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Lack of Flights in/out of DOV (Dover AFB)
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:04 pm
by radarb8
Anyone else notice there are no flights for the whole month out of Dover..
Or was I just too late to get one?
My last month's bid flights leave me in Dover on the 27th and I genrally like to continue where I leave off, but next month I can't find a single flight out of Dover, for the whole month.
Has Dover become real popular by the VA members or are there just fewer flights in/out to chose from in real life?..
The schedule shows 9 departures every week.
No Dover departures are available on the bid list (the one that I get to see.)
How can I get out of Dover and back into a contiguous set of flights..?
Re: Lack of Flights in/out of DOV (Dover AFB)
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:59 pm
by 1691
Based on the fact that our VA schedule mirrors the real world schedule of both Polar and Atlas as close as possible, I'd venture to guess that there probably isnt many flights in or out of there this month.
Re: Lack of Flights in/out of DOV (Dover AFB)
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:46 pm
by nwadc10
Don't forget that you can view the entire contents of the polar flight database by going to Flight Ops->Polar->View Schedule. Here is the link directly to DOV:
http://www.globecargova.org/Polar/view_ ... ?depart=88. There are still several flights out of DOV, looks like they've been tagged by others.
Re: Lack of Flights in/out of DOV (Dover AFB)
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:56 am
by PKlijnstra
Hi Thomas,
you can also take an open board flight out of Dover, I saw at least three flights out of Dover. From there out you go further with your bid flights
Re: Lack of Flights in/out of DOV (Dover AFB)
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:13 pm
by mlegein
There is only one flight out of DOV on the entire schedule next month, and I couldn't find any flight going into DOV. It looks like WRI is being used a lot instead.
Because this single flight does not appear repeatedly, it was treated as a one off and not included in the regular schedule.
If you really want it, you can ask Bryan Jones to create a charter flight. Here are the details:
5Y8061 DOV-JFK 0645-0805
This flight is shown on October 1 and does not appear again. I suspect it may be a repositioning flight.
Re: Lack of Flights in/out of DOV (Dover AFB)
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:17 pm
by PKlijnstra
radarb8 wrote:
How can I get out of Dover and back into a contiguous set of flights..?
Get a flight here:
http://www.globecargova.org/Polar/pilot_open_board.php and then go further from there.
There are three flights on the open board availible.
Re: Lack of Flights in/out of DOV (Dover AFB)
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:41 pm
by radarb8
mlegein wrote:There is only one flight out of DOV on the entire schedule next month, and I couldn't find any flight going into DOV. It looks like WRI is being used a lot instead.
Because this single flight does not appear repeatedly, it was treated as a one off and not included in the regular schedule.
If you really want it, you can ask Bryan Jones to create a charter flight. Here are the details:
5Y8061 DOV-JFK 0645-0805
This flight is shown on October 1 and does not appear again. I suspect it may be a repositioning flight.
I'll take it!
Thursday Oct 1 GTI8061 DOV-JFK 0645-0805 This will fit perfectly with the flights I've already bid for Oct.. (Starting the second week out of JFK)
Thanks to all for the links and suggestions, this flight was all that is needed to get me out of Dover on Oct 1st and back into the system.
Those other options would need to be flown within 48 hrs or so, I needed the First week in Oct. covered DOV to JFK...
Otherwise I would had to "drive a car" or something to JFK
Re: Lack of Flights in/out of DOV (Dover AFB)
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:54 pm
by mlegein
You still need to get in touch with Bryan Jones and request that he create that flight in the Atlas charters (if you haven't done so already).