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Old Jun 3, 2009, 10:41 am
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Originally Posted by PolarRoute
Just hit 1E6 AAdvantage miles
1E6 AAdvantage miles?
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Old Jun 3, 2009, 10:41 am
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Originally Posted by bdemaria
4 eVIPs/SWUs are awarded to 1MM who reside outside the US.
Or those who have friends who reside outside the US.
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Old Jun 3, 2009, 10:42 am
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Originally Posted by oklAAhoma
1E6 AAdvantage miles?
1.0 x 10 to the 6th, I think he means. (upcarrot makes a thumbs up here)
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Old Jun 3, 2009, 10:43 am
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Originally Posted by oklAAhoma
1E6 AAdvantage miles?
Exponential notation for 1 x "10 to the 6th", i.e. 1MM

Cheers.
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Old Jun 3, 2009, 10:53 am
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Originally Posted by steve32
...2MM ... EXP.

I don't know what I'm going to do with all those eVIPs!
I'm sure you'll find something to do with them! Upgrades on international mileage runs to requalify for EXP next year... International vacations with your family... Those long domestic routes that are tough for even EXPs to score upgrades on...
Originally Posted by PolarRoute
On the other hand, on CO there are no coupons - they just fill 1st class with status flyers. So even a Silver or Gold on CO has a chance of a free upgrade, and companion upgrades are free (same status as Elite flyer requesting it). I'd love to see free companion upgrades on AA for EX PLT.
Yeah, US Airways is like that as well. Free upgrades even for a compainion. My wife and I both have status, so when we travel as a family all four of us typically get upgraded (for free!).
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Old Jun 3, 2009, 10:57 am
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Old Jun 3, 2009, 10:58 am
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Congrats on your MM, OP. You mentioned AA counts all program miles... will they count EQM from DBEQM, or only RDM?
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Old Jun 3, 2009, 11:03 am
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Originally Posted by pjoalfa
1.0 x 10 to the 6th, I think he means. (upcarrot makes a thumbs up here)
Never thought about it before, but it seems there is not a way (on FT) to prevent the caret from becoming a thumbs up.

Originally Posted by brp
Exponential notation for 1 x 10^6, i.e. 1MM
I thought 10E6 = 1,000,000. Isn't 1E6 is quite a bit less?
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Old Jun 3, 2009, 11:07 am
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Originally Posted by oklAAhoma
Never thought about it before, but it seems there is not a way (on FT) to prevent the caret from becoming a thumbs up.



I thought 10E6 = 1,000,000? Seems to me that 1E6 is quite a bit less.
The 'E' notation has an implied base of 10, with the stuff to the left of the E being the mantissa. It makes the notation easier. This way Avogadro's number, for example, is


6.02E23 as opposed to being 6.02 x 10E23 if the base were not implied.

So, 10E6 would actually be 10 million.

Originally Posted by pjoalfa
1.0 x 10 to the 6th, I think he means. (upcarrot makes a thumbs up here)
Yup, I had to go through one edit after I saw what I'd gotten

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Old Jun 3, 2009, 11:09 am
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Originally Posted by brp
The 'E' notation has an implied base of 10, with the stuff to the left of the E being the mantissa. It makes the notation easier. This way Avogadro's number, for example, is


6.02E23 as opposed to being 6.02 x 10E23 if the base were not implied.

So, 10E6 would actually be 10 million.

Cheers.
Well, I'll be darned. Thanks for the explanation!

(Not that it will stick for long, but it's interesting at the moment. )
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Old Jun 3, 2009, 11:22 am
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Originally Posted by oklAAhoma
1E6 AAdvantage miles?


Yep, I mean a million in scientific notation. I'm a physicist so even in general conversation I'll say things like "order of magnitude" and "nanosecond".

A hazard of the profession.
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Old Jun 3, 2009, 11:51 am
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Originally Posted by Mr. Bean
Congrats on your MM, OP. You mentioned AA counts all program miles... will they count EQM from DBEQM, or only RDM?
Just RDM toward the "program to date miles." I can't remember AA having had a double-eqm-and-double-rdm promotion, although they may have at some point.
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Old Jun 3, 2009, 3:33 pm
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Originally Posted by pjoalfa
Or those who have friends who reside outside the US.
AA has been known to take back eVIPs awarded to million milers who have utilized "creative" address tactics in order to get eVIPs where 500 milers were due
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Old Jun 3, 2009, 3:38 pm
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Congrats to the current achievers!
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Old Jun 4, 2009, 7:05 pm
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Originally Posted by MichaelColey
I'm sure you'll find something to do with them! Upgrades on international mileage runs to requalify for EXP next year... International vacations with your family... Those long domestic routes that are tough for even EXPs to score upgrades on...
My parents fly nearly exclusively on awards (mass conversions of Marriott points in AA miles does come out to about a 1.5 cpRDM when I did the conversion). They have a number of Marriott timeshare properties, so they accumulate points at a very impressive rate, despite all the actual usage as stays on the very many trips they go on each year.

Thus I'm working on offering to the next tier of reletives--aunt/uncles and cousins. Two pair is on offer to a cousin to upgrade their honeymoon or other trip, as he is getting married Aug. 1. Saves me the cost of something else for a wedding gift.

Steve
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