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DaFace
12-02-2009, 06:27 PM
Rain Man and I are on our way back from a business trip and Delta is pitching free tryouts of their in-flight WiFi. Pretty cool.
That's really all I guess. Now back to your regularly scheduled time wasting...
GloryDayz
12-02-2009, 06:28 PM
Rain Man and I are on our way back from a business trip and Delta is pitching free tryouts of their in-flight WiFi. Pretty cool.
That's really all I guess. No back to your regularly scheduled time wasting...
Sweet.... Have a drink for me..
Pablo
12-02-2009, 06:28 PM
Until Rainman posts a poll about Delta's free wi-fi I won't be inclined to believe you.
DaFace
12-02-2009, 06:29 PM
He's busy doing a Sudoku puzzle at the moment, but I have no doubts he'll come and visit sometime in the next 3 hours or so.
Buehler445
12-02-2009, 06:29 PM
Puzzy. AirTran had that rolled out when I went to Wisconsin....whenever that was.
The Franchise
12-02-2009, 06:30 PM
Let me guess....he's in First Class and you're in Coach?
DaKCMan AP
12-02-2009, 06:31 PM
DaKCMan AP is Awesome, even from 30,000 feet.
I posted a Facebook Status from 35,000 feet 2 weeks ago.
Suck it, n00b
Thig Lyfe
12-02-2009, 06:33 PM
Pics or it didn't happen
Bugeater
12-02-2009, 06:37 PM
You should've posted this when you were in the bathroom taking a dump, I'm fairly certain that would've been the first 30,000 ft poop thread.
DaFace
12-02-2009, 06:38 PM
You should've posted this when you were in the bathroom taking a dump, I'm fairly certain that would've been the first 30,000 ft poop thread.
Ooohhh...that's an idea. I bet people would look at me funny if I tried to walk down the aisle with laptop in hand, though.
Buehler445
12-02-2009, 06:38 PM
Ooohhh...that's an idea. I bet people would look at me funny if I tried to walk down the aisle with laptop in hand, though.
Because you're going to see them ever again?
Skip Towne
12-02-2009, 06:41 PM
30,000 feet huh? So you "got high"?
Hammock Parties
12-02-2009, 06:43 PM
Rain Man and DaFace are like the Chiefsplanet elite, mocking us planet bound simpletons as they sip champagne among the clouds.
Don't pretend you guys aren't flying on the Chiefsplanet jet. We know it exists.
But it's only for the elite.
Direckshun
12-02-2009, 06:45 PM
Bring back DraftPlanet.
DeezNutz
12-02-2009, 06:48 PM
Sweet.... Have a drink for me..
Have a drink...on Rainman. Expense it. He'll never know.
Kyle DeLexus
12-02-2009, 06:54 PM
Ooohhh...that's an idea. I bet people would look at me funny if I tried to walk down the aisle with laptop in hand, though.
Posted via Mobile Device FTW!
The Franchise
12-02-2009, 06:58 PM
Bring back DraftPlanet.
ROFL
kstater
12-02-2009, 06:59 PM
Heh, so what are they going to charge for this "necessity"?
Chief Chief
12-02-2009, 07:02 PM
Check and see if you can download porn for free on their WiFi.
DaFace
12-02-2009, 07:06 PM
Heh, so what are they going to charge for this "necessity"?
I can't get this site to load, but maybe it's because I'm inside their network.
http://www.gogoinflight.com/jahia/Jahia/site/gogo/gogoPrice
DaFace
12-02-2009, 07:10 PM
OK, so riddle me this flight gurus. According to our itinerary, the flight out was supposed to be 3:45 or so on the way out, but the flight back was supposed to be 5:00 or so. I understand jet streams having an effect and that type of deal, but I thought that was a bit extreme.
The flight out took right at about 3:45, but now the return flight is scheduled to get in over an hour early. I'm certainly not complaining, but why the hell did they schedule the flight for such a long period of time?
KurtCobain
12-02-2009, 07:12 PM
jump!
Bugeater
12-02-2009, 07:13 PM
OK, so riddle me this flight gurus. According to our itinerary, the flight out was supposed to be 3:45 or so on the way out, but the flight back was supposed to be 5:00 or so. I understand jet streams having an effect and that type of deal, but I thought that was a bit extreme.
The flight out took right at about 3:45, but now the return flight is scheduled to get in over an hour early. I'm certainly not complaining, but why the hell did they schedule the flight for such a long period of time?
They have no fucking clue what they're doing? :shrug:
kstater
12-02-2009, 07:14 PM
I can't get this site to load, but maybe it's because I'm inside their network.
http://www.gogoinflight.com/jahia/Jahia/site/gogo/gogoPrice
http://www.gogoinflight.com/jahia/webdav/site/gogo/shared/dotcom/Participating_Airlines/pricing_right1.gif
http://www.gogoinflight.com/jahia/webdav/site/gogo/shared/dotcom/Participating_Airlines/pricing_right4.gif
bevischief
12-02-2009, 07:15 PM
I can't get this site to load, but maybe it's because I'm inside their network.
http://www.gogoinflight.com/jahia/Jahia/site/gogo/gogoPrice
Worked for me on the hotel wifi I am in here in OKC... It took a few minutes to load.
bevischief
12-02-2009, 07:19 PM
OK, so riddle me this flight gurus. According to our itinerary, the flight out was supposed to be 3:45 or so on the way out, but the flight back was supposed to be 5:00 or so. I understand jet streams having an effect and that type of deal, but I thought that was a bit extreme.
The flight out took right at about 3:45, but now the return flight is scheduled to get in over an hour early. I'm certainly not complaining, but why the hell did they schedule the flight for such a long period of time?
Head and tail winds can greatly affect flight times and delays plus and minus hours either way. They can't even predict the weather why we we expect them predict head and tail winds...
KurtCobain
12-02-2009, 07:22 PM
Just jump damnit! It's not that far! Don't be a pussy!
C'MON! I MEAN COME ON DAMNIT!
JUMP
JUMP
JUMP!
OnTheWarpath15
12-02-2009, 07:28 PM
OK, so riddle me this flight gurus. According to our itinerary, the flight out was supposed to be 3:45 or so on the way out, but the flight back was supposed to be 5:00 or so. I understand jet streams having an effect and that type of deal, but I thought that was a bit extreme.
The flight out took right at about 3:45, but now the return flight is scheduled to get in over an hour early. I'm certainly not complaining, but why the hell did they schedule the flight for such a long period of time?
Airlines have been gradually extending their flight times, giving themselves extra cushion when in comes to "on-time" performance.
A trip from STL to O'Hare used to be scheduled for exactly 1 hour.
Now, it's scheduled for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
When the wife and I went to Vegas in August, we left 25 minutes late, and arrived 15 minutes early - and that's traveling against the jetstream.
Nothing but a scam, allowing the airlines to pat themselves on the back.
DaFace
12-02-2009, 07:33 PM
Airlines have been gradually extending their flight times, giving themselves extra cushion when in comes to "on-time" performance.
A trip from STL to O'Hare used to be scheduled for exactly 1 hour.
Now, it's scheduled for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
When the wife and I went to Vegas in August, we left 25 minutes late, and arrived 15 minutes early - and that's traveling against the jetstream.
Nothing but a scam, allowing the airlines to pat themselves on the back.
Well, I guess I'd rather they get me in "earlier" than "late."
Well, I guess I'd rather they get me in "earlier" than "late."
I don't know anywhere near enough about it to say if this is relevant, but I've read that airlines are flying slower to save fuel these days.
Perhaps the speed that is optimal for fuel economy is further slowed but the jet stream factor? ie it may be cheapest to fly at output X on the way there and output Y on the way back? Add in the other affects of the jet stream (faster / slower plane) and it could account for the diff?
Hell, even I don't know what Im on about
WoodDraw
12-02-2009, 08:49 PM
OK, so riddle me this flight gurus. According to our itinerary, the flight out was supposed to be 3:45 or so on the way out, but the flight back was supposed to be 5:00 or so. I understand jet streams having an effect and that type of deal, but I thought that was a bit extreme.
The flight out took right at about 3:45, but now the return flight is scheduled to get in over an hour early. I'm certainly not complaining, but why the hell did they schedule the flight for such a long period of time?
Go to flightaware.com and look up your flight. It will show you the breakdown of direction, speed, and all that fun stuff. And then you can compare it to past flights and see if this always happens or what the difference was.
BigRedChief
12-02-2009, 09:17 PM
I thought you quit working for that slave driver?
If you jerk off on the plane, does that count as "Mile High Club" status?
Rain Man
12-02-2009, 10:36 PM
I rock at sudoku. and I finished the entire crossword, mapped a one-year world journey day by day on the route map, and wrote snide comments on many of the ads in the inflight magazine. it's fun to enlighten the next passenger about the subliminal messages.
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ChiTown
12-02-2009, 11:04 PM
If you jerk off on the plane, does that count as "Mile High Club" status?
If it did, I'd be a Gold Member
Rain Man
12-02-2009, 11:20 PM
In the past six hours I've conveyed myself in two taxis (one with an Eritrean pilot and one with some type of African), a plane, a train, and a bus, with another bus coming up. Right now I'm across the aisle from one of the largest human beings I've seen in a long time. He goes about 6-3 and has to weigh at least 350, and doesn't look fat. If he's not here for a tryout with the Broncos, I'm going to sign him for the Chiefs. Dude is huge, I'm telling you.
DaFace and I made one little mistake on our New York trip. We...um....we went to the wrong airport. We flew into Laguardia and kind of assumed we would fly out of Laguardia. But Orbitz put us on an outbound flight from Kennedy, and we didn't notice until we were trying to check in Laguardia. I hate when that happens.
DaFace
12-02-2009, 11:50 PM
Go to flightaware.com and look up your flight. It will show you the breakdown of direction, speed, and all that fun stuff. And then you can compare it to past flights and see if this always happens or what the difference was.
Nice! I looked it up, and the 7-day average flight time was right at 3:45. I have absolutely no clue why it was scheduled to be a 5-hour flight.
Is this some kind of new mile high club for you two?
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