Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Flight Length outside Schedule Guidelines

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Flight Length outside Schedule Guidelines

DVA3068
Captain, L-1011-100

Joined on April 18 2006
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Grand Prairie, TX USA

585 legs, 1,540.2 hours
466 legs, 1,250.8 hours online
553 legs, 1,456.8 hours ACARS
7 legs, 23.3 hours event
788 legs, 2,051.8 hours total

Posted onPost created on June 24 2008 11:33 ET by Gary Fournerat

Hello guys,

I've seen this message again and again over the last couple of years, but I've never stopped to ask about it.. that is, until now. I recently flew DVA4125-2 KSLC/KPHX. The posted T/O time is 0948 MT, with a landing at 1028 Arizona/PT, making this a 1h40 flight. I flew the flight in 1h29, but my PIREP still shows the flight as outside schedule guidelines. Can anyone tell me what this is about?

TIA,
Gary

Gary Fournerat

Captain, L-1011-100

DVA3931
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
OLP, COMM

Joined on January 19 2007
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Surry, ME

1,882 legs, 3,806.7 hours
478 legs, 767.8 hours online
1,107 legs, 1,674.5 hours ACARS
55 legs, 114.8 hours event
195 legs dispatched, 134.4 hours

Posted onPost created on June 24 2008 11:40 ET by Andrew Kaufmann

It is something you don't need to worry about. That is based on scheduled times - for instance, if you fly from Washington DC to New York - and the scheduled time is 47 minutes....well you start the ACARS flight and sit in the taxi line for 20 minutes, then get diverted or hold for another 20 minutes on VATSIM or you didn't go as fast - or you went fast - your time will be different. Nothing to worry about when we approve flights.

The only time it would really raise an eyebrow if if you logged 4 hours on a 1 hour flight - something grossly out of place

Andrew Kaufmann (DVA3931)

Posted onPost created on June 24 2008 11:50 ET by Gary Fournerat

Thanks Andy!! smile

I appreciate the explanation. I was afraid one of these days I was going to find I had a flight rejected for that reason, and that particular flight was one of my better landings, so seeing it deleted was a concern. Thanks again for putting that concern to rest.

All the best,
Gary

PS The L1011 default siggy is one of the best! Thanks to whomever created it. wink

Gary Fournerat

Captain, L-1011-100

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