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DVA6011
Senior Captain, B767-300
OLP

Joined on June 06 2008
Quatercentenary Club
Online Double Century Club

Torrance, CA USA

466 legs, 1,586.4 hours
209 legs, 494.7 hours online
442 legs, 1,565.4 hours ACARS
45 legs, 98.3 hours event
491 legs, 1,735.5 hours total
215 legs dispatched, 74.6 hours

Posted onPost created on March 13 2009 15:06 ET by Jorge Rojas

Hi,
I have only flown one event online, I have noticed that on the sign up page it reads for example, 28 Pilots, 14 Expected Turnout.
How is the expected turnout calculated?

Thanks,
Jorge Rojas

Jorge Rojas

Senior Captain, B767-300

DVA3787
Senior Captain, CRJ-200
OLP

Joined on December 01 2006
Double Century Club
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club

"Small planes don't make small brains"
Western Europe

277 legs, 515.9 hours
204 legs, 397.0 hours online
244 legs, 456.2 hours ACARS
39 legs, 80.6 hours event

Posted onPost created on March 15 2009 23:04 ET by Mark Salter

Every pilot has a percentage chance of showing up. If I've flown 50 out of 100 group flights I've signed up for I'd have a 50% chance of showing up. With all of the pilots added up it's just an average of those percentages.

If a group turnout average is say 50% and there are 10 people listed, you can expect about 5 of them to show up.

The bad part is when you sign up for an event and the number expected doesn't go up. smile

Mark Salter

Senior Captain, CRJ-200

DVA484
First Officer, B777-200

Joined on June 01 2002
Online Century Club
Double Century Club
50 State Club

"Give more than you take "
Mobile, AL

293 legs, 479.0 hours
166 legs, 285.8 hours online
117 legs, 164.2 hours ACARS
16 legs, 29.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on March 15 2009 23:39 ET by Michael Bryant

Was my first special event flight and couldnt even connect to vatsim. However, I still flew it through ACARS, offline.
Wouldve been more fun online Im sure. Maybe next time. Anyways that was a good question I was wondering the same thing.

Michael Bryant (DVA484)

DVA5484
Captain, CRJ-200

Joined on January 03 2008
Century Club

"Not everyone works at 30,000 feet."
Western United States

153 legs, 221.8 hours
48 legs, 62.5 hours online
121 legs, 180.8 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on March 16 2009 10:39 ET by Carl Green

So if I haven't done an event, and signed up for my first one, would my expected turnout be 100%?

Regards, smile

DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP

Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club

"Col. Panic"
Marietta, GA

2,347 legs, 9,466.0 hours
240 legs, 553.9 hours online
2,005 legs, 8,259.1 hours ACARS
75 legs, 196.3 hours event
2,383 legs, 9,600.9 hours total
91 legs dispatched, 66.4 hours

Posted onPost created on March 16 2009 10:54 ET by Luke Kolin

Np - if you have done less than 2 events you're assumed to have a 40% chance of turning out.

Cheers!

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11

Posted onPost created on March 24 2009 19:56 ET by Jorge Rojas

Thanks!

Jorge Rojas

Senior Captain, B767-300

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