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DVA10843
Captain, B737-800
Joined on June 27 2012
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Midwestern United States
14 legs, 25.0 hours
13 legs,
23.6 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
June 29 2012 14:33 ET by Matthew Chubb
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Hey I just got hired yesterday. I flew my first flight from KSTL to KATL today with FSX. I reported it manually since I did not know I needed ACARS. Can anyone just basically tell me how to use ACARS for the next time I fly?
Matthew ChubbCaptain, B737-800
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DVA8534
Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on April 20 2010
50 State Club
Century Club
Minneapolis, MN USA
104 legs, 171.7 hours
6 legs,
8.8 hours online
104 legs,
171.7 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
June 29 2012 14:49 ET by Matt Henning
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Welcome to DVA! You can download ACARS v2.2 from the fleet library.
There's a somewhat dated but still useful manual here. http://www.deltava.org/library/DVA%20ACARS.pdf
Since you don't have a DVA ID yet, the first time you login you'll need to use the temporary ID in your pilot center, then acars will assign you your permanent ID.
Matt HenningCaptain, MD-11
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DVA10728
Chief Pilot, B757-200
OLP
Joined on May 10 2012
50 State Club
B757 100 Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Million Mile Club
White Knuckles Club
Everett 500 Club
Millennium Club
Online Seven Century Club
"Carpe Momentum"
Colorado Springs, CO
1,033 legs, 3,848.7 hours
700 legs,
2,421.2 hours online
999 legs,
3,686.8 hours ACARS
12 legs,
22.8 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
June 29 2012 18:00 ET by Gregory Bogosian
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Once you get ACARS installed and up (start it after you start FSX) just fill in the blanks.
Departure airport - SID
Arrival Airport - STAR
Alternate airport
Route
Remarks
Cruise Alt / offline (or VATSIM/IVAO)
and then hit start flight, set up your fuel, and get in the air.
There is an ACARS information manual in the library that is pretty thorough and will help alot.
Welcome Aboard, Glad to have ya!
Greg Bogosian
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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
June 29 2012 18:06 ET by Kevin Cornish
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Also, the dispatch and fuel planner features are purely optional. You don't have to use them. But they are a nice feature.
Kevin CornishCaptain, B737-800
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DVA10670
Captain, B737-800
Joined on April 14 2012
B737 50 Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Toowoomba, Queensland Australia
84 legs, 202.7 hours
77 legs,
190.6 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
June 30 2012 05:49 ET by Christian Bonenfant
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Welcome aboard, Matt Heaps of info in the library and lots of help in the water cooler, enjoy! Cheers
Christian BonenfantCaptain, B737-800
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DVA10698
Chief Pilot, B717-200
OLP, 737-ATP
DISPATCHER
Joined on April 25 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett Millennium Club
Events Century Club
Flying Colonel
Online Fifteen Century
"Life is simple, eat, sleep, fly, sim....."
Miami, FL
1,682 legs, 2,309.2 hours
1,621 legs,
2,204.2 hours online
1,682 legs,
2,309.2 hours ACARS
104 legs,
165.6 hours event
75 legs dispatched, 191.3
hours
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Posted onPost created on
June 30 2012 09:49 ET by Jay Marin
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Welcome Matt. Have fun!
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DVA10844
Captain, A320
Joined on June 27 2012
Eastern Europe
24 legs, 25.0 hours
24 legs,
25.0 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
July 03 2012 03:26 ET by Angel Shukalov
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkqKZ79mFJQ
This will give you a brief idea of what is going on. Cheers
Angel ShukalovCaptain, A320
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DVA10746
Captain, B757-200
Joined on May 12 2012
St John Antigua and Barbuda
56 legs, 157.6 hours
14 legs,
64.0 hours online
54 legs,
155.6 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
July 10 2012 19:08 ET by Shekor Tobitt
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just enter all the data in acars and when you start fsx, set parking brake then go back to acars and start the flight. Upon landing taxi to gate and set parking brake then end the flight in acars
Shekor TobittCaptain, B757-200
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