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WHat are the bennifits of enrolling in the privite pilot program |
DVA4178
First Officer, EMB-120
Joined on March 11 2007
Elmont, NY USA
10 legs, 24.9 hours
1 legs,
3.5 hours online
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Posted onPost created on
March 13 2007 22:01 ET by Brian Goldfeder
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i have been wondering
Brian GoldfederFirst Officer, EMB-120
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DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM
Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club
"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO
619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs,
503.1 hours online
580 legs,
1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs,
191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 13 2007 22:07 ET by Michael Brown
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Your learn many, many things about flying, navigating, communicating, etc., from real world pilots......
and the best part its FREE!!!
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DVA3710
Senior Captain, DC-6
OLP, COMM
Joined on November 12 2006
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club
Piston Prop 100 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"God is my pilot. I'm just the First Officer."
Apopka, FL
432 legs, 690.6 hours
35 legs,
60.8 hours online
385 legs,
620.1 hours ACARS
6 legs,
7.7 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 13 2007 23:30 ET by Sid Dudley
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Brian, the PPL course is a series of lessons, cross country flights, and checkride that we as instructors are able to fly in the EMB-120 with you using FSnet/Co-pilot and Teamspeak. We teach everything starting with the basics that will be needed to pass the PPL checkride. It is a lot of fun. Check it out.
Sid Dudley CFI
Sid DudleySenior Captain, DC-6
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DVA4091
Captain, B767-300
Joined on February 21 2007
"How do planes fly?"
Novi, MI USA
57 legs, 96.0 hours
35 legs,
45.2 hours online
38 legs,
63.7 hours ACARS
13 legs,
23.7 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 13 2007 23:38 ET by Abdulahad Khan
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is it possible to use the FSX copilot feature?
Btw what is fsnet/copilot, is it free?
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DVA2253
Senior Captain, DC-8-61
COMM
Joined on April 01 2005
Everett 250 Club
Online Century Club
Eight Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"I'd rather be flying!"
Church Hill, TN USA
862 legs, 1,344.5 hours
108 legs,
165.2 hours online
299 legs,
485.1 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 13 2007 23:47 ET by George Lewis
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We don't currently support any other flight simulator other than FS2004. We do plan on supporting FSX, but not at the moment. fsnet/copilot is a $10 piece of software (with a free demo for I think 4 hours).
Brian, we teach the basics in the PPL - how to fly the airplane - pitch power and trim, slow flight, stalls - you learn how to "fly" the airplane instead of it flying you. We don't use the autopilot in the PPL course. You learn the basics of navigation, flight planning and fuel planning. You learn how to fly the traffic pattern. It's modeled after real world private pilot training, except you're in a turboprop EMB-120 and the instructor is in the airplane with you, via live 2-way voice communication using teamspeak.
The commercial course is available to those who graduate the PPL course - we button up the flying abilities, throwing in crosswinds, etc., engine out procedures, short and soft field procedures, etc. navigation wise, we teach you how to fly intersections, airways and SIDS/STARS and also how to master the CRJ-200...
120 page PPL manual, 155 page Commercial manual.
Hope that helps you somewhat...
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DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV
Joined on January 30 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tri-Jet Triumph
US Coastal Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Mountaineer Club
Toulouse 250 Club
Online Eight Century
Charlotte, NC
1,287 legs, 1,796.9 hours
841 legs,
1,048.5 hours online
1,269 legs,
1,774.9 hours ACARS
31 legs,
49.6 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 14 2007 09:56 ET by Andrew Vane
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Brian, basically, the PPL teaches you how to actually fly the aircraft. No FMC. No Autopilot, no auto throttle. You will learn all that you need to in the basics of how to actually fly an aircraft.
I still don't know why more people don't enroll. It is free, you can do it at your own pace, the teachers are there to teach you new stuff, not rag on you for how much you don't know. There is no place like home....I mean the "flight academy". You may even learn a new song! 
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DVA4166
Captain, B727-200
Joined on March 07 2007
Grayslake, IL USA
89 legs, 235.6 hours
64 legs,
122.7 hours online
79 legs,
216.9 hours ACARS
10 legs,
22.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 14 2007 13:04 ET by Erin Rakickas
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Hi,
I just recently joined Delta VA.
I have a RW private pilot's license, although it has been several years since I flew a real airplane. I'm interested in doing the CFI course, but it looks like I need to do the PPL first. Is there a "fast track" for the PPL course?
Thanks
-- Erin
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DVA2301
Captain, B777-200
COMM
Joined on April 25 2005
Everett Century Club
Double Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Baltimore, MD USA
264 legs, 820.6 hours
90 legs,
221.0 hours online
234 legs,
757.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 14 2007 13:25 ET by Andrew Logan
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Erin,
The course takes as long as you let it so to speak. You can make it through in a few days or a few weeks. It all depends on your schedule and the amount of time you can dedicate towards it. I don't see any reason why it would take you longer than about a week. Having your PPL will really help the process too. Hope to see you in the course!
Andrew LoganCaptain, B777-200
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DVA2253
Senior Captain, DC-8-61
COMM
Joined on April 01 2005
Everett 250 Club
Online Century Club
Eight Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"I'd rather be flying!"
Church Hill, TN USA
862 legs, 1,344.5 hours
108 legs,
165.2 hours online
299 legs,
485.1 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 14 2007 19:13 ET by George Lewis
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Erin, as Andrew said, real world PPLs should breeze through it, providing they take the time to do it. Once you get the PPL knocked out of the way, the Commercial course will be available to you.
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