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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | The 787 or 7E7

DVA3461
Senior Captain, B737-800

Joined on August 20 2006
Online Double Century Club
Quatercentenary Club

"Get er' Done!"
NY USA

486 legs, 1,296.8 hours
416 legs, 1,110.1 hours online
288 legs, 733.8 hours ACARS
33 legs, 87.0 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 07 2006 18:23 ET by Joshua Clement

I saw the download for the 787 or 7E7- but I wanted to know if DVA had a rating or program for this aircraft- it would be nice if we could log flights with this Aircraft...

Joshua Clement (DVA3461)

DVA2482
Chief Pilot, B777-200

Joined on July 16 2005
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Flying Colonel
Globetrotter
Everett Millennium Club
Six Million Mile Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary

"Master of Gravity"
Boston, MA USA

1,909 legs, 11,955.3 hours
228 legs, 1,400.0 hours online
1,752 legs, 11,085.1 hours ACARS
7 legs, 57.1 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 07 2006 20:07 ET by Oliver McRae

Seeing as though the 787 hasn't even started flying yet and this is a virtual airline not a fantasy airline i don't think we will see flights with the 787 loggable until maybe 2008.

Oliver McRae (DVA2482)

Posted onPost created on December 07 2006 21:51 ET by Joshua Clement

Well, I was just inquiring seems how it was in the downloadable fleet.

Joshua Clement (DVA3461)

DVA2780
Captain, B777-200

Joined on December 29 2005
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
Triple Century Club

"Go big or go home"
Lakeside, CA USA

317 legs, 1,315.4 hours
41 legs, 173.6 hours online
296 legs, 1,235.0 hours ACARS
2 legs, 14.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 07 2006 23:23 ET by Dane Penington

Mean no disrepect here Oliver, but if it's in the fleet, we should be able to fly it. I would like to fly it to. Can anybody shed some light on this?

Dane Penington

Captain, B777-200

DVA1320
Senior Captain, B777-200
COMM

Joined on August 29 2003
Online Six Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett Millennium Club
Flying Colonel
Three Million Mile Club

Arlington, VA USA

1,752 legs, 7,042.0 hours
610 legs, 2,627.6 hours online
272 legs, 966.9 hours ACARS
5 legs, 12.2 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 07:18 ET by Daniel Ward

It's not in the fleet.

DVA3419
Captain, MD-88

Joined on July 31 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Propellers keep you kewl!"
Newark, DE

67 legs, 89.6 hours
61 legs, 82.8 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 08:03 ET by Norm Hare

Not to start a huge argument, but it IS in the fleet library. I think the question is, why is it in the fleet library if it isn't a usable aircraft? Maybe it should be removed if it is going to cause confusion.

Norm Hare (DVA3419)

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 08:37 ET by Oliver McRae

As Norm said it may be in the fleet library but it can in no way be in the fleet, as the 787 has never taken to the skies and no real world airline flies it yet. Maybe it is there as many pilots were asking where to find a 787 in Delta Livery and so Luke just put it there for when we want to do a fun flight.

Oliver McRae (DVA2482)

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 12:11 ET by Joshua Clement

It is a nice aircraft to fly- Needs a good amount of RWY for Vr. I didnt meant to stir the pot here, I was just asking.

Joshua Clement (DVA3461)

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 14:11 ET by Oliver McRae

I am sorry if i came of as being harsh, what it really boils down to is that we can't fly the 787 because we don't know how the 787 is supposed to fly. It might actually get to Vr very quickly but since it has never flown we just don't know that.

Oliver McRae (DVA2482)

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 16:26 ET by Joshua Clement

To be honest with you it gets to Vr rather late....everytime Ive flown it- Needs about 8000 ft of RWY to take off completely

Joshua Clement (DVA3461)

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 20:37 ET by Oliver McRae

We don't know when the 787 gets to Vr as it has never flown, so whoever created the FDE for the 787 you are using created it to how HE thinks the 787 will fly. Which might be far off what it really flies like, when it does fly in the real world.

Oliver McRae (DVA2482)

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 22:23 ET by Joshua Clement

We got you Oliver- I was simply stating a fact about FS- Not real world.

Joshua Clement (DVA3461)

DVA950
Senior Captain, B737-800

Joined on November 19 2002
Online Quadruple Century Club
Millennium Club
Million Mile Club
Events Double Century Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary

"Houston, We have a Problem"
Nazareth, PA USA

1,210 legs, 2,875.1 hours
1,147 legs, 2,716.7 hours online
886 legs, 1,977.2 hours ACARS
206 legs, 484.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 08 2006 22:34 ET by Anthony Piasecki

Yep like the Comments state in the Fleet Library, The Robert Versluys model of the proposed Boeing 7E7-800, Proposed being the key word LOL, So anyways Josh, You can take her up play around, but they can not be pirepable for now, I assure you once the Plane is in service, and the particulars of the dynamics are known, we all will be able to enjoy long hauls in it and credit the hrs in her smile

Anthony Piasecki

Senior Captain, B737-800

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