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DC-9 isn't historical? It's weird Sirs |
DVA10030
Captain, B727-200
OLP
Joined on August 04 2011
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club
Triple Century Club
"Inertial Navigation System Fan " Milano, Lombardia Italia
323 legs, 812.4 hours
229 legs,
553.7 hours online 308 legs,
767.2 hours ACARS 27 legs,
52.7 hours event 1,410 legs, 2,961.0 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
February 17 2012 19:54 ET by Luca Di Biase
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Good evening DVA Bosses,
what's about to insert that gorgeous plane into the historical program reminder in the log book?
I mean the mark " flight flown as a part of the Delta historical program" ecc.
Regards
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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
February 17 2012 20:11 ET by Sid Dudley
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Historic is based on the schedule, not the aircraft.
Sid DudleySenior Captain, DC-6
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DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club
"Col. Panic" Marietta, GA
2,240 legs, 8,963.0 hours
240 legs,
553.9 hours online 1,898 legs,
7,756.1 hours ACARS 75 legs,
196.3 hours event 2,276 legs, 9,097.9 hours total 91 legs dispatched, 66.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 17 2012 20:21 ET by Luke Kolin
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The other thing preventing this is that the DC-9 is still in operation, although it might make sense to apply this to the Series 10 and Series 30 models.
Cheers!
Luke KolinSenior Captain, MD-11
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DVA10030
Captain, B727-200
OLP
Joined on August 04 2011
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club
Triple Century Club
"Inertial Navigation System Fan " Milano, Lombardia Italia
323 legs, 812.4 hours
229 legs,
553.7 hours online 308 legs,
767.2 hours ACARS 27 legs,
52.7 hours event 1,410 legs, 2,961.0 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
February 17 2012 21:02 ET by Luca Di Biase
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well Luke, i don't think that a such old stuff like dc-9 is still operating. I wonder who can be able to fly it nowadays
Regards
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DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM
Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club
"pitchpowertrim.com" Anderson, MO
619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs,
503.1 hours online 580 legs,
1,026.5 hours ACARS 89 legs,
191.0 hours event 236 legs dispatched, 110.1
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 17 2012 21:13 ET by Michael Brown
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Luca Di Biase wrote:well Luke, i don't think that a such old stuff like dc-9 is still operating. I wonder who can be able to fly it nowadays
Regards
Lots of DC-9's all over The Douglas DC-3 Was first designed & built around 1935 and it too still flys today!
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DVA5642
Captain, B767-300
Joined on March 03 2008
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Everett Century Club
Double Century Club
Online Double Century Club
"All I do is push buttons" Western United States
245 legs, 515.3 hours
225 legs,
456.6 hours online 221 legs,
477.6 hours ACARS 13 legs,
28.8 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 17 2012 21:14 ET by Justin Cerezo
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Luca, RW Delta Air Lines is still operating their DC-9-50s that they've aqcuired from the Northwest Airlines merger.
Justin CerezoCaptain, B767-300
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DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club
"Col. Panic" Marietta, GA
2,240 legs, 8,963.0 hours
240 legs,
553.9 hours online 1,898 legs,
7,756.1 hours ACARS 75 legs,
196.3 hours event 2,276 legs, 9,097.9 hours total 91 legs dispatched, 66.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 17 2012 22:08 ET by Luke Kolin
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Luca Di Biase wrote:
well Luke, i don't think that a such old stuff like dc-9 is still operating.
I flew on one in real life PNS-ATL in September of 2011.
Cheers!
Luke KolinSenior Captain, MD-11
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DVA10030
Captain, B727-200
OLP
Joined on August 04 2011
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club
Triple Century Club
"Inertial Navigation System Fan " Milano, Lombardia Italia
323 legs, 812.4 hours
229 legs,
553.7 hours online 308 legs,
767.2 hours ACARS 27 legs,
52.7 hours event 1,410 legs, 2,961.0 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
February 17 2012 22:46 ET by Luca Di Biase
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incredible Luke, incredible.
Well, in Europe we have only young birds, we are so far away
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DVA3952
Captain, MD-88
Joined on September 07 2006
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
"Airbus, Mcdonnell Douglas" Chicago, IL USA
85 legs, 161.3 hours
51 legs,
106.0 hours online 77 legs,
141.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 17 2012 23:07 ET by Alex Jevdic
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With proper maintenance these birds can fly well past their intended retirement age, many cargo airlines still fly the DC-8's albiet with newer engines. Sometimes it makes sense to have older birds if they are still turning a profit since they are paid off (and cargo is a very lucrative side of flying).
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DVA10030
Captain, B727-200
OLP
Joined on August 04 2011
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club
Triple Century Club
"Inertial Navigation System Fan " Milano, Lombardia Italia
323 legs, 812.4 hours
229 legs,
553.7 hours online 308 legs,
767.2 hours ACARS 27 legs,
52.7 hours event 1,410 legs, 2,961.0 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
February 18 2012 00:55 ET by Luca Di Biase
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I completely agree, onece i stepped in dc9, IT was equipped with the ins nav, never seen before, but it was a retired plane.
Men, inside the cockpit it's really a mess, full of knobs and analogic stuffs!!!
However,also the 727 still flies nowadays, but it's in the historical program, so i wish to see the glorious dc9 marked as an historical plane too....but it's only a wish.
Regards.
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DVA1038
Captain, B737-800
E-MAIL
Joined on January 12 2003
Century Club
"Celer, Silens, Mortalis" Summerville, SC USA
169 legs, 1,008.2 hours
56 legs,
288.5 hours online 25 legs,
221.2 hours ACARS 1 legs,
5.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 18 2012 08:37 ET by Kevin Cornish
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Luca, the DC-9 will (probably) be marked historical once its retired by RW Delta.
Kevin CornishCaptain, B737-800
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DVA10030
Captain, B727-200
OLP
Joined on August 04 2011
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club
Triple Century Club
"Inertial Navigation System Fan " Milano, Lombardia Italia
323 legs, 812.4 hours
229 legs,
553.7 hours online 308 legs,
767.2 hours ACARS 27 legs,
52.7 hours event 1,410 legs, 2,961.0 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
February 18 2012 08:41 ET by Luca Di Biase
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well Kevin, i'll look forward for that so
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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
February 18 2012 08:42 ET by Sid Dudley
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I stand corrected, I was certain that it was based only on the historic schedule until double checking my log book.
Sid DudleySenior Captain, DC-6
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DVA10030
Captain, B727-200
OLP
Joined on August 04 2011
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club
Triple Century Club
"Inertial Navigation System Fan " Milano, Lombardia Italia
323 legs, 812.4 hours
229 legs,
553.7 hours online 308 legs,
767.2 hours ACARS 27 legs,
52.7 hours event 1,410 legs, 2,961.0 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
February 18 2012 09:35 ET by Luca Di Biase
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it can happens Mr. Sid !
Have a nice weekend
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DVA8452
Captain, A320
OLP
Joined on March 28 2010
50 State Club
Event Half Century Club
Online Fifteen Century
Bi-Millennium Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
B757 100 Club
Three Million Mile Club
Toulouse Millennium Club
"Cabin crew, please take your seats for takeoff." Novi, MI
2,855 legs, 8,631.5 hours
1,587 legs,
4,012.0 hours online 2,779 legs,
8,384.3 hours ACARS 65 legs,
189.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 18 2012 15:49 ET by Justin Lawrence
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http://flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/DC95
Justin LawrenceCaptain, A320
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DVA2301
Captain, B777-200
COMM
Joined on April 25 2005
Everett Century Club
Double Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Baltimore, MD USA
264 legs, 820.6 hours
90 legs,
221.0 hours online 234 legs,
757.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 19 2012 11:28 ET by Andrew Logan
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Delta still uses and abuses the DC-9-50 model. Rumor around Delta right now is that they are looking at ways to keep them flying until the end of 2013. Since they are all supposed to be retired this year. So we shall see. Like everyone above said, it's hard to put a current aircraft in the historic category.
Andrew LoganCaptain, B777-200
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