Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - The 727 program ROCKS!

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | The 727 program ROCKS!

DVA5270
Senior Captain, B737-800

Joined on September 27 2007
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Nine Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

"p=np"
Charleston, SC USA

977 legs, 1,725.8 hours
578 legs, 894.1 hours online
931 legs, 1,647.1 hours ACARS
43 legs, 67.0 hours event

Posted onPost created on March 24 2008 21:23 ET by Don Thomas

I am an old school simmer 727/707/MD80/DC10/DC9. I am also a payware junkie, Dreamfleet/Capt Sim/CLS/PMDG.... all I fly, typically, are payware aircraft. I am also a a short flight guy, I just don't have the time for the 5 hour marathon trans-connies.

I have the best of both worlds in the 727 program.............short flights and great repaints

The point of the post is this........ if you like to fly....I mean FLY, VOR to VOR, visual approaches, careful flight planning, and performance charts........and short flight into great airports...and a classic plane.

Take that 727 check ride and pass that test. I really do not think you will find me anwhere else for awhile except in the cockpit of a 727.

Don Thomas

Senior Captain, B737-800

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 March 24 2008 23:16 ET by George Lewis

Yeah, gotta love the 727 cool

Hand flying and old school navigation - only way to go smile

DVA4522
Captain, B747-400

Joined on June 02 2007
Triple Century Club

"Too much fuel is for sissies"
Middle East

322 legs, 577.6 hours
42 legs, 71.0 hours online
274 legs, 467.1 hours ACARS
1 legs, 2.5 hours event

Posted onPost created on March 25 2008 00:09 ET by Fathi Qaisi

Yes . I agree too ,
hand flying is the real fun of FS . nothing like threading your way between navigation points in the soup, no GPS , no FMC , no peeking at the map, and finding your self emerge 500 feet AGL with the runway lights dead straight ahead . what a rush. Doing that for real in the old days of the real northern Freight dogs must have been the ultimate satisfaction .

Fathi Qaisi (DVA4522)

DVA3768
Senior Captain, B727-200
OLP, COMM

Joined on December 02 2006
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
Quatercentenary Club
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

"Never trade luck for skill."
Pelham, NY USA

422 legs, 602.6 hours
310 legs, 445.5 hours online
379 legs, 541.7 hours ACARS
29 legs, 59.0 hours event

Posted onPost created on March 25 2008 01:58 ET by Gideon Sober

The 727 Program is all about Situational Awareness. wink

Gideon Sober

Senior Captain, B727-200

DVA5001
Senior Captain, MD-88
OLP, 737-ATP

Joined on September 16 2007
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Million Mile Club
Globetrotter
Online Century Club
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White Knuckles Club
US Capital Club
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DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

Lake Dallas, TX USA

1,791 legs, 4,744.0 hours
131 legs, 236.5 hours online
1,728 legs, 4,603.4 hours ACARS
19 legs, 36.8 hours event

Posted onPost created on March 25 2008 05:29 ET by Art Forsha

Hey Don,
I'm guessing pretty soon your signature is gonna show "FO" then "Capt 727." Welcome to the best ship in the fleet...period.

I love it when another pilot's eyes are opened to the fun of less automation, a fist full of throttles and old school navigation.

Art Forsha

Senior Captain, MD-88

Posted onPost created on March 25 2008 07:49 ET by Don Thomas

"Let's not go pickin' our peaches before they're good and fuzzed up." It is just real nice to have the option to log flights in so many great aircraft. I guess the point of my post was more to let other pilots know that.

Don Thomas

Senior Captain, B737-800

DVA5608
Captain, B737-800

Joined on February 26 2008
Century Club

Vail, CO USA

102 legs, 262.0 hours
99 legs, 256.9 hours online
98 legs, 250.3 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on March 25 2008 12:56 ET by Mark McCoy

I couldn't agree more.. I'll be shooting for my Captaincy today if I have the time. The 727 is my pride and joy, baby. Has it all -- round dials, loud engines, a crew of three and extra-pretty flight attendants.

Posted onPost created on March 25 2008 22:27 ET by Art Forsha

Don't get me wrong Don. I couldn't agree more. Heck, one look at my logbook willl show a pretty good assortment of aircraft. I love the variety too. But I always come back to the 727. There's just nothing out there that beats it. In my not-so-humble opinion anyway. smile

Art Forsha

Senior Captain, MD-88

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