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DVA5330
First Officer, B767-300
Joined on November 18 2007
"Fortune befriends the bold"
Western Europe
20 legs, 82.5 hours
17 legs,
72.1 hours online
19 legs,
75.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 25 2007 00:02 ET by Bernardo Carvalho
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Hi there, my name is Bernardo Gonçalves De Carvalho, I'm from Portugal, and I've just started flying with DVA completing my 1st flight (ATL-BOS). I am a VATSIM user since 17/08/2006 (PID971262), completing 1655h as a Pilot, and 741h as an ATC.
My VA history goes by UPSvac, who was my 1st virtual airline experience, where i filed around 600h flying the LVLD B763ER.
I then moved to a local VA from my country that goes by the name of Grupo SATA Virtual (http://www.satavirtual.org/), where i flew 639h still counting, becoming the FLEET MANAGER for the A310 (SSW A310). This company as been around since 1997 and introduced the FS ACARS to the virtual comunity.
In real life I'm an F/A for euroAtlantic Airways, rated in B767/757 and L-1011. And i am currently undertaking a degree in Aeronautical Sciences, planning to start my ATPL in January.
Enough said, just wanted to introduce myself to the forum!
My intital rating at DVA was B752 program (STAGE 3), and until now i had never flown B752 in VATSIM, so i started to investigate what kind of B752 would be good for starters, i opted for LVLD/POSKY 757 merge. Don't know if the aricraft is ok, but the flight went well, the 1st thing i noticed was the imense power the B752 produced, just like in real life, i liked it!!!! One thing that kept bugging me was a constant fuel inbalance betwen the Left and Right Tanks, i had to keep X-FEED for a correct fuel balance. If anyone as any idea about how this could have happened...
Would like to congrat DVA for the fine work they did producing this ACARS system, just wonderful!
As for the LVLD767ER, i normally use performance charts and data cards, for takeoff (DE RATE determination, VREF...). Would like to know if these documents are also available for the B752 within DVA.
I've just enroled in the Private Pilot Course, and I'm still getting the hang of DVA Operations...but I like very much to fly in the U.S.
Hope to see you guys up in the virtual skies...
Regards,
Bernardo Carvalho
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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
December 25 2007 00:10 ET by Sid Dudley
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Welcome aboard, Bernardo! Glad to hear that you are in the 757 program as well. I have only used the fleet installer 757 so far so I am no help with the payware planes, but others here with vast knowledge will be glad to help I am sure.
Sid DudleySenior Captain, DC-6
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DVA2370
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP, COMM, VFRADV
Joined on May 26 2005
Online Triple Century Club
Commuter Conquest
Six Century Club
Stage 1 Prop Triple Century Club
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Flagler Beach, FL USA
675 legs, 726.8 hours
319 legs,
311.4 hours online
179 legs,
146.1 hours ACARS
1 legs,
1.6 hours event
0 legs dispatched, 4.0
hours
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Posted onPost created on
December 25 2007 12:32 ET by Scott Clarke
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Welcome....We will begin to open up the flight academy in Jan 08... We now have a European flight instructor that will be taking you thru the course...Good Luck
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DVA3363
Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on July 20 2006
Online Quadruple Century Club
Quincentenary Club
"Follow your bliss."
Hollywood, FL USA
529 legs, 1,550.6 hours
437 legs,
1,317.2 hours online
493 legs,
1,449.8 hours ACARS
16 legs,
42.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
December 25 2007 13:28 ET by Ricardo Sosa
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Welcome to DVA!
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DVA5330
First Officer, B767-300
Joined on November 18 2007
"Fortune befriends the bold"
Western Europe
20 legs, 82.5 hours
17 legs,
72.1 hours online
19 legs,
75.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 25 2007 19:37 ET by Bernardo Carvalho
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And related to the Fuel Inbalance issue...does any one have any idea of what it could have been? It's a bit annoying i had to keep switching the x-feed valves and shutting down the right fuel pumps, so that fuel from the left side could be burned and merged with the balance in the right side!
I don't know if it was because i didn't use that option to load fuel from DVA ACARS, i just did the calculations and loaded it by myself...
Any help would be appreciated.
Regards,
Bernardo Carvalho
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DVA650
Senior Captain, B767-300
E-MAIL
Joined on June 28 2002
Online Double Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
"IRS NAV ONLY"
Lynchburg, VA USA
466 legs, 2,117.4 hours
301 legs,
1,436.8 hours online
163 legs,
781.4 hours ACARS
6 legs,
30.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
December 25 2007 20:01 ET by Chuck Gehman
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It has something to do with the frankenstein of the LDS and the POSKY model. You are using a 767 air file in a 757. I do not know if there is a workaround for it or not but I have heard of that problem as well as runaway trim amongst others from guys who have tried it.
I used the old PIC/Posky merge before on the old 767PIC but have never morphed the LDS into a 757 skin. Hopefully Level-D will get the 757 out soon so we can enjoy a high quality 757 albeit in FSX only the way it looks.
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DVA5330
First Officer, B767-300
Joined on November 18 2007
"Fortune befriends the bold"
Western Europe
20 legs, 82.5 hours
17 legs,
72.1 hours online
19 legs,
75.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 25 2007 20:14 ET by Bernardo Carvalho
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Hmmm ok now i understand!!!
Just one more thing..do we have any dispatch here at DVA...like with the route of flight...alternate...weather briefing...etc...?
Regards,
Bernardo Carvalho
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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
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Posted onPost created on
December 27 2007 01:16 ET by Mark Salter
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Hello and welcome aboard Bernardo! I'm sure you will find us as one of the best VA's out there. You can thank Luke for the wonderful ACARS system that makes us so distinguished from other VA's.
By dispatch-what exactly do you mean? I know you can input the route of flight and alternate in the ACARS system. You can also get the weather with the system as well.
Once again welcome to the family, and don't hesitate to ask questions or shoot some emails!
Mark SalterSenior Captain, CRJ-200
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DVA5330
First Officer, B767-300
Joined on November 18 2007
"Fortune befriends the bold"
Western Europe
20 legs, 82.5 hours
17 legs,
72.1 hours online
19 legs,
75.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 27 2007 06:42 ET by Bernardo Carvalho
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Something like this -> http://fspbernardocarvalho.home.sapo.pt/CLX%20773_08MAR07_KSFO%20TO%20ELLX_042801.pdf
Thats a dispatch for a CARGOLUX flight betwen KSFO and ELLX
Of course it has to be much simpler...but thats a dispatch...and you read it and analyse it even before, opening FS or ACARS or even before pre-filing a flightplan in VATSIM, at leat thats what i normally do!!!
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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
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Posted onPost created on
December 27 2007 09:59 ET by Mark Salter
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Well, we're not required to do any dispatches or pre-flight procedures like this, but it is optional. For example, some pilots may take flying really seriously and and write down all the stats, while others might consider it more of a game.
So it's pretty much up to you, but you are not obligated to to it. As long as you can fly safely sart to finish.
Mark SalterSenior Captain, CRJ-200
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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
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Posted onPost created on
December 27 2007 10:03 ET by Mark Salter
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Actually, read this, just posted this morning:
http://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0xedb0
It's still not required however...
Mark SalterSenior Captain, CRJ-200
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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
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Posted onPost created on
December 27 2007 10:05 ET by Mark Salter
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oops not posted this morning-but you get the idea... I'm not sure if this is what you were talking about Bernard.
Mark SalterSenior Captain, CRJ-200
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DVA5330
First Officer, B767-300
Joined on November 18 2007
"Fortune befriends the bold"
Western Europe
20 legs, 82.5 hours
17 legs,
72.1 hours online
19 legs,
75.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
December 27 2007 13:39 ET by Bernardo Carvalho
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Yes understood...Mark i get your point of view!
But maybe what DVA could is like gather all the pertaining links related to flight dispatch...and who wnats to brief their flights goes there!!!
If you go to NOAA you have there a section that says International Flight Folder Documentation -> http://aviationweather.gov/iffdp/
For me thats like everything you need to conduct your flight in terms of meterology safety...
Other items should be covered, like Route, Alternate, Weights breakdown, etc...
I don't know, this is just my opinion...
Regards,
Bernardo Carvalho
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