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by **hoki1185** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:59 pm

What commercial flight over 10 hours would you consider to be the 'loneliest' i.e. not within 2000km plus of any other aircraft for most of the flight?Clue it is in the air at the moment and in the southern hemisphere?Feel free to correct me here as it is just a hunch.

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:20 pm

An LC-130 heading to the Ice .. Santas hide away after 25

by **hoki1185** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:30 pm

hoki1185 wrote:
QUOTE (hoki1185 @ Dec 17 2012,7:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What commercial flight over 10 hours would you consider to be the 'loneliest' i.e. not within 2000km plus of any other aircraft for most of the flight?Clue it is in the air at the moment and in the southern hemisphere?Feel free to correct me here as it is just a hunch.

Sorry wrong 4500km doesnt cut it.This flight is 11600km commercial passenger jet.

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:36 pm

hoki1185 wrote:
QUOTE (hoki1185 @ Dec 17 2012,8:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sorry wrong 4500km doesnt cut it.This flight is 11600km commercial passenger jet.

Least the LC was Commercial .. National Science Foundation .. winds and the ride for some could make it the lonely ride you wish .. but a 11600km commercial passenger jet I love to be there and see the views ! this time off the year !

by **Splitpin** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:38 pm

hoki1185 wrote:
QUOTE (hoki1185 @ Dec 17 2012,8:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sorry wrong 4500km doesnt cut it.This flight is 11600km commercial passenger jet.

Maybe the flight from AKL to south America ....

by **hoki1185** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:44 pm

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Dec 17 2012,8:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Maybe the flight from AKL to south America ....

Try 2000km south of that.

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:51 pm

hoki1185 wrote:
QUOTE (hoki1185 @ Dec 17 2012,8:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Try 2000km south of that.

Ian , ya gotta quit playing around with that flight radar stuff .. that could be a failed convert mission to snatch KIM DOT COM .. course you want to be lonely

.......

by **Splitpin** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:00 pm

hoki1185 wrote:
QUOTE (hoki1185 @ Dec 17 2012,8:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Try 2000km south of that.

South.....hmmmmm , i think you got me Hoki.....must be an over the pole flight, but i cant think of any.

by **hoki1185** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:01 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 17 2012,8:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ian , ya gotta quit playing around with that flight radar stuff .. that could be a failed convert mission to snatch KIM DOT COM .. course you want to be lonely .......

Currently 49 degrees south 86 degrees west - 5hrs 30 to go ,6hrs down.

by **Splitpin** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:05 pm

hoki1185 wrote:
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Currently 49 degrees south 86 degrees west - 5hrs 30 to go ,6hrs down.

is there one from south america to south africa?

by **hoki1185** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:14 pm

Splitpin wrote:
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is there one from south america to south africa?

Yes probably a number but this baby appears completely on its lonesome and not that route.

by **Splitpin** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:23 pm

The only super long haul i can think of is VOZ1 (YSSY-KLAX) @ 12000 or so km's ....thats airbourne now....but in the wrong place.

by **hoki1185** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:09 am

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Dec 17 2012,9:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The only super long haul i can think of is VOZ1 (YSSY-KLAX) @ 12000 or so km's ....thats airbourne now....but in the wrong place.

It is currently on it's return flight of 14 hours and seems to be going even further south this time,i.e. closer to 60deg south.Go to Flight Aware and enter Qantas 28 for the answer and to see the flight plan.

by **Charl** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:39 am

I know this is a family flightsim forum, and we live in more PC times now... I cannot help but remember this Description of Woman from a bygone era:

1. Between the ages of 16 and 18, she is like Africa, virgin and unexplored.
2. Between the ages of 19 and 35, she is like Asia, hot and exotic.
3. Between the ages of 36 and 45, she is like America, fully explored, breathtakingly beautiful, and free with her resources.
4. Between the ages of 46 and 56, she is like Europe, exhausted but still has points of interest.
5. After 56 she is like Australia, everybody knows itâ€™s down there but who cares?

Flying from Sydney to just about anywhere will end up very far from anything at all...

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:55 am

Charl wrote:
QUOTE (Charl @ Dec 18 2012,8:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I know this is a family flightsim forum, and we live in more PC times now...

Did not get these quotations from "Family Guy" and was in not Stu that said that

or was it Brian

by **Splitpin** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:13 pm

Charl wrote:
QUOTE (Charl @ Dec 18 2012,8:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I know this is a family flightsim forum, and we live in more PC times now... I cannot help but remember this Description of Woman from a bygone era:

1. Between the ages of 16 and 18, she is like Africa, virgin and unexplored.
2. Between the ages of 19 and 35, she is like Asia, hot and exotic.
3. Between the ages of 36 and 45, she is like America, fully explored, breathtakingly beautiful, and free with her resources.
4. Between the ages of 46 and 56, she is like Europe, exhausted but still has points of interest.
5. After 56 she is like Australia, everybody knows itâ€™s down there but who cares?

Flying from Sydney to just about anywhere will end up very far from anything at all...

hoki1185 wrote:
QUOTE (hoki1185 @ Dec 18 2012,8:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It is currently on it's return flight of 14 hours and seems to be going even further south this time,i.e. closer to 60deg south.Go to Flight Aware and enter Qantas 28 for the answer and to see the flight plan.

Cheers Hoki ....good quiz

by **spongebob206** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:50 pm

Brilliant Charl

And true.....hahahaha

by **Charl** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 4:40 pm

Mmm it's a very old joke and I think some of the numbers would have changed somewhat over the years...

Meanwhile I recently upgraded an interesting iPad App called Flightradar24, now you can point your thing at the overflying machine, and it will tell you what it is, and where it's going!

by **Chairman** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:33 am

Please Charl, remember some of us have dirty minds.

by **Naki** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:43 am

Charl wrote:
QUOTE (Charl @ Dec 19 2012,5:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Mmm it's a very old joke and I think some of the numbers would have changed somewhat over the years...

Meanwhile I recently upgraded an interesting iPad App called Flightradar24, now you can point your thing at the overflying machine, and it will tell you what it is, and where it's going!

Thanks for the HU- downloaded the free version and installed on my Iphone ...will upgrade to pro

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