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		TylerE on Jan 31, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Boeing #12 The flight computers in a Boeing can track with an error of less than 500ft except in the most turbulent conditions. It's not a problem.

smackfu on Jan 31, 2014 | [–]

I think the premise was that the actual route flown might have been much more complicated than it looks, if the map projection used by the aircraft wasn't the same as that used by the tracking service.

maaarghk on Jan 31, 2014 | [–]

...cool!

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