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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Stuck in my DVA Career

DVA13558
Captain, B727-200

Joined on November 06 2018
Everett Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Triple Century Club
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Western Europe

345 legs, 814.3 hours
331 legs, 769.2 hours online
344 legs, 812.0 hours ACARS
1 legs, 1.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on September 02 2019 17:12 ET by Lorenzo Nesta

I am desperate to gain the 747 type rating however I am stuck in a DVA career limbo. I use P3DV4 only so do not have the option of an A330, 767 or usable Tristar. I find myself flying DVA less because of this, I know it sounds silly but I guess the same would happen for someone in a dead end job if that makes sense. I have no ambition to download or use freeware aircraft with 2D panel either. My question is. What do I do from here?

Cheers
Lonz

Lorenzo Nesta

Captain, B727-200

DVA388
Senior Captain, B747-400
OLP

Joined on December 14 2001
50 State Club
B757 100 Club
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Online Century Club
Stage 1 Jet Triple Century Club
Globetrotter
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Millennium Club
Million Mile Club

Midwestern United States

1,252 legs, 2,773.2 hours
153 legs, 178.1 hours online
1,172 legs, 2,643.0 hours ACARS
10 legs, 22.0 hours event
39 legs dispatched, 67.6 hours

Posted onPost created on September 02 2019 17:43 ET by David Vega

Hello Lonz,

What about Just Flight's L-1011? You could also wait for Aerosoft's A330, which seems to be close to release.

DVA12617
Chief Pilot, A350-900
OLP, VFRADV
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Joined on April 23 2015
B757 100 Club
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"Go Utes!"
Herriman, UT

1,296 legs, 3,008.5 hours
406 legs, 847.4 hours online
1,277 legs, 2,966.3 hours ACARS
25 legs, 78.6 hours event
39 legs dispatched, 174.2 hours

Posted onPost created on September 02 2019 20:56 ET by Joe Burner

Lorenzo,

If you want a real challenge you should come over to the DC-6 program. Haha. Just kidding. I know that limbo good sir. I do know there is P3Dv4 compatible aircraft. Sadly PMDG is the best and you’d spend a good bit of money for it. I do know captain sim has an L1011 tristar. that they just released not too long ago. Again some money spent.

I fly on P3Dv4 myself and I’ll be honest I’ve found quite a joy discovering new aircraft and learning to fly them. I totally get the stuck in limbo feeling.

Definitely worth checking that out though and see. I think there may even be a cheaper or even a freeware 747 for P3Dv4 but I’m not sure?

Joe Burner (DVA12617)

DVA10785
Captain, CRJ-200
OLP

Joined on June 02 2012
50 State Club
Piranha Club
Double Century Club
Everett Century Club
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"Established on the localizer..."
Lugoff, SC

273 legs, 698.0 hours
64 legs, 158.9 hours online
270 legs, 685.6 hours ACARS
18 legs, 34.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on September 02 2019 22:49 ET by Michael Koger

There is payware for the DC-8 in P3D v4. DC-8 is a Stage 4 program.

Michael Koger

Captain, CRJ-200

DVA13004
Captain, B747-400
OLP

Joined on June 09 2016
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
White Knuckles Club
Globetrotter
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
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"Not all who wander are lost."
Waterloo, SC

858 legs, 1,943.2 hours
756 legs, 1,394.6 hours online
856 legs, 1,932.8 hours ACARS
17 legs, 34.3 hours event

Posted onPost created on September 05 2019 19:03 ET by Erik Peterson

My goal was the 747 also, and I worked through the fleet 757 and 767 as quickly as possible (I LOVE the PMDG aircraft, so wanted to really be flying them). It is a short period of flying another aircraft, that is quickly forgotten when you get to your "goal" aircraft! Hang in there, and plow through it-it is so worth it to reach your goal!

Erik Peterson

Captain, B747-400

DVA12057
Captain, B737-800
OLP, 737-ATP

Joined on March 21 2014
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"keep the shiny side up and the dirty side down"
NY

784 legs, 1,851.6 hours
567 legs, 1,208.9 hours online
776 legs, 1,814.1 hours ACARS
49 legs, 95.2 hours event
17 legs dispatched, 35.9 hours

Posted onPost created on September 12 2019 10:02 ET by Armand Delalla

If you have the captain sim 757 and the level D 767 you can try this merge to fly the 767 in V4, I haven't tried it yet but alot of people in the P3D Facebook group seem to use it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOfK4hOh0kw&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1m6eu6479pI5elvDCcF4-wxyenI8zG278l81t1IzLvxbTl9d9mbvrZz0k

Armand Delalla (DVA12057)

DVA12719
Senior Captain, DC-8-61
OLP

Joined on July 26 2015
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"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

Posted onPost created on September 12 2019 20:59 ET by Yisrael Wealcatch

Michael Koger wrote:

There is payware for the DC-8 in P3D v4. DC-8 is a Stage 4 program.

I may be biased, but I do endorse this biggrin

Posted onPost created on September 13 2019 03:08 ET by Lorenzo Nesta

Hi all, thank you for your responses. I have bitten the bullet and reinstalled V3 just to get the last few flights out of the way. Homeing in on my 747 wings ;-)

I must admit I have looked at the Aerosoft DC8 a few times though!

Cheers
Lonz

Lorenzo Nesta

Captain, B727-200

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