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DVA4444
Captain, B767-300
Joined on May 11 2007
"What's more exciting than a widget?"
Diamond Bar, CA USA
75 legs, 109.7 hours
7 legs,
7.1 hours online
61 legs,
92.0 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
June 06 2007 16:08 ET by Tom Balderrama
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What is the PPL course.Do you get lessons on vatsim or what?
Tom BalderramaCaptain, B767-300
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DVA2370
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP, COMM, 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
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Posted onPost created on
June 06 2007 18:54 ET by Scott Clarke
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Tom: The PPL course is taught by real world pilots...It is like the private pilot course in the real world. You are taught to fly the EMB 120 without the use of a FMC or autopilot. You handfly the airplane thru the lessons, cross country flights, etc. Some of the flights are flown on VATSIM, but most are flown on a multi player connection with a "Copilot" program that puts you and your instructor in the same airplane. At this time we are only using FS2004, but working on FSX planes.....hope this answers your question.
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DVA3119
Senior Captain, A330-300
Joined on May 08 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett 250 Club
Quincentenary Club
Online Double Century Club
Million Mile Club
Sioux Falls, SD USA
596 legs, 2,410.5 hours
265 legs,
722.6 hours online
550 legs,
2,285.7 hours ACARS
6 legs,
17.9 hours event
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June 06 2007 20:47 ET by Justin Taylor
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I encourage you to give it a try Tom, the guys that teach really devote themselves and really know their stuff. It's a blast!!
Justin TaylorSenior Captain, A330-300
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DVA4043
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on January 22 2007
Double Century Club
Online Double Century Club
Citrus Ridge, FL USA
266 legs, 491.8 hours
259 legs,
481.2 hours online
256 legs,
473.7 hours ACARS
35 legs,
77.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
June 07 2007 09:55 ET by Keith Harmon
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Take the course. As a real world pilot and avid VA pilot I can tell you that it is an incrdible experience. You will learn that you can actually fly these aircraft proficiently. The instructor is in your plane and communicating with you during the entire flight. When I first started VA flying I did alot of "push button flying". Autopilot immediately after takeoff and all the way in until right at the runway. Now the only time I use autopilot is on the long trips after the take off/climb and then handfly the descent and approach to landing. You will love it.
Keith HarmonCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA4444
Captain, B767-300
Joined on May 11 2007
"What's more exciting than a widget?"
Diamond Bar, CA USA
75 legs, 109.7 hours
7 legs,
7.1 hours online
61 legs,
92.0 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
June 07 2007 13:10 ET by Tom Balderrama
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okay but do i hve to purchase the copilot thing?
Tom BalderramaCaptain, B767-300
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DVA2784
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP, COMM, 737-ATP
Joined on January 01 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Online Double Century Club
Quad-Jet Quartermaster
US Mountaineer Club
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Four Million Mile Club
"The PAST...learn from it or repeat it."
Highland Home, AL USA
2,307 legs, 9,780.7 hours
243 legs,
873.7 hours online
2,034 legs,
8,568.9 hours ACARS
22 legs,
51.7 hours event
0 legs dispatched, 0.5
hours
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June 07 2007 14:49 ET by Rob Morgan
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Tom,
Yes you will need to buy the FSNet Copilot, NOT the ABICUS Copilot. The FSNet is only $5 when you use the SHAREWFRIED coupoin they have on thier site. This gets you unlimited use.
There may be another issue. Looking at your logbook, you seem to be using FSX. This version is not yet compatible withthe Flight Academy. You must have FS9 to go thru the course.
Rob MorganSenior Captain, B777-200
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DVA4444
Captain, B767-300
Joined on May 11 2007
"What's more exciting than a widget?"
Diamond Bar, CA USA
75 legs, 109.7 hours
7 legs,
7.1 hours online
61 legs,
92.0 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
June 07 2007 15:29 ET by Tom Balderrama
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i have fs9. the one with the erj was flown on fs9.I use it when i want to fly planes that arent compatible with fsx.
Tom BalderramaCaptain, B767-300
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DVA2253
Senior Captain, DC-8-61
COMM
Joined on April 01 2005
Everett 250 Club
Online Century Club
Eight Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"I'd rather be flying!"
Church Hill, TN USA
862 legs, 1,344.5 hours
108 legs,
165.2 hours online
299 legs,
485.1 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
June 07 2007 15:53 ET by George Lewis
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http://www.gates.to is the website and as Rob said, it's $5 for the software - not a bad deal, considering what you get for it 
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