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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Flight Number
DVA6550
Captain, B737-800

Joined on September 24 2008
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club

"Don't look doll this might get hairy"
Myrtle Beach, SC USA

400 legs, 484.5 hours
399 legs, 483.4 hours ACARS
 Posted onPost created on April 07 2009 17:42 ET by Rodney Jewett
Do the Flight Numbers change? I made up a page in a notebook with basic information about regular flights I fly, including route, flight number etc. I just noticed on the schedule in the pilot center that some of my numbers don't match anymore.


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 April 07 2009 18:18 ET by Michael Bryant
Rodney , if I'm not mistaken they get updated every 30 days or so. And I believe thats
because they come from the real airline schedule. So if the RW airline changes their
numbers then ours are changed as well. Some one correct me if Im wrong on this.



DVA1580
Captain, B767-300
COMM

Joined on March 16 2004
Century Club
Everett Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Caryville, TN USA

199 legs, 476.5 hours
70 legs, 168.4 hours online
84 legs, 232.9 hours ACARS
4 legs, 10.4 hours event
27 legs dispatched, 71.5 hours
 Posted onPost created on April 07 2009 18:21 ET by Scott Breuer
I think your right Michael, but I think its updated more often than 30 days.


DVA2701
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on November 21 2005
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Million Mile Club
Globetrotter
Online Nine Century
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Denver, CO

1,041 legs, 3,309.1 hours
997 legs, 3,153.7 hours online
1,020 legs, 3,263.5 hours ACARS
21 legs, 38.4 hours event
 Posted onPost created on April 07 2009 19:13 ET by Dean Shultz
The DVA schedule gets updated daily.


DVA5225
Captain, CRJ-200

Joined on November 20 2007

"Nothing said I had to crash"
Florence, CO USA

99 legs, 199.9 hours
16 legs, 43.6 hours online
7 legs, 12.1 hours ACARS
3 legs, 7.3 hours event
 Posted onPost created on April 07 2009 20:26 ET by Danny Wood
I got a question. How do the airlines pick a flight number. Is it just a number or do they have a meaning.


DVA5973
Captain, B757-200

Joined on May 25 2008
B757 100 Club
Million Mile Club
Everett Millennium Club
Flying Colonel
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Atlanta, GA

1,514 legs, 4,691.2 hours
1,459 legs, 4,569.9 hours ACARS
 Posted onPost created on April 07 2009 20:31 ET by Joe Coughlin
Usually they have the longer flights on the lower numbers and the shorter on the higher numbers. Also, some airlines has even for east or westbound flights. It all kind of depends.


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

479 legs, 703.8 hours
469 legs, 688.2 hours online
256 legs, 392.8 hours ACARS
3 legs, 3.9 hours event
 Posted onPost created on April 07 2009 21:35 ET by Trevor Bair
Danny - here are some interesting links with how flights are numbering (some of the time, seems the rules aren't always followed):

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/675682/

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060927064318AAJmRQk

Trevor Bair

Senior Captain, MD-88
DVA6550
Captain, B737-800

Joined on September 24 2008
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club

"Don't look doll this might get hairy"
Myrtle Beach, SC USA

400 legs, 484.5 hours
399 legs, 483.4 hours ACARS
 Posted onPost created on April 08 2009 17:06 ET by Rodney Jewett
OK, So I have to log on to the website here and get the flight number to enter into ACARS before every flight? Or is there an easier way?


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 April 08 2009 17:10 ET by Luke Kolin
If you want to use the accurate flight number, sure. You can also do the search from within ACARS.

Cheers!

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11
DVA6550
Captain, B737-800

Joined on September 24 2008
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club

"Don't look doll this might get hairy"
Myrtle Beach, SC USA

400 legs, 484.5 hours
399 legs, 483.4 hours ACARS
 Posted onPost created on April 08 2009 17:30 ET by Rodney Jewett
Which key command in ACARS do I use? I didn't see anything in the manual or .Help in ACARS. That will streamline preflight to be able to get that information there. I thought I was doing good with the whole notebook thing.


DVA4522
Captain, B747-400

Joined on June 02 2007
Triple Century Club

"Too much fuel is for sissies"
Middle East

322 legs, 577.6 hours
42 legs, 71.0 hours online
274 legs, 467.1 hours ACARS
1 legs, 2.5 hours event
 Posted onPost created on April 08 2009 17:42 ET by Fathi Qaisi
Rodney, what i do is , after i have checked that the flight is in the schedule , I make the flight plan and save it in the .pln format using one of several methods,
then I open ACARS, press file, open flight plan ,.. load the plan , connect ACARS then press flight , search online schedule , this then even fills up my search window with the relevant ICAO codes ..all i need to do is press search , you then get the choice of flights from the schedule , just click one , these two steps fill up all of my ACARS screen ,
fill up and go.
good luck


DVA1580
Captain, B767-300
COMM

Joined on March 16 2004
Century Club
Everett Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Caryville, TN USA

199 legs, 476.5 hours
70 legs, 168.4 hours online
84 legs, 232.9 hours ACARS
4 legs, 10.4 hours event
27 legs dispatched, 71.5 hours
 Posted onPost created on April 08 2009 17:46 ET by Scott Breuer
Ah, nice Fathi, I always do that the hard way!


DVA6550
Captain, B737-800

Joined on September 24 2008
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club

"Don't look doll this might get hairy"
Myrtle Beach, SC USA

400 legs, 484.5 hours
399 legs, 483.4 hours ACARS
 Posted onPost created on April 08 2009 17:58 ET by Rodney Jewett
Thank You very much. So much easier. All my plans are saved in FS Commander as .PLN files. The Notebook has just been retired.


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