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Adelaide Pilot Leaves 'I'm Bored' Message and Graffiti on Flight Radar
- mcphage 8y agoHe’s not the hero we need, he’s the hero we deserve.
- reustle 8y agoThe probable explanation of 'trying to log more hours' totally makes sense. This lead me to think, I wonder how much fuel is burnt / Co2 is emitted for these essentially useless purposes around the world.
- anotheryou 8y agoWell it's a requirement for safety I think, so not entirely useless. It's more that flying planes for fun might be considered wasteful.
- unforeseen9991 8y agoIt is, it's part of training and licensing. You wouldn't want someone with no experience flying others or graduating to larger aircraft. However I do see a large role for VR in the future filling much of this gap, along with automated systems making their way down to smaller aircraft.
- Nexxius 8y agoIIRC it is possible to use hours logged in MS Flight SIM as a sub for flight hours in training.
- jsjohnst 8y agoSurprised the article doesn’t mention the famous event where Boeing used a 787 during ETOPS testing to draw a giant 787 over the continental US. Story here: https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/boeing-uses-a-787-to-draw-a-787-dreamliner-during-etops-test/ https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/boeing-uses-a-787-to-draw...