| Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | DVA2006 |
Time Compression |
DVA3851
Captain, L-1011-100
Joined on December 28 2006
Double Century Club
"It's always sunny above the clouds"
New York, NY USA
299 legs, 1,199.4 hours
31 legs,
71.6 hours online
268 legs,
1,125.5 hours ACARS
4 legs,
6.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
January 29 2007 18:22 ET by Nicholas Harding
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Do the pilots here use time compression on long hauls? Is it allowed?
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DVA2192
Senior Captain, A320
OLP
Joined on March 14 2005
50 State Club
Million Mile Club
Flying Colonel
Online Fifteen Century
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Long Beach 500 Club
Attleboro, MA USA
1,703 legs, 3,149.7 hours
1,635 legs,
2,989.8 hours online
1,667 legs,
3,076.4 hours ACARS
3 legs,
5.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
January 29 2007 18:53 ET by Richard Walsh
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I never use it. If the flight is too long I save and resume the next day. (only done this twice with another VA) My only advice is, why fly at 2X or 4X when you can just do a shorter flight? There is plenty of variety in the schedule. Just my personal preference, thats all. 
Richard WalshSenior Captain, A320
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DVA121
Senior Captain, B767-300
Joined on July 15 2001
Bi-Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Globetrotter
Everett 1500 Club
Four Million Mile Club
Atlanta, GA
2,279 legs, 9,529.9 hours
22 legs,
65.6 hours online
1,619 legs,
7,367.9 hours ACARS
39 legs dispatched, 16.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
January 29 2007 18:59 ET by Ralph Gonzalez
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I do for every flight I can do more legs and longer distances in less time but that is my preference
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DVA3102
Senior Captain, MD-11
Joined on April 30 2006
50 State Club
B757 100 Club
Globetrotter
South American Samba Club
US Capital Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Tri-Millennium Club
Everett Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club
"If it flies in the skies, I'm on it"
Los Angeles, CA
3,196 legs, 8,564.3 hours
75 legs,
117.3 hours online
3,082 legs,
8,306.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
January 29 2007 19:49 ET by Jon Farabee
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I use it only while at cruising altitude, on climb and descent I fly in real time. We are permitted to use time compression, even some of the staff members have used it, albeit only once in a blue moon.
Jon FarabeeSenior Captain, MD-11
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DVA3947
Captain, CRJ-200
E-MAIL
Joined on January 21 2007
Century Club
"V1..VR"
St George, UT USA
100 legs, 162.6 hours
39 legs,
61.7 hours online
71 legs,
112.9 hours ACARS
1 legs,
1.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 13 2007 12:53 ET by Mark Benson
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I use it only at cruise, only between radio calls, and only @ 2X or 4X
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DVA2482
Chief Pilot, B777-200
Joined on July 16 2005
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Flying Colonel
Globetrotter
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Millennium Club
Six Million Mile Club
"Master of Gravity"
Boston, MA USA
1,909 legs, 11,955.3 hours
228 legs,
1,400.0 hours online
1,752 legs,
11,085.1 hours ACARS
7 legs,
57.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 13 2007 19:32 ET by Oliver McRae
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Time Acceleration is evil 
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DVA650
Senior Captain, B767-300
E-MAIL
Joined on June 28 2002
Online Double Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
"IRS NAV ONLY"
Lynchburg, VA USA
466 legs, 2,117.4 hours
301 legs,
1,436.8 hours online
163 legs,
781.4 hours ACARS
6 legs,
30.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 13 2007 20:36 ET by Chuck Gehman
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Used to a long time ago but it was ruining the "essence" of the flight for me so I now never use it. If you do use time acceleration you can only PIREP the time you actually were flying. Not the entire trip time.
So If 4xed a 8 hour trip and it only took you 3 "real" hours then you can only pirep the 3 hours and probably be a good idea to put a comment in the pirep explaining why the short flight time.
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DVA3280
Senior Captain, B757-200
COMM
E-MAIL
Joined on June 28 2006
Online Six Century Club
Events Double Century Club
Million Mile Club
Millennium Club
50 State Club
Safari Club
Tin Dispatcher
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Keep Climbing!"
Coral Gables, FL
1,235 legs, 3,325.6 hours
1,200 legs,
3,254.3 hours online
1,144 legs,
3,053.6 hours ACARS
259 legs,
682.3 hours event
211 legs dispatched, 126.8
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 13 2007 22:07 ET by Robby Chiste
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IMO Time compression takes a huge chunk out of "As real as it gets"
I only have used time compression about 3 times out of 350 for emergencies/tight timing of things
Thanks,
Robby ChisteSenior Captain, B757-200
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DVA3206
Senior Captain, B777-200
COMM
Joined on June 07 2006
Online Double Century Club
Six Century Club
Million Mile Club
Bessemer, AL USA
968 legs, 3,169.3 hours
853 legs,
2,795.2 hours online
880 legs,
2,769.8 hours ACARS
50 legs,
184.7 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 14 2007 18:25 ET by Mamadou Kebe
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ACARS let you use time compression up to 4X.
If you want to do very long hauls. Start them at night before you go to bed or before you go to work and land it when you come back.
If you have a payware you can pause then at the top of the descent.
Mamadou KebeSenior Captain, B777-200
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DVA3501
Captain, B767-300
Joined on August 30 2006
Century Club
Online Century Club
"Stop Looking at me Swan!!!"
Finleyville, PA USA
182 legs, 641.8 hours
169 legs,
611.6 hours online
176 legs,
628.8 hours ACARS
1 legs,
5.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 15 2007 22:54 ET by Scott Windham
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Tried it once...hated it. There are plenty of flights in the schedulle to fill a time frame between 30min and 16hrs. I prefer to choose flights that match the time I have to spend.
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DVA3363
Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on July 20 2006
Online Quadruple Century Club
Quincentenary Club
"Follow your bliss."
Hollywood, FL USA
529 legs, 1,550.6 hours
437 legs,
1,317.2 hours online
493 legs,
1,449.8 hours ACARS
16 legs,
42.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 17 2007 17:23 ET by Ricardo Sosa
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I only use it when something comes up DURING the flight that forces me to have to finish early instead of aborting.
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DVA2527
Senior Captain, B737-800
Joined on August 15 2005
50 State Club
Two Million Mile Club
Quad-Millennium Club
Online Thirty Century
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Tri-Millennium Club
"Flying Delta's Western Hub"
Salt Lake City, UT USA
4,901 legs, 9,441.7 hours
3,642 legs,
7,108.2 hours online
4,322 legs,
8,280.0 hours ACARS
22 legs,
49.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 17 2007 18:16 ET by Joe Porter
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Never, never use it.
Joe PorterSenior Captain, B737-800
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DVA3710
Senior Captain, DC-6
OLP, COMM
Joined on November 12 2006
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club
Piston Prop 100 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"God is my pilot. I'm just the First Officer."
Apopka, FL
432 legs, 690.6 hours
35 legs,
60.8 hours online
385 legs,
620.1 hours ACARS
6 legs,
7.7 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 17 2007 19:06 ET by Sid Dudley
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Tried it once and got a nosebleed from the high speed jump throught the time compression portal. Figured I wouldn't try that again.............. 
Sid DudleySenior Captain, DC-6
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DVA3391
First Officer, EMB-120
Joined on March 02 2006
Western United States
64 legs, 171.7 hours
61 legs,
159.8 hours online
37 legs,
94.9 hours ACARS
3 legs,
9.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 17 2007 20:53 ET by Emmitt Mcrae
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| i don't know why people want to do the 16 hour flights and really sit in front of a computer for 16 hours and call it fun it might be as real as it gets but it sure can get boring fast
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DVA3324
Captain, EMB-120
Joined on July 07 2006
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Everett Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
"...Until Next Time..."
Orlando, FL
350 legs, 676.4 hours
263 legs,
461.0 hours online
283 legs,
592.6 hours ACARS
9 legs,
15.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 17 2007 22:55 ET by Jacob Tishman
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I agree with Emmitt...
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DVA2482
Chief Pilot, B777-200
Joined on July 16 2005
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Flying Colonel
Globetrotter
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett Millennium Club
Six Million Mile Club
"Master of Gravity"
Boston, MA USA
1,909 legs, 11,955.3 hours
228 legs,
1,400.0 hours online
1,752 legs,
11,085.1 hours ACARS
7 legs,
57.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 18 2007 14:01 ET by Oliver McRae
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At every airline someone has to fly the short hops and others the long hauls. We wouldn't be a real VA if everyone just did flights of 6hrs or less (or use time acceleration to cause the flights to be 6hrs or less) unless we are simulating JetBlue lol.
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AFV009
Senior Captain, B747-400
Joined on April 20 2004
International Tourist
B737 Century Club
50 State Club
Quadricentenary Club
Diplomatic Mission
Million Mile Club
"4 engines 4 long haul"
Oxford, Oxfordshire County UK
489 legs, 2,290.2 hours
4 legs,
6.8 hours online
335 legs,
1,204.6 hours ACARS
593 legs, 2,712.0 hours total
10 legs dispatched, 9.6
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 18 2007 14:03 ET by Dan Biddle
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I never use time compression - I used to, but I prefer the realism now wothout it. Just my personal preference. If I can't fit a long flight it, then fine - I'll find a shorter one to fly.
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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
February 19 2007 19:55 ET by Matthew Gervais
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i compleate ly agree with Daniel i used to use it as well but have since tried to stop
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DVA4133
Captain, B767-300
Joined on March 02 2007
Century Club
"1957 Apache. No parking brake!"
Southeastern United States
143 legs, 448.0 hours
5 legs,
6.7 hours online
138 legs,
434.1 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 04 2007 01:38 ET by Brian Beard
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Long TRANSCON flights are my only concern. At least now. I hope to get that cushy left seat 764 to HNL one of these days... that will be a LONG day...
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DVA2696
Senior Captain, B727-200
Joined on November 23 2005
Double Century Club
Online Double Century Club
"Chi-Towns Finest"
Chicago, IL USA
245 legs, 468.1 hours
232 legs,
448.7 hours online
209 legs,
400.5 hours ACARS
21 legs,
43.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 04 2007 13:50 ET by Quinten Crossley
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yea i havent used time acceleration on purpose since my days in FS2002. If I got 3 hours to do a flight ill pick a flight thats gonna be less than 3 hours not a flight thats 10 hours but can be done in 3 hours with 4X...makes no sense.
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DVA3892
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on January 05 2007
Eastern Canada
40 legs, 51.4 hours
13 legs,
19.8 hours online
13 legs,
9.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 04 2007 22:35 ET by Ryan Smith
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i use it only when im at cruising altitude, only because i like to fly, not sit and stare at a screen using auto pilot for hours- but everyone loves fs for different reasons so do what ever helps you have fun, because although this may get serious at times it is a hobby and its meant to be fun
Ryan SmithCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA1690
Senior Captain, MD-88
OLP
Joined on May 05 2004
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Stage 1 Jet Double Century Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
"Life begins at Vr"
Longmont, CO USA
476 legs, 699.4 hours
467 legs,
685.6 hours online
254 legs,
389.4 hours ACARS
3 legs,
3.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 05 2007 00:02 ET by Trevor Bair
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Well, since this post was resurrected and has turned into a "how do you do it" thread, I'll add my $.02.
Personally, I have too much to do in any given evening to sit in front of the computer for much more than an hour or two. But, as has been mentioned, that's the great part about DVA - -there's SO many flights to choose from! Heck, even if you're a 767 pilot, you can find a number of flights just over an hour. I use 2X on occasion, but that's because the real world often has a way of cutting my "play time" short. That's just a fact of my life, so I personally am really happy that DVA allows us to use time acceleration.
TRB
Trevor BairSenior Captain, MD-88
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DVA2951
Captain, B757-200
Joined on March 06 2006
Century Club
"We are ready when you are."
Atlanta, GA USA
135 legs, 265.5 hours
91 legs,
187.3 hours online
8 legs,
24.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 05 2007 12:42 ET by Danielj Diluzio
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i personaly do not use it to give a better sence of realism. If istart a flight at 8 at night and it is a 7 hour flight i never save them either i finish them all the way through. I try to make it as really as i can get it. I like the long flights they are fun especialy on the internet. You can talk to other pilots and it is fun to do that.
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DVA3280
Senior Captain, B757-200
COMM
E-MAIL
Joined on June 28 2006
Online Six Century Club
Events Double Century Club
Million Mile Club
Millennium Club
50 State Club
Safari Club
Tin Dispatcher
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Keep Climbing!"
Coral Gables, FL
1,235 legs, 3,325.6 hours
1,200 legs,
3,254.3 hours online
1,144 legs,
3,053.6 hours ACARS
259 legs,
682.3 hours event
211 legs dispatched, 126.8
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 06 2007 18:24 ET by Robby Chiste
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Ryan Smith, Sorry to pick on you and I am not being rude....I just had to ask one question,
Is cruising not 95% of most flights?
Thanks,
Robby ChisteSenior Captain, B757-200
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DVA2951
Captain, B757-200
Joined on March 06 2006
Century Club
"We are ready when you are."
Atlanta, GA USA
135 legs, 265.5 hours
91 legs,
187.3 hours online
8 legs,
24.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 07 2007 14:19 ET by Danielj Diluzio
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Does Acars even allow this to go on because i thought it also trakc the time it takes to get there. IF you do not take the hole time it should give you something different then what it should take by a big marggen.
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DVA3305
Captain, B767-300
Joined on July 05 2006
Century Club
"Flying is life. The rest is details."
Central America
110 legs, 373.2 hours
80 legs,
329.0 hours online
65 legs,
242.2 hours ACARS
2 legs,
14.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 07 2007 18:46 ET by Guillermo Aguilar
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I never use it. If Im doing a long haul, I take-off late in the evening, go to sleep, and then just come about 2 hours before TOD and land.
Regards,
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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
March 07 2007 18:53 ET by Matthew Gervais
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GuillermoAguilar I agree compleately
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DVA4133
Captain, B767-300
Joined on March 02 2007
Century Club
"1957 Apache. No parking brake!"
Southeastern United States
143 legs, 448.0 hours
5 legs,
6.7 hours online
138 legs,
434.1 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 11 2007 20:22 ET by Brian Beard
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I have taken to using it on flights longer than an hour. It is NOT evil people!
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DVA4166
Captain, B727-200
Joined on March 07 2007
Grayslake, IL USA
89 legs, 235.6 hours
64 legs,
122.7 hours online
79 legs,
216.9 hours ACARS
10 legs,
22.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 13 2007 17:00 ET by Erin Rakickas
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Question, if you leave the computer to run errands, cook, sleep, etc (i.e. long haul, plane pauses at top of descent), is it still acceptable to log hours for the entire flight, or only those hours you were in front of the computer? I personally do the save and continue if I have to leave for more than a quick bio break.
Since DVA is based on number of flights, I don't think it really matters one way or the other, as you'll still get credit for 1 flight, but I wanted to see what folks thought.
Thanks
-- Erin
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DVA3672
Senior Captain, A320
OLP
E-MAIL
Joined on October 29 2006
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Two Million Mile Club
Bi-Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Capital Club
Toulouse Millennium Club
Online Fifteen Century
"Chris, NOT in Seattle"
Northeastern United States
2,534 legs, 6,223.1 hours
1,537 legs,
3,252.2 hours online
2,243 legs,
5,407.0 hours ACARS
4 legs,
6.0 hours event
2 legs dispatched, 19.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 14 2007 09:16 ET by Chris Frasure
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| I agree with Brian. I actually have a life and can't always sit in front of my computer for hours. Nothing wrong with it at cruise. It IS a game.
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DVA2843
First Officer, MD-11
Joined on January 25 2006
Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Every landing is a go around"
Zürich, Zurich CH
126 legs, 241.5 hours
2 legs,
2.4 hours online
124 legs,
238.4 hours ACARS
154 legs, 300.0 hours total
0 legs dispatched, 11.2
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 16 2007 10:19 ET by Nicolas Ammann
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I used it for a long time and still use it from time to time. I think it's still more realistic than starting the flight in the evening, go to sleep and land it in the morning. I mean, when using time compression, you are still able to react when a problem occurs, when you're in bed, you will happily sleep while your engines are using the last drop of fuel... A so called evil time compression pilot can divert to an alternate...
Nicolas AmmannFirst Officer, MD-11
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DVA4491
Senior Captain, MD-11
E-MAIL
Joined on May 22 2007
Quincentenary Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
"You dun goof'd!"
Lexington-Fayette, KY USA
592 legs, 1,474.8 hours
482 legs,
1,334.7 hours online
455 legs,
1,163.5 hours ACARS
11 legs,
33.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
June 21 2007 19:28 ET by Weston Woodward
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ive used it a few times but i lay off of it because it messes with my fps a little to much
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DVA4129
Captain, B737-800
Joined on March 01 2007
"Flying is a passion, not a hobby."
Northeastern United States
89 legs, 145.8 hours
41 legs,
52.4 hours online
41 legs,
46.6 hours ACARS
6 legs,
12.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
June 25 2007 21:41 ET by Brendan Conway
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Isnt there something in the Pilot application that says that all flights have to be flown using 1X?
Brendan ConwayCaptain, B737-800
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DVA3501
Captain, B767-300
Joined on August 30 2006
Century Club
Online Century Club
"Stop Looking at me Swan!!!"
Finleyville, PA USA
182 legs, 641.8 hours
169 legs,
611.6 hours online
176 legs,
628.8 hours ACARS
1 legs,
5.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
June 25 2007 22:35 ET by Scott Windham
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OH...it is evil Brian...If you think not then you must be possessed by the time compression devil...I will come over and anoint you with some specially blessed Jet A.
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DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM
Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club
"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO
619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs,
503.1 hours online
580 legs,
1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs,
191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1
hours
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Posted onPost created on
June 25 2007 22:56 ET by Michael Brown
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Personally, I don't use it too often. I prefer short hops anyways (under 3 hours) so it is easy for me to make time with out the need for time acceleration. I simply view time acceleration as a matter of personal preference. People dissing it, or others cause they use it, is silly. 
I don't see any virtual moral high ground between the person who flies a 18 hour flight using time acceleration or the person who doesn't, but leaves their office chair to either sleep, make dinner, go to school/work, play ball, etc., etc.
Whether you choose to use time acceleration or not doesn't make you a better 'arm chair pilot'....matter-a-fact, it says very little, if anything at all, at how well your able to pilot your flight sim.
Now, having a ' PPL ' and/or ' COMM ' by your name, IMO, does mean something.....not the time acceleration bit.
So what are you all waiting for? .....sign up and flood Scott Clarke's "In Box"
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DVA3501
Captain, B767-300
Joined on August 30 2006
Century Club
Online Century Club
"Stop Looking at me Swan!!!"
Finleyville, PA USA
182 legs, 641.8 hours
169 legs,
611.6 hours online
176 legs,
628.8 hours ACARS
1 legs,
5.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
June 25 2007 22:57 ET by Scott Windham
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LOL...well put Cptn. Brown...well put.
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DVA4558
Captain, B777-200
Joined on June 07 2007
Double Century Club
Online Double Century Club
Romania
249 legs, 732.6 hours
209 legs,
660.1 hours online
231 legs,
704.1 hours ACARS
3 legs,
14.7 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
June 26 2007 05:17 ET by Lucas Leonard
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...fly on 1X what i`ts dis, when you fly a route 3-4 hours for example what you do take off, turn on autopilot AND FOR 3 HOURS YOU WAYT and do nothing, until you landing ...., i think i`ts must to be very, very boring, on time compresion take off you look on approch charts even you wrong with something another time it will be better, landing after let say 30 min you approch on destination you look on chart listen to atc (vatsim) you planning the landing a whole bunch of things you must be care.... THIS I`TS THE TRUE SIMULATION, NOT TO WAIT 3-4 HOURS AND DO NOTHING. (dis i`ts just my opinion if i`ts on X2,X4 because after X4 you not got to see another aircraft).
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DVA4450
Captain, B757-200
Joined on May 16 2007
"Flying, it's a poor mans hobby!!!"
Turkey
35 legs, 108.9 hours
30 legs,
98.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
June 26 2007 06:34 ET by Adrian Rivera
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  I need to go back to school and get an "edumication" because that sounded like jibber jabber to me!!
Adrian RiveraCaptain, B757-200
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DVA4558
Captain, B777-200
Joined on June 07 2007
Double Century Club
Online Double Century Club
Romania
249 legs, 732.6 hours
209 legs,
660.1 hours online
231 legs,
704.1 hours ACARS
3 legs,
14.7 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
June 26 2007 11:40 ET by Lucas Leonard
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soory for my english, i`am from romania..., thanks, and Rivera yes i want to go back to school (oh wonderfull times), but i can`t because i finished in 96 then college then another 2 college for degree to be what i`am now.
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DVA3102
Senior Captain, MD-11
Joined on April 30 2006
50 State Club
B757 100 Club
Globetrotter
South American Samba Club
US Capital Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Tri-Millennium Club
Everett Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club
"If it flies in the skies, I'm on it"
Los Angeles, CA
3,196 legs, 8,564.3 hours
75 legs,
117.3 hours online
3,082 legs,
8,306.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
June 26 2007 12:13 ET by Jon Farabee
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One of the reasons I choose DVA was because they allow the use of time compression. Like i stated above a few months ago when this thread was first created. We all have different levels of realism we adhere too. Time compression is far from evil. if anything its even more of a challenge using 4x while offline when FS ATC gives you a command you only have a few seconds before ATC chimes in with "Please acknowledge". My reasoning for using it, is that I just don't have the time to devote even 3 hours to a flight in real time. DVA gives me the flexability by allowing time compression. I still feel that using 4x compression is more realistic then going to sleep, waking up, and landing, or even using the pause for now finish later approach to flight simming. Just my 2 cents.
Adrian I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but remember we are a global community, English is not a first language for everyone.
Jon FarabeeSenior Captain, MD-11
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November 17 2007 19:38 ET by Terrell Brownlee
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You should only use time compression if you are in a rush and you do not have a payware a/c that allows you to pause and then resume. I admit I have used it a couple of times, but I did not want to sit there for another two (2) hours; I was very tired. But if you are using FSNet, do not use it because you do not know where you or your partner for that matter will end up. That especially sucks if you have a fast computer and your copilot has a very slow computer.
Terrell BrownleeCaptain, B767-300
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