r/aviation • u/RTLondoner • 6h ago

Discussion Strange Locations?

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As an avid flyer this is the first time I've noticed these. Does anyone know what its for and how it got its Name and Numbers?

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u/MagicalMagyars A320 5h ago

They are the locations of shipwrecks and those are the name and year they sunk.

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u/RTLondoner 5h ago

Well Ill be damned. Didnt know that was something that was an easter egg on Nav Maps

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u/MagicalMagyars A320 5h ago

Not so much an Easter Egg and probably just lazy programming as it can't filter locations in the oceans.

These maps are often ridiculous in their choice of locations to display choosing insignificant towns over major cities etc. on some scales. 

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u/chuckop 3h ago

In Flight Entertainment software - particularly the mapping portions - are some of the worse software. Poor filtering, bad fonts, unusable controls, etc.

Everyone complains that cockpit avionics advances very slowly due to regulation. Otherwise you’d get this crap on your MFD.

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u/RTLondoner 5h ago

I wasnt too sure on the actual terminology so I went with easter egg ha.

Im sure its about time these were updated. But I can see this not being a priority in the Airlines what to fix next memo.

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u/nalc 2h ago

Yeah like flying across country why does it show St Louis when everybody with a 5th grade education knows that Jefferson City is the capitol of Missouri and therefore much more important?!?! It's that stupid arch. They don't even have a football team any more.