Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Quick question about our ACARS program

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Quick question about our ACARS program

NEW DVA PILOT
First Officer, MD-88

Joined on October 06 2007

Midwestern United States

Posted onPost created on October 07 2007 14:48 ET by Shawn Mccaig

I see that it is pretty much a necessity to fly with the ACARS program here. I also fly with FSPassengers and am wondering if it (ACARS) interferes with FSP in any way. For instance, I saw in a screenshot in the help guide that it has a setting for failures....FSP also creates failures, so if I turn off the failures in the ACARS program will it also turn them off in FSP? I want to leave failures on in FSP. Thanks for any help.

Shawn Mccaig

First Officer, MD-88

DVA4129
Captain, B737-800

Joined on March 01 2007

"Flying is a passion, not a hobby."
Northeastern United States

89 legs, 145.8 hours
41 legs, 52.4 hours online
41 legs, 46.6 hours ACARS
6 legs, 12.3 hours event

Posted onPost created on October 07 2007 15:31 ET by Brendan Conway

No you don't have to fly every flight using ACARS. But if you want to get additional ratings in a new aircraft, then for the check ride you have to use ACARS. And no, I don't believe that turning failures off in ACARS will turn off failures in FSP, Since they are two separate programs.

Regards,

Brendan Conway

Captain, B737-800

DVA3432
First Officer, B777-200

Joined on August 07 2006
Century Club

"Mile High Blackout"
Aurora, CO USA

152 legs, 525.6 hours
43 legs, 139.8 hours online
101 legs, 431.8 hours ACARS
3 legs, 5.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on October 07 2007 17:13 ET by Mike Peterson

the failures in ACARS and the Failures in FSPax are completely different. I Use both on EVERY flight I can and I would say to not touch the failure settings in ACARTS (keep them off) and to have FSPax as the one that is giving you the failures. There is, as far as I can tell, absolutely no problem in running both programs on the your flights.

Mike Peterson

First Officer, B777-200

Posted onPost created on October 07 2007 20:35 ET by Mike Peterson

If you have any questions about FSpax you can ask me.. I have edited just about every single fil/folder in FSpax and know what each and every one of them does...

Mike Peterson

First Officer, B777-200

DVA3787
Senior Captain, CRJ-200
OLP

Joined on December 01 2006
Double Century Club
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club

"Small planes don't make small brains"
Western Europe

277 legs, 515.9 hours
204 legs, 397.0 hours online
244 legs, 456.2 hours ACARS
39 legs, 80.6 hours event

Posted onPost created on October 07 2007 22:16 ET by Mark Salter

I won't interfere as long as you only have 1 running youre failures.

You don't have to use ACARS, but it is very helpful with logging things you wouldn't be able to do elsewhere. It does become a necesity if you wish to get promoted anywhere though.

Mark Salter

Senior Captain, CRJ-200

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