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Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Program Change

DVA4122
Captain, MD-88

Joined on February 22 2007
Century Club
Online Century Club

""We fly Delta jets.""
Toronto, ON Canada

143 legs, 331.0 hours
134 legs, 313.7 hours online
104 legs, 227.5 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on February 26 2007 13:29 ET by Marko Romic

I have just joined DVA and was put into the 757-200 program. I would like to be in the 767-300 program, I havent done any flights yet I have red the changing programs PDF but can't find the chane of equipment or change of prgram options on the site.

Marko Romic

Captain, MD-88

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 February 26 2007 13:48 ET by Daniel Ward

You will find the steps necessary in the promotion manual, which can be found in the document library in your Pilot Center.

Posted onPost created on February 26 2007 14:08 ET by Marko Romic

I have checked the promotion manual but how and to who do I communicate that I want to change programs??? There is no option in my pilot center to select aircraft change. Thanks for the quick response ether way.

Marko Romic

Captain, MD-88

DVA4076
First Officer, B767-300

Joined on February 18 2007

Eastern Canada

13 legs, 24.4 hours
5 legs, 9.0 hours online
12 legs, 22.4 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on February 26 2007 17:12 ET by Mike Boudreau

Marko, you need to fly a specified number of flights in the 757 before you can request additional ratings or program transfers. I believe the number is 5 for additional ratings.

Mike Boudreau (DVA4076)

Posted onPost created on February 26 2007 18:37 ET by Marko Romic

Thank you sir. One more question, there are no aviable assignments for 757 so I guess we have to make our own??
Cheers

Marko Romic

Captain, MD-88

DVA1760
Senior Captain, A320

Joined on July 02 2004
B757 100 Club
Online Millennium Club
Everett Millennium Club
Flying Colonel
Two Million Mile Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary

Southeastern United States

1,957 legs, 5,668.3 hours
1,421 legs, 3,663.9 hours online
1,392 legs, 4,676.2 hours ACARS
7 legs, 31.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 26 2007 18:43 ET by Stephen Faison

Welcome aboard Marko.

At DVA, you can just simply look at the schedules, pick a flight, and go fly. Then file the PIREP manually, or use our (awesome) ACARS program throughout the flight to record your data, and it will automatically file the PIREP for you.

Posted onPost created on February 27 2007 11:12 ET by Marko Romic

Ok thank you for the quick response.

Marko Romic

Captain, MD-88

DVA3266
Captain, L-1011-100

Joined on June 23 2006
Century Club

"Stupid Hurts!"
Newport News, VA USA

103 legs, 161.4 hours
62 legs, 102.2 hours online
90 legs, 143.4 hours ACARS
1 legs, 1.3 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 27 2007 11:45 ET by Steven Jones

Welcome to DVA Marko. To add to Stephen's comment, you will need to fly your first flight without ACARS in order to have a Pilot ID assigned to you. Once you have your PID, you enter that in ACARS and it's smooth sailing from there on.

Steven Jones

Captain, L-1011-100

DVA057
Senior Captain, B777-200
COMM

Joined on June 02 2002
Events Century Club
Six Century Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Everett 500 Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary

"We Are ... Penn State!"
Atlanta, GA USA

672 legs, 1,338.4 hours
531 legs, 1,076.4 hours online
392 legs, 786.1 hours ACARS
190 legs, 406.3 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 27 2007 11:58 ET by Terry Eshenour

Hi Marko and Welcome to Delta Virtual Airlines,

The B757 and B767 are Stage 3 aircraft. As a new pilot you will need to complete 10 flight legs in the B757 series rated aircraft. Then request in the Pilot Center a transfer. You will next need to pass the B767 FO exam and then fly the B767 CR. This is summarized in NOTAM #9.

A word about flight leg selection. Use our internal schedule to select flight legs. This is the only recognized source. You need not use the aircraft listed in the schedule, but do select an aircraft that you are rated to fly. If in doubt, check your Pilot Profile. Obviously, the aircraft needs to be able to legally complete the flight with sufficient fuel reserves.

Enjoy!

Terry Eshenour

Senior Captain, B777-200

Posted onPost created on February 27 2007 15:17 ET by Marko Romic

Thanks a lot guyz I'll be starting on Thursday. Just another qick question Where do you get the ACARS softwere?? Or I guess its all aviable after the first flight?

Marko Romic

Captain, MD-88

DVA3102
Senior Captain, MD-11

Joined on April 30 2006
50 State Club
B757 100 Club
Globetrotter
South American Samba Club
US Capital Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Tri-Millennium Club
Everett Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club

"If it flies in the skies, I'm on it"
Los Angeles, CA

3,196 legs, 8,564.3 hours
75 legs, 117.3 hours online
3,082 legs, 8,306.2 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on February 27 2007 17:53 ET by Jon Farabee

The ACARS software can be downloaded in the fleet library section of the pilot center, we have 2 versions. Build 76 is for those without Microsoft .net 2.0 framework installed. Build 84 (ACARS 2.0) is for those with Microsoft .net 2.0 framework installed. Build 84 (ACARS 2.0) has some additional features. Nonetheless both versions are done exceptionally well. Welcome to the DVA family smile

Jon Farabee

Senior Captain, MD-11

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