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avidflyer Nov 25, 2011 9:43 am

Upgrade probability Tracking
 
Just thought I would pass this on and see if any DL FT'ers have the ambition to put something like this together. It has proven useful to me and gets enough support to stay relevant and pretty accurate. Just FYI.

http://www.udustats.com/Home/SearchR...x&destCity=ord

You will also notice in the comments sections the number of NRSAs are noted :D I have no idea how people KNOW but there you have it.

DHalltheway Nov 25, 2011 12:25 pm


Originally Posted by avidflyer (Post 17513469)
Just thought I would pass this on and see if any DL FT'ers have the ambition to put something like this together. It has proven useful to me and gets enough support to stay relevant and pretty accurate. Just FYI.

http://www.udustats.com/Home/SearchR...x&destCity=ord

You will also notice in the comments sections the number of NRSAs are noted :D I have no idea how people KNOW but there you have it.

Isn't that UA stats? How relevant is it for DL flyers?:confused:

TheMadBrewer Nov 25, 2011 12:36 pm


Originally Posted by DHalltheway (Post 17514120)
Isn't that UA stats? How relevant is it for DL flyers?:confused:

I think the question is would us DL flyers be interesting in a tool like that.

avidflyer Nov 25, 2011 1:00 pm


Originally Posted by TheMadBrewer (Post 17514187)
I think the question is would us DL flyers be interesting in a tool like that.

Yes. I know we have some web savvy guys and gals here and a database that can be filtered like the UA version would be nice for DL.

baccarat0809 Nov 25, 2011 1:01 pm

Would LOVE to see something like that for DL - gives a good idea where the break is if enough of us contribute.

avidflyer Nov 25, 2011 1:03 pm


Originally Posted by baccarat0809 (Post 17514331)
Would LOVE to see something like that for DL - gives a good idea where the break is if enough of us contribute.

I like the fact you can filter by day. You can see the patterns for each elite level by day and time...if I knew how to do it I would myself but I am an idiot.

TheMadBrewer Nov 25, 2011 1:46 pm


Originally Posted by avidflyer (Post 17514344)
I like the fact you can filter by day. You can see the patterns for each elite level by day and time...if I knew how to do it I would myself but I am an idiot.

The core is fairly straightforward -- just a form with the details that writes an entry to a database. No "rocket science." Doing the search and filters would take some time, but again it's mostly basic stuff.

Ongoing expenses would be for a domain name and probably very basic hosting services. On the order of $100/year (that is not $10 and not $1000 -- $100-$200 is an off the top of my head guess, depending on the hosting company). Using Google and Yahoo to validate log on probably removes the bulk of the day to day administration.

I certainly would be willing to help out, but I have too much on my plate now to be the lead on this, though.

uElliots Nov 25, 2011 2:16 pm

is this a subscription service or would it be?

avidflyer Nov 25, 2011 2:56 pm


Originally Posted by uElliots (Post 17514680)
is this a subscription service or would it be?

The UA version was implemented and managed by a FTer as a shared service. You can use it but you should also report your own success failures to keep adding to the DB.

stealthmidget Nov 25, 2011 4:29 pm

A while ago someone threw this together for DL stats: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spre...zljNTJkOTQ&ifq

I'll try to dig through and figure out who it was and how we can see the results from user submissions.

DHalltheway Nov 25, 2011 4:53 pm


Originally Posted by avidflyer (Post 17514326)

Originally Posted by TheMadBrewer (Post 17514187)
I think the question is would us DL flyers be interesting in a tool like that.

Yes. I know we have some web savvy guys and gals here and a database that can be filtered like the UA version would be nice for DL.

Ah, my bad.

It looks pretty much like MS-Excel or MS-access but an online version. I know how to use these tool, but how to translate them from a PC to a online script unfortunately I don't know.

But as Mad pointed out, it is basic stuff that much I know. But it is time consuming.

DCATraveler Nov 25, 2011 7:07 pm

I could probably put something together.. seems pretty easy. Building the database content up is the hard part

Pharaoh Nov 26, 2011 6:25 am


Originally Posted by DCATraveler (Post 17515636)
I could probably put something together.. seems pretty easy. Building the database content up is the hard part

You could probably get a lot of help on the content.

Buckshot Nov 26, 2011 12:52 pm

Very cool. I do hope somebody can put something like this together for DL. Unfortunately, I'm a dumbxss when it comes to this sort of thing.

downhillskier Nov 26, 2011 6:06 pm

I think this is something that I could put together in a few hours - I'll see how the work level is this week and give it a shot if I have time.


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