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Now... what?

DVA13593
Captain, MD-11

Joined on January 05 2019
DVA Five-Year Anniversary

Midwestern United States

85 legs, 203.1 hours
73 legs, 177.3 hours online
84 legs, 201.5 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on July 01 2021 14:20 ET by Evan Hoyle

Is the system automated or did someone actually do this flight? I find it... slightly problematic. I don't quite think it'll work like that, chief.

Evan Hoyle

Captain, MD-11

DVA10286
Captain, B777-200

Joined on November 05 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Millennium Club
Two Million Mile Club
Everett 500 Club

"ASEL - Instrument Rated"
San Diego, CA

1,103 legs, 5,003.2 hours
1,100 legs, 5,000.2 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on July 01 2021 15:38 ET by Thomas Weber

I assume you're talking about the airframe listed there?

I seem to remember that there have been some issues when the data is uploaded and assigning the correct airframe. When these issues come up, I believe the staff have gone back to look/correct them. With several thousand flights in our schedule, it is not possible to do a quality control check on all of them.

A 777 on that route could probably get out of LGA (very lightly loaded), and possibly could land RWY 1/19 (7,100 ft) at DCA, but you'd better be dead-on speed and glideslope (and don't float the landing!). I seem to remember seeing some of the "small" airports that the 777 landed at, and they were always after a short flight (so, light weight). Regardless, there are operational restrictions at both of those airports that would prevent it, even if you could physically get the AC up and down.

Give it a try in the sim!

Thomas Weber (DVA10286)

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 July 01 2021 15:50 ET by Luke Kolin

Go ahead and file a help desk ticket … the team can resolve those. I wonder if it’s a relic of the sky team schedule, since that doesn’t have equipment types for all flights and we need to make a guess. Not sure how we came up with a 77L confused

Cheers

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11

DVA12617
Chief Pilot, A350-900
OLP, VFRADV
DISPATCHER
E-MAIL

Joined on April 23 2015
B757 100 Club
Eurocap Club
Millennium Club
Toulouse 500 Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Online Quadruple Century Club

"Go Utes!"
Herriman, UT

1,322 legs, 3,057.1 hours
432 legs, 896.0 hours online
1,303 legs, 3,014.9 hours ACARS
25 legs, 78.6 hours event
39 legs dispatched, 174.2 hours

Posted onPost created on July 02 2021 07:24 ET by Joe Burner

If you can file a help desk ticket I’ll pull the flight and see about updating it to the correct airframe. wink

Posted onPost created on July 02 2021 10:01 ET by Joe Burner

I have adjusted this to a more accurate airframe. If this is found in the future, please create a help desk ticket and we will see about fixing this. Keep in mind when the schedule automatically updates and refreshes it will show the correct airframe. smile

As Thomas and Luke have said, when we updated our schedule some equipment codes were not read correctly. It's an easy fix. In the help desk ticket, be sure to note the flight number and route for us. It makes it 100 times easier. wink

DVA3672
Senior Captain, A320
OLP
E-MAIL

Joined on October 29 2006
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Two Million Mile Club
Bi-Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Capital Club
Toulouse Millennium Club
Online Fifteen Century

"Chris, NOT in Seattle"
Northeastern United States

2,534 legs, 6,223.1 hours
1,537 legs, 3,252.2 hours online
2,243 legs, 5,407.0 hours ACARS
4 legs, 6.0 hours event
2 legs dispatched, 19.5 hours

Posted onPost created on July 02 2021 11:20 ET by Chris Frasure

Maybe all of Congress needed a lift at the same time? smile

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