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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Fleet Library Update
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 01 2004 11:01 ET by Luke Kolin
I am pleased to announce that the updated Fleet Library is "almost" available.

As mentioned before, I have been updating all of the panels to include the RunwayInfo, ServInfo and FO callout gauges. I've also been doing some performance checks on the 767-300, A320 and Concorde. This has forced me to retouch almost every installer in the entire Fleet. Since my previous announcement, a few updates have been made to the Fleet Library install packages that I'd like to share with you.

First, we have (yet again) a new 737NG panel. This one is the same one used by AVA, and seems to be more legible and useful than the current one we have. I think all the freeware 737NG panels I've seen cannot hold a candle to the PMDG one, but free is free and free is what can be added to the Fleet Library.

Second, South African Airways' recent decision to join the Star Alliance means that its days within SkyTeam are not long. To prevent me from having to re-push many of the installers out later, I'm axeing all of the SAA textures from the fleet. Sorry. This will affect the A320, A330, 737, 747, 767, CRJ and ERJ installers.

Third, POSKY has released a new set of flight dynamics packages for their aircraft, and I will be using them in the Fleet Installers. I have incorporated most of them, I just need to finish the 747 and A330.

Finally (and this is just a guess right now) to reduce installer size I may use the POSKY visual models for the 767-300 and 767-400 instead of IFDG, while using the IFDG flight dynamics if POSKY proves to be too sluggish.

Thanks again for your patience. On a different note, Geoffrey and Mark have sent me the examination questions, and once the Fleet is complete I will be revamping the Testing Center to address your concerns. It has been a long slow road, and I want to get it out of the way by Easter.

Cheers!

Luke

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11
DVA919
First Officer, B767-300

Joined on November 03 2002
Century Club
Online Century Club

"It's a bhoys thing!"
Western Europe

185 legs, 485.7 hours
101 legs, 306.1 hours online
4 legs, 13.6 hours event
 Posted onPost created on March 01 2004 11:59 ET by Mark Lee
Great work Luke. These's are great addition's to the VA.

If there's anything that I can help you out with, I'd be more than happy to.


DVA822
Senior Captain, B777-200

Joined on September 05 2002
Quincentenary Club
Million Mile Club

"I love the smell of jet fuel"
Northeastern United States

589 legs, 2,254.6 hours
47 legs, 112.9 hours online
97 legs, 400.7 hours ACARS
16 legs, 39.2 hours event
 Posted onPost created on March 01 2004 12:25 ET by Trevor Fenimore
Luke,
I/we can't thank you enough for the work you have put into these fleet installers, they are the best, and simplest to install that I have seen at any VA. If I ever need a plane, I know exactly where to look, before I do a search at avsim for a plane and panel. Thank-you!


DVA1146
Senior Captain, B757-200
OLP
E-MAIL

Joined on March 21 2003
Double Century Club

Western United States

264 legs, 789.5 hours
7 legs, 13.4 hours online
5 legs, 10.3 hours event
2,350 legs, 6,067.2 hours total
 Posted onPost created on March 01 2004 13:23 ET by Kerem Yogurtcugil
Luke,
Thank you for all the hard work you're putting into. I do have a question about the updates. In order to apply the updates, do we have uninstall the planes, dwnld the updated ones, and re-install? Or any other better way to apply them. Looking forward to log some hours in Airbus' since I cannot get rid of the panel problem smile
Thx
kerem
DVA1146


DVA1268
Captain, B737-800

Joined on July 13 2003
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Huh?"
Northeastern United States

48 legs, 65.3 hours
21 legs, 29.3 hours online
 Posted onPost created on March 01 2004 14:41 ET by Matt Hallihan
nice work Luke


DVA1146
Senior Captain, B757-200
OLP
E-MAIL

Joined on March 21 2003
Double Century Club

Western United States

264 legs, 789.5 hours
7 legs, 13.4 hours online
5 legs, 10.3 hours event
2,350 legs, 6,067.2 hours total
 Posted onPost created on March 01 2004 17:15 ET by Kerem Yogurtcugil
Luke,
Thank you for all the hard work you're putting into. I do have a question about the updates. In order to apply the updates, do we have uninstall the planes, dwnld the updated ones, and re-install? Or any other better way to apply them. Looking forward to log some hours in Airbus' since I cannot get rid of the panel problem smile
Thx
kerem
DVA1146

PS. Sorry guys, I forgot to change the subject on my first reply.


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 01 2004 19:15 ET by Luke Kolin
You should be able to simply overwrite the files, but in the case of a significant change (like a complete model change) you may be best off doing an uninstall and reinstall.

Cheers!

Luke

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11
DVA1127
Captain, MD-11

Joined on March 03 2003
Online Century Club
Double Century Club
Long Beach Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Nail the speed, Live with the fpm."
Western Canada

274 legs, 1,196.8 hours
114 legs, 634.7 hours online
45 legs, 184.7 hours ACARS
352 legs, 1,678.9 hours total
 Posted onPost created on March 01 2004 19:39 ET by Dennis Bergen
Way to go Luke. Good stuff. Appreciate all your hard work and time.
DVA1068
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on February 03 2003
Double Century Club

Midwestern United States

223 legs, 482.4 hours
13 legs, 23.0 hours online
1 legs, 1.7 hours event
 Posted onPost created on March 02 2004 15:05 ET by Cody Martin
Thanks for the effort Luke! Installing planes is a breeze.


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