Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Flight Encyclopedia updated

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Flight Encyclopedia updated

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

Posted onPost created on July 04 2007 16:07 ET by George Lewis

The DVA Flight Encyclopedia has been updated to Version 5

Here is an overview of what is in the new edition

Flight and Fuel Planning - new
ATC differences between real world and Vatsim - new
Basic ATC Phraseology on Vatsim - new
Flaring a jet - new
Standard Instrument Departures - new
En Route - new
Preferred Routes - new
Top of Descent - new
Standard Arrival Routes - new
Approach Plates - new
Transatlantic Flight Planning - unchanged
Turbine Engines - new
V-Speeds - modified
METAR - unchanged
Online Weather Resources - new
TAF - unchanged
RVSM - unchanged

Special thanks to Charly Azcue for his Cover photo and screenshots within the new version - thank you Charly!

George Lewis (DVA2253)

DVA1882
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP

Joined on September 09 2004
Online Quadruple Century Club
Long Beach 500 Club
50 State Club
Iron Dispatcher
Millennium Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

"MD-11 rules!!!!"
San Luis Potosí, Mexico

1,081 legs, 1,637.0 hours
426 legs, 601.5 hours online
787 legs, 1,085.2 hours ACARS
12 legs, 28.5 hours event
558 legs dispatched, 225.6 hours

Posted onPost created on July 04 2007 16:54 ET by Horacio Meza-Velarde

Amazing job, George. got a chance to take a peek and it looks really nice.
Thanks

Salud!!!

DVA2569
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on September 12 2005
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Everett 1500 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Two Million Mile Club
Bi-Millennium Club

Midwestern United States

2,160 legs, 5,214.0 hours
77 legs, 140.5 hours online
2,112 legs, 5,093.5 hours ACARS
2 legs, 3.1 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 04 2007 17:15 ET by Manuel Hernandez

I encourage pilots to take a gander at this!!! I haven't finished the whole manual and it already has me completely interested!! Great work to all involved!!!

Manuel Hernandez

Senior Captain, B757-200

DVA1933
Senior Captain, B727-200

Joined on September 19 2004
Triple Century Club

Monterrey, NL Mexico

357 legs, 860.4 hours
72 legs, 132.3 hours online
255 legs, 668.3 hours ACARS
1 legs, 1.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 04 2007 18:26 ET by David Eugenio Gomez

Excellent George, simple yet deep info in this release. Thanks!

David Eugenio Gomez (DVA1933)

Posted onPost created on July 04 2007 18:44 ET by George Lewis

Two mistakes - one in this message - I said Approach Plates are new - they are actually unchanged - sorry. Second, I put "2006" in the description in the Library but it should read 2007 (this will show up in your emails) - that has been corrected.

Another update will be coming in a few months, where Scott and I hope to have more time to do more, but this should be a start...

George Lewis (DVA2253)

DVA071
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on July 03 2001
Triple Century Club
Online Triple Century Club

Weston, MA USA

375 legs, 1,827.1 hours
310 legs, 1,535.6 hours online
159 legs, 991.1 hours ACARS
2 legs, 14.5 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 05 2007 00:30 ET by Geoffrey Smith

Great job George and Scott! That document is looking like quite the resource for pilots experienced and novice alike.

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 July 08 2007 10:25 ET by Joshua Clement

Thanks for the update George!

Joshua Clement (DVA3461)

DVA3119
First Officer, A350-900

Joined on May 08 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett 250 Club
Million Mile Club
Six Century Club
Online Triple Century Club

Sioux Falls, SD USA

665 legs, 2,625.6 hours
321 legs, 908.9 hours online
619 legs, 2,500.8 hours ACARS
6 legs, 17.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 09 2007 12:39 ET by Justin Taylor

Thanks for all the hard work George.

Justin Taylor

First Officer, A350-900

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