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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Flying the 777

DVA2377
Captain, B757-200

Joined on June 03 2005
Century Club

Catonsville, MD USA

115 legs, 339.1 hours
19 legs, 42.1 hours online
37 legs, 131.8 hours ACARS
1 legs, 2.5 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 14 2006 18:17 ET by Sean Edwards

I am a cleared 757 captain. I have taken and passed the 777 written test. Can i fly the 777 for practice or do I have to pass the checkride first? Just curious.

Sean Edwards

Captain, B757-200

DVA2018
Chief Pilot, ERJ-170
OLP, 737-ATP

Joined on November 23 2004
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Fleet Master
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
Everett Tri-Millennium Club
Eight Millennium Club
Ten Million Miles and Beyond
Online Thirty Century
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary

Ralston, NE

12,184 legs, 27,443.3 hours
3,951 legs, 7,571.5 hours online
10,942 legs, 22,849.7 hours ACARS
4 legs, 10.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 14 2006 18:40 ET by Matthew Whitaker

You can fly it for practice all you want, you just won't be able to file a PIREP for them until you pass the checkride. Which is kinda a bummer but hopefully you won't need too much practice on it.

Matthew Whitaker

Chief Pilot, ERJ-170

DVA630
Senior Captain, B777-200

Joined on June 22 2002
Million Mile Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Eight Century Club
Online Seven Century Club
Everett 250 Club
B757 100 Club

"Flightsimaroma therapy."
Bainbridge, PA

873 legs, 2,775.4 hours
783 legs, 2,429.4 hours online
487 legs, 1,454.8 hours ACARS
19 legs, 64.1 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 15 2006 17:17 ET by Kenneth Rodriguez

Sean,

In order to fly the 777, even if you are just looking to get the rating to fly the plane, you will have to pass a check-ride. You can e-mail Trevor Fenimore and cc, Adam Gaweda for the information needed. Pass the test and you're in.

Best Regards and Good luck.

Kenneth Rodriguez (DVA630)

DVA2171
Captain, B747-400
E-MAIL

Joined on March 01 2005
Two Million Mile Club
Everett 500 Club
Millennium Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

"Flying is safe, crashing isn't."
Bothell, WA

1,142 legs, 6,222.4 hours
11 legs, 26.8 hours online
955 legs, 5,181.3 hours ACARS
1 legs, 2.5 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 21 2006 21:57 ET by Daniel Walton

I am also new to the 777 program and the CR was not quite as hard as it sounded. If it's the difficulty you're worried about, just study your route hard and you should do just fine.

Good Luck!

Daniel Walton

Captain, B747-400

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