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

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Post by goostavos »

jehb wrote: post #119
rootusrootus wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is a textbook case of buzzkill.

Being a buzzkill doesn't make it less true, though. I'm disappointed to see the parent comment being downvoted.

It's pedantic buzz killery, which is boring and lame.

Are we going to... not fly planes any more? Drive cars? Deliver cargo? Take trips to visit family in another town/state/country?

"Hey Tim, how was the weekend?"

"Great. I drove down to Portland to see my mom after her surgery, she's doing gr--"

"You decided to spend your weekend destroying the environment?!"

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

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Post by maxerickson »

spiderice wrote: post #198
repiret wrote: post #129

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You pay a 747 pilot way more than $50/hour. https://www.aviationinterviews.com/pilot/payrates/united-par...

Seems weird.. you get payed $39/hour in your first year.. then jump all the way up to $239/hour in your second year and never really get a raise beyond that?

The link there is specifically UPS, which is union.

I guess it is probably the case that guys with a couple years experience are doing about the same work as guys with 10 years (plane smoothly and safely goes from A to B).

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

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Post by slyrus »

alexose wrote: post #140
juliand wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It took them 2 hours and 40 minutes to complete the easter egg

More cynically: Roughly 2.4 tons of fuel, equating to 16.8 tons of CO2 emissions.

Or the average annual carbon footprint for one person in the US.

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

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Post by jbandela1 »

dylan604 wrote: post #92
jbandela1 wrote: post #44

The 747 IMO is the most beautiful aircraft ever, certainly the most beautiful civilian aircraft. A couple of years ago, I made it a point on an international trip with my kids to book seats for us on the upper deck. It was really awesome, and I am sure they will look back on it as a great memory. If you are able to, before it is too late, I would encourage doing it. The most iconic seats on the most iconic civilian a…

When you have been away from them for a while and you're used to just spending time in terminals with nothing but 737s everywhere, when you come back to a terminal with a 747 at the gate, it is a bit awe inspiring to see just how big these are. Similar to the first time walking up to a 777, A380, etc. They are just huge (or the 737 is tiny).

> (or the 737 is tiny)

A 737 is roughly that length and weight of a Blue Whale (North Pacific).

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

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Post by sillysaurusx »

aendruk wrote: post #139

Screenshot: https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/QmcjrYXR934QZqBuMHioRdcZEmo... On small displays this is otherwise obstructed by a cookie popup that offers only an “accept all” button. What’s even the point of the popup then?

Thanks. It wasn't showing anything for me at all, just a bunch of icons of planes. Much appreciated.

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

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Post by stevehawk »

Baxxter wrote: post #11
vyrotek wrote: post #4

See the design here. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/map/GTI747/history/20230...

Is the dashed blue line their intended route, or what they would submit to ATC? Differs quite a bit from the actual flight.

It's usually the filed flight plan (for instrument flights)

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

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Post by stevehawk »

topher515 wrote: post #20
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

Not a flight buff, but... - Jet fuel from NYC to LAX seems to cost ~$10k.[1] - You pay a pilot $50 / hour salary. (+100% more with benefits?)[2] - Double all of that for a bunch of random things I can't think of (airport fees?) My napkin math seems to indicate this couldn't possibly cost Boeing more than $10-20k? Pretty small potatoes to such a large company. [1] https://simpleflying.com/commercial-airliner-fuel-cost…

There isn't a 747 pilot on the planet making only $50/hr

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

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Post by graphe »

protastus wrote: post #73
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…

Every complex project lives and dies by a relatively small group of true believers. From the outside, we don't know who they are, but sometimes we get a glimpse of their passion.

How true is this? In civilizations past such as the Romans you could cut off the heads like the emperor and it would be unchanged for millions. In china when the communists defeated the Manchus, some villagers were amazed these people defeated what they thought was the Ming dynasty.

Khomeini was killed, Trump isn't president anymore and Iran's military and the right haven't died. In tech, Bell Labs is 'demonopolized' yet it's parts have become stronger.

I disagree that the it dies with true believers. It decays and reforms and even gets stronger.

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

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Post by dpifke »

Fauntleroy wrote: post #34
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.

Y'all stop downvoting this, it's a legitimate complaint.

It's being downvoted because comments like these are against the guidelines[0]:

Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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