Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - log practice approaches?

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | log practice approaches?

DVA8153
Captain, B737-800

Joined on January 02 2010

Southeastern United States

78 legs, 129.6 hours
47 legs, 73.8 hours online
76 legs, 126.4 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on January 11 2010 11:07 ET by Peter Salzano

am I able to log practice approaches with DVA? say I want use a aircraft I'm rated in for practice ILS's. Some VA's I've been in have had flights like that listed on their available flight list. Is there anything like that or am I able to just log the flight?

Peter Salzano

Captain, B737-800

DVA5544
Captain, A320

Joined on February 07 2008

"I'm at a 15° chin-up attitude."
Spiez, Bern Schweiz

34 legs, 58.3 hours
24 legs, 34.9 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on January 11 2010 11:50 ET by Alexander Kolb

To be able to log a flight you must start at one location and land at another location. These two locations must also be on a route within the DVA schedual.

You are allowed to utilize ACARS for training (giving data to review). To do this, just tick the "Training Flight" box. These flights however can not be logged.

Have a nice flight!

Alexander Kolb

Captain, A320

DVA7338
Captain, B747-400
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Joined on May 17 2009

"Thou shalt maintain thy airspeed."
Faridabad, Haryana India

60 legs, 151.3 hours
49 legs, 135.1 hours online
58 legs, 145.2 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on January 11 2010 14:31 ET by Gurmeet Arora

Peter,

I see your point.

However, currently the arrangement is modeled around airline operations rather than proof of skill.

Currently ACARS work only if you start a flight at a gate, which is same as real life. For practice flights (which start the same), there is a offline report you can view. Besides we have the pilot trainings like Private Pilot program where you can share your skill and expertise with established veterans.

But to answer you question, sorry, it does not do so.

DVA2750
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on December 17 2005
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Montgomery, AL USA

900 legs, 1,831.7 hours
818 legs, 1,580.2 hours online
804 legs, 1,594.9 hours ACARS
20 legs, 45.5 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 11 2010 19:33 ET by Derek Bradley

Ditto using ACARS and selecting "this is a training flight". This will not go towards your log book, but you can still pull up the data.

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