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Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight

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Re: Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight

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Post by NotYourLawyer »

addandsubtract wrote: post #37
NotYourLawyer wrote: post #29

What a shitty website. Throws up a modal dialog that says: This site uses cookies By clicking “Accept all cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. No option to decline some or all cookies. No option to keep using the website without clicking accept. I hope some European sues them and wins under GDPR.

Not sure what device you're on, but on desktop Firefox, I see a "Show Purposes" button and have the option to configure which cookies I want and don't.

Huh. I'm also on desktop Firefox (Windows), and I didn't see that button. But now 8 minutes later, I don't see the cookie popup at all.

Re: Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight

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Post by kube-system »

c7DJTLrn wrote: post #27

Are jumbo jets being retired because of fuel economy? If so, is there a chance demand for them will return if there's a spike in passenger numbers? I would've thought a larger fleet of smaller planes would be less efficient because it increases operational cost and you have more overhead weight to move around.

> if there's a spike in passenger numbers?

The number of airline passengers goes up every year except for a couple of years where there have been dips due to major world events.

Re: Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight

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Post by jaywalk »

somat wrote: post #43
ssgodderidge wrote: post #7

Any flight buffs know the estimated cost of doing something like that? I’m all for having fun, and I love that they spent the money to do it

I don't know anything about flight deliveries. But, including a set of basic flight maneuvers makes sense to me. In which case they would be maneuvering anyway and they decided to go out in style. Big salutes to them who set it up.

By the time the plane is delivered, it has already been fully flight tested.

Re: Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight

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Post by [deleted] »

tyincdyon wrote: post #49
ssgodderidge wrote: post #7

Any flight buffs know the estimated cost of doing something like that? I’m all for having fun, and I love that they spent the money to do it

Former pilot here: $3-4 million easy. FAA regulations alone require $500k per sky-number drawn by any aircraft [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKOFTEN

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Re: Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight

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Post by horsawlarway »

tyincdyon wrote: post #49
ssgodderidge wrote: post #7

Any flight buffs know the estimated cost of doing something like that? I’m all for having fun, and I love that they spent the money to do it

Former pilot here: $3-4 million easy. FAA regulations alone require $500k per sky-number drawn by any aircraft [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKOFTEN

You might have the wrong link there.

Re: Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight

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Post by SQueeeeeL »

supernova87a wrote: post #46

I find it just really endearing that at companies, regardless of how many other issues they have or the dysfunctions and bland corporate culture, there are people who keep the pride of purpose and "olden days / traditions" in their memory and do things like this. Or are able to call on institutional memory of something bygone, that reappears once in a while. (whether it's a big gesture like this or small cultural day…

> You wonder how pockets of this survive when top management comes and goes, who sometimes only know the company as just some logo or another corporation to be managed

This makes me so sad, all of our traditions which make companies unique will actually be eroded away by market forces. No wonder no one stays at a workplace anymore.

Re: Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight

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Post by beckingz »

tyincdyon wrote: post #49
ssgodderidge wrote: post #7

Any flight buffs know the estimated cost of doing something like that? I’m all for having fun, and I love that they spent the money to do it

Former pilot here: $3-4 million easy. FAA regulations alone require $500k per sky-number drawn by any aircraft [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKOFTEN

Citation needed?

Your link is for an old covert drug research program?

Re: Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight

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Post by jaywalk »

jdiez17 wrote: post #41
Philip-J-Fry wrote: post #28

So, how does this work? Do you plot this via the Auto Pilot? Like, inserting a list of waypoints?

Some of the turns are way too tight to be done by the autopilot. But it looks very regular, so I would suspect some custom control system was used. Would also be interested to know how they did this!

> Some of the turns are way too tight to be done by the autopilot.

Not sure what you're looking at, but this is absolutely incorrect.

> I would suspect some custom control system was used.

Not a chance in hell.

Re: Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight

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Post by someweirdperson »

NotYourLawyer wrote: post #29

What a shitty website. Throws up a modal dialog that says: This site uses cookies By clicking “Accept all cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. No option to decline some or all cookies. No option to keep using the website without clicking accept. I hope some European sues them and wins under GDPR.

Seems fair. Why should they treat their (voluntary) web-visitors any better than the owners/pilots of the aircraft they collect data from without any form of consent?
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