Flightlite
Consumer and social
flight tracking
SHOW HN2010
How HN took it
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Design: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Simple landing page and example flight code make search easy
From 1 comment
I really liked the simplicity of the landing page, and especially liked the 'Example' flight-code, so I could search. The page it bought me to wasn't as good in my opinion -…
veb on HN
Search improvements look good
From 1 comment
That search functionality is much better! The changes you made look good. However, when I search for 'CHQ5066' and it brings a list of flights, I click on one flight and it…
robyates on HN
Objections
Search bar unclear and design rough around the edges
From 1 comment
I just tried using the site. It seems quite a bit rough around the edges. The search bar looks kind of strange with the black background and the bars between each character. I…
robyates on HN
Flights not found under codeshare or alternate flight numbers
From 2 comments
I just tried using the site. It seems quite a bit rough around the edges. The search bar looks kind of strange with the black background and the bars between each character. I…
robyates on HNAA5066 is a codeshare operated by a different airline which is why it didn't come back in the search for AA5066 (it is instead CHQ5066). I'm looking into a way to support this…
whiskers on HN
Google Earth plugin requirement limits who can use it
From 2 comments
I really liked the simplicity of the landing page, and especially liked the 'Example' flight-code, so I could search. The page it bought me to wasn't as good in my opinion -…
veb on HN- The maker's post
Fatal error pages and wrong departure times
From 3 comments
Getting a nice fatal error, mate. :-)
veb on HNhttp://flightlite.com/track/NZ1/2010-12-27T04:45
veb on HNCool. Checked out a random flight and came across a very late flight (just under 41 years?). DEPARTED 38m ago (359304h 7m late) As far as a growth/monetization idea (unsure if…
kayhi on HN
Overlaps existing flight trackers like flightcaster.com
From 2 comments
I just tried using the site. It seems quite a bit rough around the edges. The search bar looks kind of strange with the black background and the bars between each character. I…
robyates on HNThat search functionality is much better! The changes you made look good. However, when I search for 'CHQ5066' and it brings a list of flights, I click on one flight and it…
robyates on HN
Requests
Use Google Maps instead of Google Earth so no install is needed
From 2 comments
I really liked the simplicity of the landing page, and especially liked the 'Example' flight-code, so I could search. The page it bought me to wasn't as good in my opinion -…
veb on HNThat search functionality is much better! The changes you made look good. However, when I search for 'CHQ5066' and it brings a list of flights, I click on one flight and it…
robyates on HN
Add text, email or call alerts for delayed or early flights
From 1 comment
Cool. Checked out a random flight and came across a very late flight (just under 41 years?). DEPARTED 38m ago (359304h 7m late) As far as a growth/monetization idea (unsure if…
kayhi on HN
Remove Google Ads at this stage
From 1 comment
I really liked the simplicity of the landing page, and especially liked the 'Example' flight-code, so I could search. The page it bought me to wasn't as good in my opinion -…
veb on HN
Questions
How to make the project profitable enough to cover its costs
From 1 comment
Which flight number produces the fatal error
From 1 comment
Which flight number?
whiskers on HN
Alternatives named
flightcaster.com
From 2 comments
I just tried using the site. It seems quite a bit rough around the edges. The search bar looks kind of strange with the black background and the bars between each character. I…
robyates on HNThat search functionality is much better! The changes you made look good. However, when I search for 'CHQ5066' and it brings a list of flights, I click on one flight and it…
robyates on HN
flightstats.com
From 1 comment
I just tried using the site. It seems quite a bit rough around the edges. The search bar looks kind of strange with the black background and the bars between each character. I…
robyates on HN