Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - DVA Flight Academy Closes for Upgrades and New Courses effective 8-11-20

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | General Aviation Discussion | DVA Flight Academy Closes for Upgrades and New Courses effective 8-11-20

Scott Clarke
DVA2370
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP, VFROLP, COMM, PPL, VFRADV

Joined on May 26 2005
Online Triple Century Club
Commuter Conquest
Six Century Club
Stage 1 Prop Triple Century Club
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Flagler Beach, FL USA

675 legs, 726.8 hours
319 legs, 311.4 hours online
179 legs, 146.1 hours ACARS
1 legs, 1.6 hours event
0 legs dispatched, 4.0 hours

Posted onPost created on August 12 2020 10:11 ET by Scott Clarke

Our DVA Flight Academy is temporarily closed and not accepting any new students or ability for existing students to complete the old courses. We need to re-do our courses to parallel the new changes being made by VATSIM which take effect on August 18 2020. Stay tuned!

Scott Clarke (DVA2370)

Kevin Hornaday
DVA7846
Captain, A320
OLP
DISPATCHER

Joined on September 25 2009
US Capital Club
50 State Club
Online Century Club
Double Century Club
Stock Car Racing Club
Everett Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

"It is what it is!"
Youngsville, NC

257 legs, 654.4 hours
120 legs, 276.0 hours online
254 legs, 647.3 hours ACARS
44 legs, 109.4 hours event
38 legs dispatched, 62.6 hours

Posted onPost created on August 14 2020 18:34 ET by Kevin Hornaday

I guess that explains why my check ride request remained pending for two weeks prior to the shut down.

Kevin Hornaday

Captain, A320

Thiago Braga
DVA9545
Captain, B777-200
OLP, VFROLP, 737-ATP

Joined on March 03 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
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Flying Colonel
Online Fifteen Century
Events Double Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

"YUPIIIII"
Ochopee, FL

1,882 legs, 3,904.1 hours
1,726 legs, 3,655.5 hours online
1,874 legs, 3,874.5 hours ACARS
214 legs, 530.4 hours event
CURRENTLY LOGGED IN

Posted onPost created on September 04 2020 22:25 ET by Thiago Braga

Any uppdate?

Thiago Braga (DVA9545)

Posted onPost created on September 05 2020 08:20 ET by Scott Clarke

PPL course is almost finished, with new manuals and check rides and aircraft. Looks like MSFS2020 is now working. Once completed we will submit to VATSIM PTD for approval.

Scott Clarke (DVA2370)

Vincenzo Musumeci
DVA3794
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP, VFROLP, 737-ATP

Joined on December 03 2006
50 State Club
B737 100 Club
Globetrotter
Two Million Mile Club
Online Twenty Century
US Coastal Club
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Tri-Millennium Club

"volando libero......."
Antarctica

3,160 legs, 7,531.1 hours
2,838 legs, 6,441.2 hours online
2,961 legs, 6,743.1 hours ACARS
466 legs, 919.2 hours event
65 legs dispatched, 72.4 hours

Posted onPost created on September 05 2020 20:24 ET by Vincenzo Musumeci

Existing P4-P5 pilot ratings:

Will be granted a P2 (IR) in the new system under the consensus only basic IFR skills and knowledge was examined in these ratings.
Additionally, current P5's that utilized a multi engine aircraft should check with their ATO about be awarded a P3 under the new system, as only certain ATO’s will be able to offer this.

@Scott, are we able as ATO to offer the new P3 rating using a multi engine aircraft?

Vincenzo Musumeci (DVA3794)

Zhao Cong Mah
DVA13827
Captain, B777-200
OLP, VFROLP
DISPATCHER

Joined on April 07 2020
Globetrotter
50 State Club
US Mountaineer Club
Commuter Conquest
Everett 250 Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
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Six Century Club
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"people call me Mah, friends call me zc"
Singapore, Singapore

619 legs, 2,066.7 hours
591 legs, 2,015.2 hours online
596 legs, 2,004.9 hours ACARS
38 legs, 115.8 hours event
41 legs dispatched, 271.2 hours

Posted onPost created on September 06 2020 04:51 ET by Zhao Cong Mah

Not to hijack this thread but I don't want to start a new one, I completed the old P2 course on DVA, so according to the new rating system I should be P1? On my VATSIM profile it still shows P0 though

Zhao Cong Mah (DVA13827)

Posted onPost created on September 06 2020 08:50 ET by Scott Clarke

Existing P1 pilot ratings: Will be granted a P0 under the new system given the consensus no real flying skills were tested in this process as it was a theory only examination.

Existing P2-P3 pilot ratings: Will be granted a P1 (PPL) in the new system under the consensus only basic VFR flight skills and knowledge was examined in these ratings.

Existing P4-P5 pilot ratings: Will be granted a P2 (IR) in the new system under the consensus only basic IFR skills and knowledge was examined in these ratings.
Additionally, current P5's that utilized a multi engine aircraft should check with their ATO about be awarded a P3 under the new system, as only certain ATO’s will be able to offer this.

check with VATSIM PTD and see why they did not convert your P2 rating to P1- we will do the same.

Yes as soon as we submit our ATO courses to VATSIM for approval, we will have all 4 ratings.

Scott Clarke (DVA2370)

Posted onPost created on September 06 2020 10:02 ET by Vincenzo Musumeci

Scott Clarke wrote:

Yes as soon as we submit our ATO courses to VATSIM for approval, we will have all 4 ratings.

Great, thank you!

Vincenzo Musumeci (DVA3794)

Kyle Catlin
DVA3438
Senior Captain, MD-88
OLP, VFROLP
E-MAIL

Joined on August 12 2006
B737 100 Club
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Events Century Club
Online Millennium Club

Seattle, WA

3,646 legs, 8,366.3 hours
1,192 legs, 2,539.9 hours online
3,506 legs, 7,852.4 hours ACARS
130 legs, 355.9 hours event
106 legs dispatched, 98.6 hours

Posted onPost created on October 12 2020 15:53 ET by Kyle Catlin

Zhao Cong Mah wrote:

Not to hijack this thread but I don't want to start a new one, I completed the old P2 course on DVA, so according to the new rating system I should be P1? On my VATSIM profile it still shows P0 though

It appears mine was converted to P0 as well. Did you receive any updates on this?

Kyle Catlin (DVA3438)

Posted onPost created on October 12 2020 16:20 ET by Thiago Braga

Mine is now P1 as it should by the new laws.

Thiago Braga (DVA9545)

Posted onPost created on October 12 2020 23:52 ET by Zhao Cong Mah

Kyle Catlin wrote:

Zhao Cong Mah wrote:

Not to hijack this thread but I don't want to start a new one, I completed the old P2 course on DVA, so according to the new rating system I should be P1? On my VATSIM profile it still shows P0 though

It appears mine was converted to P0 as well. Did you receive any updates on this?

Yup, I opened a help desk issue on this and also emailed VATSIM, and got it all sorted out. I believe there's an option for you to convert real world ratings so you can skip all the different courses though.

Zhao Cong Mah (DVA13827)

Posted onPost created on October 13 2020 20:50 ET by Kyle Catlin

Zhao Cong Mah wrote:

I believe there's an option for you to convert real world ratings so you can skip all the different courses though.

Oh! Just found it. Thanks! Submitted my ATP cert and was issued my P4 rating! That makes things easier haha

Kyle Catlin (DVA3438)

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