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DVA6476
Captain, B757-200
Joined on October 03 2008
South America
47 legs, 95.2 hours
24 legs,
52.1 hours online 44 legs,
90.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 08 2010 22:20 ET by Oswaldo Mendoza
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How often do staff update Flight Assigments' Request?
Recently found out about this marvelous technique to find random flights -just for the sake of realism, I do want to feel like assigned to a flight series rather than picking them up by myself.
However, as of today's list I just found a couple of long haul flights available. Aren't there short/medium flights assigments, within the range of 320/757?
I'd like to see more flight assigments!
Thanks!
Oswaldo MendozaCaptain, B757-200
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DVA8025
Captain, MD-11
Joined on November 26 2009
Online Century Club
Double Century Club
"DicAir no movie no meal no problem" Pickering, ON Canada
214 legs, 303.9 hours
127 legs,
171.2 hours online 212 legs,
301.7 hours ACARS 3 legs,
5.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 09 2010 06:55 ET by Dixon Hurst
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I just go to FIND A FLIGHT and then add anything that looks interesting to MY FLIGHT ASSIGMENTS. You can search by distance, which is cool. Just make sure you save your selections at the bottom.
Dixon HurstCaptain, MD-11
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DVA6476
Captain, B757-200
Joined on October 03 2008
South America
47 legs, 95.2 hours
24 legs,
52.1 hours online 44 legs,
90.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 09 2010 15:45 ET by Oswaldo Mendoza
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Oh well, I've done that millions of times (hehe) before! I find it cool too... it's just that searching for available Flight Assigments looks quite cooler ! Yesterday, anyways, only found flight assigments for A340's and DC8's...
I'd like to have more of them
Oswaldo MendozaCaptain, B757-200
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DVA2564
Captain, MD-88
Joined on September 09 2005
Triple Century Club
Online Triple Century Club
Knoxville, TN USA
386 legs, 832.1 hours
361 legs,
767.2 hours online 379 legs,
801.0 hours ACARS 4 legs,
8.1 hours event 0 legs dispatched, 13.6
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 09 2010 16:19 ET by Terry Kocher
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md88online.com
At the top, download a dispatch xml sheet. I just start using this. The time tables are from a couple of years ago, so make sure you check the flights with the DVA schedule, so far I haven't run into any that weren't listed.
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DVA6476
Captain, B757-200
Joined on October 03 2008
South America
47 legs, 95.2 hours
24 legs,
52.1 hours online 44 legs,
90.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 09 2010 17:04 ET by Oswaldo Mendoza
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Whoa, Terry!
I'm stunned after seeing those Virtual Dispatchers. Now that's exactly what I was looking for, man, I owe you one !
Too bad they haven't got a Virtual Dispatcher for the 320 Series. Anyways, I'm planning to use M80/737 Dispatchers to match and accurate assigment.
Thank you!
Oswaldo MendozaCaptain, B757-200
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DVA4346
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on April 19 2007
Globetrotter
50 State Club
Millennium Club
Three Million Mile Club
Online Nine Century
Delft, Zuid-Holland Netherlands
1,227 legs, 6,943.0 hours
906 legs,
5,459.3 hours online 1,187 legs,
6,710.7 hours ACARS 50 legs,
141.3 hours event 152 legs dispatched, 147.8
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 09 2010 17:14 ET by Luis Gambetta
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Oswaldo, dont forget we have dispatch here too. If a dispatcher is on ACARS he will be green on the pilots list
Luis GambettaSenior Captain, B777-200
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DVA6476
Captain, B757-200
Joined on October 03 2008
South America
47 legs, 95.2 hours
24 legs,
52.1 hours online 44 legs,
90.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 09 2010 17:47 ET by Oswaldo Mendoza
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But, Luis, is that dispatcher able to assign you a set of flights?
I thought his primary function was to set route data for you -out of a route already picked by you.
Oswaldo MendozaCaptain, B757-200
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DVA4346
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP
Joined on April 19 2007
Globetrotter
50 State Club
Millennium Club
Three Million Mile Club
Online Nine Century
Delft, Zuid-Holland Netherlands
1,227 legs, 6,943.0 hours
906 legs,
5,459.3 hours online 1,187 legs,
6,710.7 hours ACARS 50 legs,
141.3 hours event 152 legs dispatched, 147.8
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 09 2010 17:57 ET by Luis Gambetta
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Oswaldo, whatever route you want to fly(as long as its in the schedule) we plot a route for you along with fuel
Luis GambettaSenior Captain, B777-200
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DVA5973
Captain, B757-200
Joined on May 25 2008
B757 100 Club
Million Mile Club
Everett Millennium Club
Flying Colonel
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Atlanta, GA
1,513 legs, 4,690.1 hours
1,459 legs,
4,569.9 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 09 2010 19:42 ET by Joe Coughlin
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I can't get the download to work correctly with Works Spreadsheet, and it says there is an error for the 757 dispatch.
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DVA2564
Captain, MD-88
Joined on September 09 2005
Triple Century Club
Online Triple Century Club
Knoxville, TN USA
386 legs, 832.1 hours
361 legs,
767.2 hours online 379 legs,
801.0 hours ACARS 4 legs,
8.1 hours event 0 legs dispatched, 13.6
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 10 2010 02:24 ET by Terry Kocher
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Dispatch on ACARS only gathers and provides you with fuel planning, wx information, and preferred route for whatever flight you have already chosen.
The XML sheets are awesome. Just make sure you remember that the info was from the flight schedule a couple of years ago.. things definitely have changed
PS: Don't mention it Oswaldo
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DVA2564
Captain, MD-88
Joined on September 09 2005
Triple Century Club
Online Triple Century Club
Knoxville, TN USA
386 legs, 832.1 hours
361 legs,
767.2 hours online 379 legs,
801.0 hours ACARS 4 legs,
8.1 hours event 0 legs dispatched, 13.6
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 10 2010 02:26 ET by Terry Kocher
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not sure why this second post showed up
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DVA6476
Captain, B757-200
Joined on October 03 2008
South America
47 legs, 95.2 hours
24 legs,
52.1 hours online 44 legs,
90.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 10 2010 17:15 ET by Oswaldo Mendoza
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I do get the 757 Corrupted/Damaged Zip/Rar File too, Joe, so don't worry.
I guess they'll fix it eventually. Otherwise, we may try contacting them
Oswaldo MendozaCaptain, B757-200
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DVA6167
Senior Captain, B737-800
Joined on July 19 2008
Online Century Club
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
Tin Dispatcher
Millennium Club
Two Million Mile Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Madison, WI USA
1,182 legs, 4,649.7 hours
163 legs,
522.6 hours online 1,169 legs,
4,579.1 hours ACARS 2 legs,
4.0 hours event 1,225 legs, 4,810.0 hours total 343 legs dispatched, 224.0
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 10 2010 19:32 ET by Bryan Klawiter
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To expand on what Oswaldo is looking for, would this be possible. I dont know the first thing about programming, but would it be a big deal expand the find a flight feature to be able to have the system find 10 flights for you that woudl sequence with your search parameters.
For exampe: Lets say that you wanted 10 delta flights in the 767-300. The system could possibly link together 10 flights that would flow and produce them as a flight build. Then you would have the option to save those flights. The user could add more search parameters that they saw fit. It there wasnt a logical progression for ten flights, it would just come back error. I am probably talking about tons of man hours do this, but just wanted to share my thoughts.
Bryan KlawiterSenior Captain, B737-800
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DVA2564
Captain, MD-88
Joined on September 09 2005
Triple Century Club
Online Triple Century Club
Knoxville, TN USA
386 legs, 832.1 hours
361 legs,
767.2 hours online 379 legs,
801.0 hours ACARS 4 legs,
8.1 hours event 0 legs dispatched, 13.6
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 11 2010 00:04 ET by Terry Kocher
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It is definitely possible Bryan. I would like to see something of this nature tried in the future. Understandably programs like this will take a lot of time to develop and get right. Until then, the virtual dispatchers will do. For me atleast
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DVA6476
Captain, B757-200
Joined on October 03 2008
South America
47 legs, 95.2 hours
24 legs,
52.1 hours online 44 legs,
90.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
March 11 2010 19:14 ET by Oswaldo Mendoza
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That add-on would ultimately take the Find a Flight tool to the next generation!
I agree with both you, Bryan and Terry! Thanks for replying, by the way.
Terry, don't you know if these Virtual Dispatchers are available for Air France's Virtual? What about other equipments?
Thanks!
Oswaldo MendozaCaptain, B757-200
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DVA2564
Captain, MD-88
Joined on September 09 2005
Triple Century Club
Online Triple Century Club
Knoxville, TN USA
386 legs, 832.1 hours
361 legs,
767.2 hours online 379 legs,
801.0 hours ACARS 4 legs,
8.1 hours event 0 legs dispatched, 13.6
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 12 2010 05:01 ET by Terry Kocher
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Those are the only ones that I know of.
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