanover (KOFP) air-park usually in a Cessna 172/182. I love going out towards the blue ridge mountains because it's awesome. A hop to Roanoke would be easy.

Cheers brother!

William Alexander

Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on July 05 2017 14:48 ET by Joe Burner

Shucks Bill, I'm literally 45 minutes from Roanoke airport. Not far at all. If you're ever back in Virginia you'll have to shoot me a message or email. And we could grab lunch or something. That's awesome!

I love the Blue Ridge Mountains. It's beautiful.

Joe Burner (DVA12617)

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