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DVA5396
Captain, B737-800
E-MAIL
Joined on January 01 2008
"If it aint Boeing, I aint going!"
Northeastern United States
23 legs, 38.2 hours
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Posted onPost created on
January 12 2008 00:13 ET by Nicholas Birbilis
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Hi everyone. I have 4 flights ;logged and am a F/O in the MD-88 program. I understand I need 10 to be promoted. Once I acheive 10, how do I get promoted?? I believe there are tests or something?
Any feedback is greatly appreciated!!
*My profile says 8 legs b/c I have 4 in the MD-80 and 4 in the 737-800
Nicholas BirbilisCaptain, B737-800
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DVA3535
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP
Joined on September 10 2006
US Coastal Club
Million Mile Club
Flying Colonel
Safari Club
50 State Club
Online Fifteen Century
Northeastern United States
1,959 legs, 3,746.6 hours
1,560 legs,
2,931.2 hours online
1,946 legs,
3,720.6 hours ACARS
7 legs,
12.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
January 12 2008 01:04 ET by Clarke Duarte
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Nicholas,
Don't worry so much about promotions, enjoy yourself. Someone will always be aware of what you are doing and recognize it. You have a Chief Pilot and Asst Chief Pilot who pay attention to what you are doing. Learn and practice and all will come to you. When you get a chance, read the promotion manual in the document library.
Take care, Clarke 
Clarke DuarteSenior Captain, B737-800
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DVA4290
Senior Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on April 04 2007
50 State Club
Online Triple Century Club
Quincentenary Club
"Lightning coming out of that one"
Houston, TX USA
502 legs, 829.4 hours
340 legs,
575.5 hours online
421 legs,
683.7 hours ACARS
41 legs,
81.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
January 12 2008 04:38 ET by Andrew Lynn
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In shot, the answer is in the promotions manual.
To aswer your question directly, once you have reached 10 legs, you can go to the testing center and the Captain's exam will be available. Take it, pass, and now your a captain.
Andrew LynnSenior Captain, CRJ-200
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DVA5396
Captain, B737-800
E-MAIL
Joined on January 01 2008
"If it aint Boeing, I aint going!"
Northeastern United States
23 legs, 38.2 hours
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Posted onPost created on
January 12 2008 09:41 ET by Nicholas Birbilis
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Is there an ACARS/Online thing, or just a written test?
Nicholas BirbilisCaptain, B737-800
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DVA3280
Senior Captain, B757-200
COMM
E-MAIL
Joined on June 28 2006
Online Six Century Club
Events Double Century Club
Million Mile Club
Millennium Club
50 State Club
Safari Club
Tin Dispatcher
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Keep Climbing!"
Coral Gables, FL
1,235 legs, 3,325.6 hours
1,200 legs,
3,254.3 hours online
1,144 legs,
3,053.6 hours ACARS
259 legs,
682.3 hours event
211 legs dispatched, 126.8
hours
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Posted onPost created on
January 12 2008 11:20 ET by Robby Chiste
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There is a written MD88 Captains test, PLEASE read the manual, that is what it is for.
Robby ChisteSenior Captain, B757-200
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DVA5225
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on November 20 2007
"Nothing said I had to crash"
Florence, CO USA
99 legs, 199.9 hours
16 legs,
43.6 hours online
7 legs,
12.1 hours ACARS
3 legs,
7.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
January 13 2008 00:22 ET by Danny Wood
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Well yea you take the test and you are a capten. When you are qualified to for the next rank you have to take acars chek ride flight.
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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
January 15 2008 01:05 ET by Mark Salter
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Once you achieve 10 flights, you can take the captain's exam in the testing center-located in the pilot center. If you pass, then you will have to wait for just a few days until a staff member apporves the transfer.
It is covered in the Promotions Manual:
http://www.deltava.org/library/Promotion%20Guide.pdf
I hope you get to where you want to be!
Mark SalterSenior Captain, CRJ-200
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DVA1427
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on December 14 2003
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Tri-Jet Triumph
Globetrotter
Moose Club
US Capital Club
Everett 250 Club
Quincentenary Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
"Livin' in the Dog Pound!"
Kannapolis, NC
558 legs, 1,984.3 hours
250 legs,
611.8 hours online
384 legs,
1,530.5 hours ACARS
38 legs,
82.7 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
January 15 2008 11:27 ET by Lewis Gregory
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Mark covered it. Once you get your 10 flights in, you take and pass the written Captain's exam, and then a member of that program's staff will promote you. The test is graded automatically, but the promotion requires manual intervention, so please be patient. And, remember that the 10 flights must be in your program's aircraft--in your case, 10 MD-88 flights, starting when you joined the program.
Lewis GregorySenior Captain, MD-11
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