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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | EMB 170/175 Program

DVA11835
Captain, A320

Joined on June 14 2011
DVA Five-Year Anniversary

Western United States

68 legs, 121.9 hours
54 legs, 93.4 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on May 12 2019 01:42 ET by Nick Ramirez

What is the possibility of starting a Emb-170/175 Program?

With the removal of Express Jet as a DCI Contractor and the addition of Skywest the EMB fleet in Delta has grown exponentially in the last year. The operation at LGA is at least 1/3 170/175 between Republic and Skywest and it would be a great addition here at DVA! So I was just wondering what is the possibility of creating this program/Rating?

Nick Ramirez

Captain, A320

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

1,287 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

Posted onPost created on May 12 2019 14:30 ET by Andrew Vane

Interesting... I'll give this some thought.

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

Posted onPost created on May 12 2019 16:12 ET by Andrew Vane

I took a look and found this:

Delta total fleet including connection carriers: 1362

Delta Mainline 904 (66%)
Delta Connection 458 (33%)

Delta E170-E190 series: 126 (9% of total fleet)
Others: 332 (24% total fleet)

Keep in mind LGA is not a major Delta Hub. Yes,they just fixed up their terminal but the LGA runways prevent anything bigger than a 757/A321 from being served there. I'll gauge some interest here before making any change. Its worth thinking about and considering.

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

DVA3220
Captain, B737-800
OLP

Joined on May 19 2006
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
B737 50 Club

Southeastern United States

78 legs, 129.9 hours
73 legs, 122.3 hours online
76 legs, 127.3 hours ACARS
31 legs, 57.3 hours event

Posted onPost created on May 13 2019 00:43 ET by Tyler Devereaux

I would be interested in such a program if one of the developers would get around to making a higher quality 170/190. I check every year or so, but the FeelThere E-Jets v2 product seems to be the best available for those aircraft, and unfortunately I'm just not interested: I want (and am willing to pay) more from the aircraft, if I'm going to spend anything at all on it.

Posted onPost created on May 13 2019 09:16 ET by Andrew Vane

I have the E-jets via Steam for FSX SE. The cockpit is very FS2004-like. But, the aircraft looked good on the outside and the FMC worked well. It also handled very well for hand flying. I wouldn't consider it an A-level payware but it was better than most freeware aircraft. I think I flew it a few times. It was on sale at the time for $10 or something.

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

DVA13500
Captain, DC-6
OLP

Joined on June 20 2018
50 State Club
Globetrotter
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Millennium Club
Everett 500 Club
B757 100 Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary

Anderson, IN

1,454 legs, 2,011.2 hours
40 legs, 77.2 hours online
1,449 legs, 2,003.2 hours ACARS
7 legs, 12.1 hours event

Posted onPost created on May 13 2019 12:31 ET by Brandon Patton

I have the SSG E-jets 170 and 195 for X-Plane and fly them frequently. My main 3 aircraft here are the E170/737/757. Just my 2 cents.

Brandon Patton

Captain, DC-6

Posted onPost created on May 13 2019 14:13 ET by Andrew Vane

Also looked at DVA metrics:

In the last 3 months, there were 464 E170/E175 flights. That's 5/day and 150/month. That's a very good representation of flights for our airline!

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

DVA12617
Chief Pilot, A350-900
OLP, VFRADV
DISPATCHER
E-MAIL

Joined on April 23 2015
B757 100 Club
Eurocap Club
Millennium Club
Toulouse 500 Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Online Quadruple Century Club

"Go Utes!"
Herriman, UT

1,300 legs, 3,015.3 hours
410 legs, 854.2 hours online
1,281 legs, 2,973.1 hours ACARS
25 legs, 78.6 hours event
39 legs dispatched, 174.2 hours

Posted onPost created on May 13 2019 16:15 ET by Joe Burner

Wow that’s impressive. smile

DVA4241
Assistant Chief Pilot, MD-88

Joined on March 20 2007
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Long Beach 500 Club
Online Millennium Club

"Kepping my head in the clouds"
Kansas City, MO

1,303 legs, 2,510.3 hours
1,143 legs, 2,212.8 hours online
1,266 legs, 2,414.6 hours ACARS
28 legs, 67.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on May 15 2019 16:07 ET by Chad Rhinehart

By far and away my most favorite aircraft to fly.

Chad Rhinehart (DVA4241)

DVA9545
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP, 737-ATP

Joined on March 03 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Quad-Jet Quartermaster
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Million Mile Club
Events Double Century Club
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Bi-Millennium Club
Online Twenty Century

"YUPIIIII"
Goiás Brazil

2,508 legs, 5,073.1 hours
2,337 legs, 4,794.7 hours online
2,500 legs, 5,043.5 hours ACARS
271 legs, 683.8 hours event

Posted onPost created on May 16 2019 11:11 ET by Thiago Braga

Chad Rhinehart wrote:

By far and away my most favorite aircraft to fly.

Yes. I have all of them from feelthere. So far the best ones.

Thiago Braga (DVA9545)

DVA10437
Captain, B757-200

Joined on January 11 2012
50 State Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Million Mile Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
B757 100 Club
Millennium Club
Everett 500 Club

"Doors Shut? Good, Let's Roll"
Brighton, NY

1,027 legs, 3,014.3 hours
583 legs, 1,757.2 hours online
978 legs, 2,815.8 hours ACARS
13 legs, 35.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on May 18 2019 22:42 ET by Emerson Senden

I think either an E170/175 program, or some type of differentiating program from what we have now would be extremely welcome. Simply my two cents, but once more come online I wonder if there would be any interest in an A350 program?

In the short term though, considering this is the direction Delta seems to be going in fleet wise, an E70 program would be welcome.

Emerson Senden (DVA10437)

DVA5738
Chief Pilot, DC-6

Joined on March 28 2008
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Fleet Master
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett 500 Club
Million Mile Club

"If it ain't blowin, I ain't goin!"
Riverview, MI

1,455 legs, 2,917.7 hours
42 legs, 88.2 hours online
1,443 legs, 2,890.2 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on May 24 2019 15:38 ET by Craig Trudell

Should this now be the Boeing-Brazil 170/175 and 190/195 now?

Craig Trudell (DVA5738)

Posted onPost created on May 24 2019 15:45 ET by Andrew Vane

Very good comments. Be sure to vote in the poll in the other thread. I'm starting to consider this more seriously and putting together a to-do list of what I need to do to make it happen. its not as easy as flicking a switch LOL.

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

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