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DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV E-MAIL
Joined on January 30 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tri-Jet Triumph
US Coastal Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Mountaineer Club
Toulouse 250 Club
Online Eight Century
Charlotte, NC
1,252 legs, 1,761.1 hours
814 legs,
1,022.2 hours online 1,234 legs,
1,739.1 hours ACARS 31 legs,
49.6 hours event 3 legs dispatched, 2.5
hours
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April 01 2015 13:34 ET by Andrew Vane
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Pan Am flew Boeing 707's across the Pacific prior and up to 1969 which leap-frogged passengers and supplies to Southeast Asia. All this changed but was an important part of the Pan Am's rich post-WW2 history. The addition of this flight was prompted by Jason Boche and Jim Daigneau and brings Wake Island airport into the list of new destinations.
Schedule Database: PAH
Flight Numbers: 1210-1211
Route: There is already a 707 flight from SFO to PHNL. This new route: PHNL-PWAK-PGUM-VVTS
Length: Varies from 1305 to 2255 nautical miles
On a side note, I also recently added some historical flights via Atlanta to some lesser known sandhill destinations in North Carolina, namely Kinston (KISO) and Pitt-Greenville NC (KPGV). As a potential future maintenance airport for FEDEX, Kinston (Transpark) saw some past commercial activity and expanded its runway 11,500 ft. PGV's longest runway tops at 6500 feet at 26 feet elevation and is home to East Carolina University, a college of 25,000 students. Delta has long since gone but these destinations live on at DVA!!!!!
Enjoy these new destinations and routes...
Andrew VaneSenior Captain, A320
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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 Fifteen-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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April 01 2015 14:41 ET by Scott Clarke
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Drew: thanks for Kinston and Greenville added...my ole roots from ECC and flying in and out in the 80's-2005
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DVA12265
Captain, DC-6
OLP
Joined on July 10 2014
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA One-Year Anniversary
Pacific Rim Club
Millennium Club
Online Millennium Club
DVA Fleet Master
Everett 500 Club
Two Million Mile Club
Moose Club
".....I make deep rolling thunder!" Herndon, VA
1,497 legs, 5,052.6 hours
1,379 legs,
4,756.6 hours online 1,482 legs,
5,002.5 hours ACARS 54 legs,
183.2 hours event
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April 01 2015 16:42 ET by Daniel Chappell
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Thank you, Andrew! I started to make a f/p for this 3 pacific westbound legs.
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DVA5643
Senior Captain, DC-6
Joined on February 08 2008
Piston Prop Professional
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
Globetrotter
US Mountaineer Club
Flying Colonel
Everett 500 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"I'd rather be lucky than good" Hampton, GA USA
1,833 legs, 2,791.3 hours
5 legs,
3.8 hours online 1,826 legs,
2,781.3 hours ACARS
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April 01 2015 22:34 ET by Jim Daigneau
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Thanks Drew! As some point I will tackle the PAC routes with my trusty 377.
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DVA10641
Chief Pilot, B767-300
OLP
Joined on March 29 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Million Mile Club
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
Events Quadruple Century
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Online Fifteen Century
Everett 1500 Club
Rosemount, MN USA
1,925 legs, 4,312.3 hours
1,803 legs,
3,785.3 hours online 1,905 legs,
4,278.5 hours ACARS 614 legs,
1,216.8 hours event 18 legs dispatched, 157.2
hours
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April 02 2015 18:32 ET by Jason Boche
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Excellent - thanks so much for this!
Jas
Jason BocheChief Pilot, B767-300
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DVA10363
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on December 04 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
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B757 100 Club
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Online Fifteen Century
Harrison, TN
12,245 legs, 49,961.8 hours
1,631 legs,
5,476.0 hours online 12,053 legs,
49,241.0 hours ACARS 15 legs,
33.9 hours event
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April 02 2015 20:25 ET by James Stone
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Cannot get ACARS to load PWAK....Flew PHNL-PGUM trying to fly PGUM - PWAK.
James StoneSenior Captain, MD-11
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DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV E-MAIL
Joined on January 30 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tri-Jet Triumph
US Coastal Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Mountaineer Club
Toulouse 250 Club
Online Eight Century
Charlotte, NC
1,252 legs, 1,761.1 hours
814 legs,
1,022.2 hours online 1,234 legs,
1,739.1 hours ACARS 31 legs,
49.6 hours event 3 legs dispatched, 2.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
April 02 2015 22:50 ET by Andrew Vane
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try typing .update in the ACARS chat box. It should load the latest info.
Andrew VaneSenior Captain, A320
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DVA9117
Captain, B737-800
Joined on October 13 2010
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett 250 Club
Commuter Conquest
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
Nine Century Club
New Bern, NC
919 legs, 2,439.3 hours
919 legs,
2,439.3 hours ACARS
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April 08 2015 21:58 ET by Jim Atkins
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I flew a Delta 737 out of KISO once. It's my neck of the woods (EWN).
Jim AtkinsCaptain, B737-800
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DVA11445
Senior Captain, B727-200
Joined on April 12 2013
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
Long Beach 500 Club
US Coastal Club
Flying Colonel
US Mountaineer Club
Online Fifteen Century
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
"Amici e vini sono meglio vecchi..." West Monroe, LA
1,808 legs, 2,793.5 hours
1,716 legs,
2,499.9 hours online 1,755 legs,
2,711.3 hours ACARS 1 legs dispatched, 1.9
hours
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April 08 2015 23:01 ET by Ronnie Jacola
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Thanks so much for adding these flights!
Ronnie JacolaSenior Captain, B727-200
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DVA9707
Captain, DC-6
OLP
Joined on April 19 2011
50 State Club
Piston Prop Professional
Online Double Century Club
US Mountaineer Club
Everett 250 Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
US Coastal Club
Quincentenary Club
"They can't retire Gramps Payne at age 80!!!...." Leonardtown, MD USA
585 legs, 891.6 hours
256 legs,
415.2 hours online 580 legs,
878.6 hours ACARS 16 legs,
32.7 hours event
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April 11 2015 23:30 ET by Michael Payne
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Thanks for adding these flights, Andrew. Time to roll the CS B707-320 out of my hangar again - complete with Pan Am livery. Now, if I can only find a good FE (Flight Engineer) for proper fuel management.....
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DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV E-MAIL
Joined on January 30 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tri-Jet Triumph
US Coastal Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Mountaineer Club
Toulouse 250 Club
Online Eight Century
Charlotte, NC
1,252 legs, 1,761.1 hours
814 legs,
1,022.2 hours online 1,234 legs,
1,739.1 hours ACARS 31 legs,
49.6 hours event 3 legs dispatched, 2.5
hours
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April 12 2015 07:50 ET by Andrew Vane
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You're welcome!
For fuel management, you might try some test flights to determine burn rate at cruise altitudes similar to what we have in the manuals. I take it too far with my fuel planning. I did this with my B727 and B737 payware and now have it where I'm within 1000 lbs of where I think I should be when I land.
I looked at one of your flights :http://www.deltava.org/pirep.do?id=0x10911c. Looks like you had about 3300 PPH/Hour for that flight from takeoff to landing. A good value and somewhat realistic for the JT4 engines I think. The JT8D's in the DC9-50 and 727s burn about 3000-3100pph/Eng. The 707 is heavier with older engines so you're probably pretty close with that number. FL370 sounds really high for a cruising speed for that older aircraft but I'm surely not an expert.
You could even develop a table similar to what's in the manuals based on altitudes backing out headwind. Enjoy the historical flights!
Andrew VaneSenior Captain, A320
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DVA2307
Captain, DC-6
Joined on April 28 2005
Quad-Jet Quartermaster
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Black Pearl Club
Online Triple Century Club
Six Century Club
Everett 250 Club
"Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast..." Bigelow, AR
637 legs, 1,424.0 hours
363 legs,
546.1 hours online 363 legs,
979.2 hours ACARS 4 legs,
5.7 hours event
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April 17 2015 00:47 ET by James Rice
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The Pan Am route to Wake Island was first serviced by a......
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DVA9707
Captain, DC-6
OLP
Joined on April 19 2011
50 State Club
Piston Prop Professional
Online Double Century Club
US Mountaineer Club
Everett 250 Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
US Coastal Club
Quincentenary Club
"They can't retire Gramps Payne at age 80!!!...." Leonardtown, MD USA
585 legs, 891.6 hours
256 legs,
415.2 hours online 580 legs,
878.6 hours ACARS 16 legs,
32.7 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
April 17 2015 10:07 ET by Michael Payne
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Andrew Vane wrote:
You're welcome!
For fuel management, you might try some test flights to determine burn rate at cruise altitudes similar to what we have in the manuals. I take it too far with my fuel planning. I did this with my B727 and B737 payware and now have it where I'm within 1000 lbs of where I think I should be when I land.
I looked at one of your flights :http://www.deltava.org/pirep.do?id=0x10911c. Looks like you had about 3300 PPH/Hour for that flight from takeoff to landing. A good value and somewhat realistic for the JT4 engines I think. The JT8D's in the DC9-50 and 727s burn about 3000-3100pph/Eng. The 707 is heavier with older engines so you're probably pretty close with that number. FL370 sounds really high for a cruising speed for that older aircraft but I'm surely not an expert.
You could even develop a table similar to what's in the manuals based on altitudes backing out headwind. Enjoy the historical flights!
Andrew - thanks so much for the fuel management advice. For my small number of B707-320 flights, I have simply used the ACARS fuel tool to determine how much fuel to load up. It seems to work fairly well for short flights, but it may not be so good for long hauls.
As part of fuel management on the CS B707, I have also found that the configuration of the crossover valves/fuel pumps is critical, including their manipulation enroute as fuel burn-off occurs. On my 2nd flight I lost two engines at FL350 due to improper crossover selection (got them restarted after frantic valve combination changes). CS provides a chart in their ops document for valve configuration, but I have found that it is not quite correct. I think I'll start training my granddaughter to be my FE!
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DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV E-MAIL
Joined on January 30 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tri-Jet Triumph
US Coastal Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Mountaineer Club
Toulouse 250 Club
Online Eight Century
Charlotte, NC
1,252 legs, 1,761.1 hours
814 legs,
1,022.2 hours online 1,234 legs,
1,739.1 hours ACARS 31 legs,
49.6 hours event 3 legs dispatched, 2.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
April 17 2015 10:36 ET by Andrew Vane
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Ha ha I had the happen in the 727 once. Since the center tank holds more, on longer flights, you need to switch the valve. Now I proactively bleed from the center tank until they're all equal and then switch to the tank-engine configuration for the remainder of the flight.
Andrew VaneSenior Captain, A320
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DVA5643
Senior Captain, DC-6
Joined on February 08 2008
Piston Prop Professional
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
Globetrotter
US Mountaineer Club
Flying Colonel
Everett 500 Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"I'd rather be lucky than good" Hampton, GA USA
1,833 legs, 2,791.3 hours
5 legs,
3.8 hours online 1,826 legs,
2,781.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
April 17 2015 22:09 ET by Jim Daigneau
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It's a task equally as challenging in the A2A B377. However, with the COTS virtual crew, you can have the engineer manage many of the systems, including fuel, for you. Absolutely fun!
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