Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Why Delta Air Lines Took On The Boeing 717

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Why Delta Air Lines Took On The Boeing 717

DVA9545
Senior Captain, B777-200
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2,578 legs, 5,183.9 hours
2,405 legs, 4,903.2 hours online
2,570 legs, 5,154.3 hours ACARS
271 legs, 683.8 hours event

Posted onPost created on September 16 2022 16:55 ET by Thiago Braga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G5O-UAg35M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C18P0gLGtY8&t=139s
It was great to watch and know a little about the B717 role.
Hope you guys would enjoy it.

Thiago Braga (DVA9545)

DVA4241
Assistant Chief Pilot, MD-88

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1,326 legs, 2,593.2 hours
1,165 legs, 2,293.9 hours online
1,289 legs, 2,497.5 hours ACARS
28 legs, 67.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on September 16 2022 22:52 ET by Chad Rhinehart

Great video find. This is the aircraft that I fly 90% of the time. TFDI did a fantastic job with bringing this aircraft to market. I HIGHLY encourage pilots to fly this plane. It does take a min or two to fly it well but I promise you it’s worth it.

Chad Rhinehart (DVA4241)

DVA8088
Chief Pilot, B737-800
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7,316 legs, 15,121.0 hours
6,903 legs, 13,683.4 hours online
7,255 legs, 14,952.5 hours ACARS
372 legs, 926.8 hours event

Posted onPost created on September 17 2022 11:12 ET by Scott Simmons

Chad. What do you use for the ZFWCG?
I fly to Hawai'i often and island hop in the TFDI. I've never been able to find a value for the ZFWCG.

Scott Simmons (DVA8088)

DVA13151
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591 legs, 1,119.4 hours
587 legs, 1,111.8 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on September 17 2022 12:40 ET by Harvey Brammer

sure wish they would bring it to MSFS

Harvey Brammer

Captain, MD-88

DVA12746
Chief Pilot, B747-400
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Midwestern United States

340 legs, 805.7 hours
5 legs, 8.5 hours online
332 legs, 768.3 hours ACARS
0 legs dispatched, 2.7 hours

Posted onPost created on September 17 2022 22:17 ET by Ken Webber

Scott Simmons wrote:

Chad. What do you use for the ZFWCG?
I fly to Hawai'i often and island hop in the TFDI. I've never been able to find a value for the ZFWCG.

According to this from TFDi, the ZFWCG isn't needed: https://docs.invernyx.com/en/717/general-knowledge

Ken Webber (DVA12746)

Posted onPost created on September 17 2022 23:19 ET by Scott Simmons

Thanks Ken.
I found it in the doc you linked:

"The load statistics are used during the Weight INIT page for the GW, BLST IN ZFW, and TOCG selection. Please note: ZFWCG is not needed."

Scott Simmons (DVA8088)

Posted onPost created on September 22 2022 17:47 ET by Chad Rhinehart

Correct, sorry guys I just saw this post.

Chad Rhinehart (DVA4241)

Posted onPost created on September 22 2022 17:50 ET by Chad Rhinehart

Harvey,
I too wish they would bring it up to 2020. In fact I am stuck using it in P3dv4 because in V5 it has some weird well know VRAM issues. Unless you have mega high VRAM it’s unusable. I’m actually going to reach out to TFDI and see if they’ve come up with a issue to correct this problem. As stated before it’s a well known issue.

Chad Rhinehart (DVA4241)

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921 legs, 1,686.7 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on October 12 2022 08:18 ET by Raymond Stone

Is the B-717 included with the 737 program? I don't see it listed as an approved aircraft for me to fly. It's also not listed as an additional rating available. Do I need to request permission from someone or just download it and fly?

Raymond Stone

First Officer, A350-900

DVA388
Senior Captain, B747-400
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Midwestern United States

1,252 legs, 2,773.2 hours
153 legs, 178.1 hours online
1,172 legs, 2,643.0 hours ACARS
10 legs, 22.0 hours event
39 legs dispatched, 67.6 hours

Posted onPost created on October 12 2022 09:34 ET by David Vega

Raymond, it's listed in Stage 2's MD-88 Program as a primary aircraft. See Pilots Manual, page 15.

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