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by JumpCrisscross
664 days ago
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> the operations team apparently doesn't understand how their flight tracker works The operations team didn't have a flight tracker. The Flight Explorer website is a free consumer tool [1]. The actual flight tracking software is native [2]. Malaysia Airlines' flightops was essentially using Google Flights to track their planes. That's the WTF. > actually the computer just uses fixed data that does not take such exceptional situations into account I've never flown a 777. But modern GA flight computers, e.g. G1000, are pretty advanced about projecting fuel consumption. (Of course, this wasn't always the case [2].) [1] https://travel.flightexplorer.com [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider [2] https://www.flightexplorer.com/products/professional/FE-Prof... |
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