Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - substituting aircraft for certain routes

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | substituting aircraft for certain routes

DVA7760
Captain, A320

Joined on September 08 2009
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Columbia, SC

45 legs, 62.2 hours
3 legs, 2.1 hours online
45 legs, 62.2 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on September 06 2010 10:32 ET by Gene Szymanski

I read somewhere in the past that you can substitute an aircraft for certain routes if it can be done safely. I want to start flying my MD88 online however I would like to start it using less complicated routed i.e. avoiding KATL, KJFK ect.... I like airports like KSYR and KJAX as they seem to be less populated until I can "graduate" to the KATLs and KJFKs. I seen a route that uses the CRJ 200 ond CRJ 700, is it legal to use the MD88 instead? After of course I verify it can be safely flown with the Maddog.
Thanks
Gene

Gene Szymanski

Captain, A320

DVA8622
First Officer, B777-200

Joined on April 14 2010
Century Club

"We're off, like a heard of turtles."
Commack, NY USA

189 legs, 783.0 hours
182 legs, 751.4 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on September 06 2010 10:37 ET by Ethan Olshever

Sure, you can fly it. As long as
A) The MD-88 has the range (which it should if a CRJ flies it)
B) The runways are long enough for the Maddog.
Have fun!

Ethan Olshever

First Officer, B777-200

DVA4346
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on April 19 2007
Globetrotter
50 State Club
Millennium Club
Three Million Mile Club
Online Nine Century

Delft, Zuid-Holland Netherlands

1,227 legs, 6,943.0 hours
906 legs, 5,459.3 hours online
1,187 legs, 6,710.7 hours ACARS
50 legs, 141.3 hours event
152 legs dispatched, 147.8 hours

Posted onPost created on September 06 2010 10:38 ET by Luis Gambetta

Yep, you can fly any aircraft on any route as long as your rated and the aircraft can make it safely.

Luis Gambetta

Senior Captain, B777-200

DVA7760
Captain, A320

Joined on September 08 2009
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Columbia, SC

45 legs, 62.2 hours
3 legs, 2.1 hours online
45 legs, 62.2 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on September 06 2010 10:49 ET by Gene Szymanski

thanks for the quick responses, see ya in the sky tonight!!

Gene Szymanski

Captain, A320

DVA8105
Captain, B747-400

Joined on December 20 2009
Century Club
Online Century Club
50 State Club

"Are you gangsters? No we are Russian"
Seattle, WA USA

180 legs, 627.7 hours
168 legs, 599.7 hours online
179 legs, 625.9 hours ACARS
2 legs, 5.0 hours event
407 legs, 1,136.9 hours total

Posted onPost created on September 08 2010 03:23 ET by Matthew Kerby

If you fly at KJFK or KATL in off peak hours with a controller there it might help you to 'get off the ground' a little more quickly at the larger airports. Its not so bad after your first go smile

Good luck

Matthew Kerby

Captain, B747-400

DVA8286
Captain, B737-800
E-MAIL

Joined on February 08 2010
Double Century Club

Northeastern United States

217 legs, 818.3 hours
4 legs, 15.8 hours online
216 legs, 815.7 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on September 08 2010 19:58 ET by Sebastian Villamil

so i can fly say a 767-300 from bogota colombia to atlanta? I know it works and because I'm staying in a hotel until my stuff gets shipped from the U.S., i see delta pilots and flight attendents always walking in early morning. and once in a while there'll be pilots who fly the 767 into here

Sebastian Villamil

Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on September 08 2010 20:06 ET by Luis Gambetta

Yes, you can fly that but you have to be rated in the 763

Luis Gambetta

Senior Captain, B777-200

Posted onPost created on September 09 2010 21:48 ET by Sebastian Villamil

yea, I just need to take the 767 test and check-ride. Thanks

Sebastian Villamil

Captain, B737-800

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