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Old 07-26-2006 | 11:47 AM
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Really interesting site!

My wife flew back home from SAN to MHT via ATL last night and it is a little odd for me out here in the sand because I can not talk to her over the phone often and know how she is doing in her travels.

I went to the site and by knowing her departure/arrival times and the air carriers she was traveling with I was able to track both of her flights the whole way home, pretty interesting. I liked that I could know if she encountered any delays or weather or anything abnormal during her trip

I am going to show her how to use it when I come home from Iraq. I dont know flight numbers or anything but it will be a commercial flight and on IFR flight plan so I am assuming it will be in there somewhere

just my two cents....www.flightaware.com

Thanks Comair inc. 510 on the CRJ-700 if you guys are out there, good work
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Old 07-26-2006 | 11:51 AM
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Great site. I use it everyday at work. Its very detailed and it will take a snapshot of all the traffic in the air.
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Old 07-26-2006 | 11:55 AM
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Yeah, loved that site until the wife figured it out. No quiet time for me between the engines and her nagging.
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Old 07-26-2006 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by jdsavage
Yeah, loved that site until the wife figured it out. No quiet time for me between the engines and her nagging.
HA! Great point, I never thought of it the other way around. Your wife could track your flights and you can never lie about a delay ever again. She could call you almost to the minute of your landing and hitting the gate.

Luckily I am far more internet savvy than my better half and I could just block the site or its cookies under the privacy tab rendering the site innoperable...phew..close call
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