fedex pilots schedule sniping

Interesting

>>61149642
Probably just a scraper with basic html post capabilities. I read an article once about a dev that got hired to build a system that did this exact thing except with car auctions for a group of of dealerships. I can't find it now but it was a good read

>>61149744
>a scraper with basic html post capabilities

Hmm, OK I will look into this. Thanks for the input.

>>61149695
Right?

>>61149642
Are the flights they pick going to remote areas or carrying more load or maybe flying over danger zones ? There's probably a pattern of sorts in the flights they pick. Depending on what the pattern is I'm guessing they made as
>>61149744 stated a scraper of maybe if the schedule is an excel sheet ( which I think it is ) a macro. If you are planning to get better flights for your dad ask him to bring home past schedules ( this way you can see the format in which they are saved ) and corelate the flights with the ones picked by these tech savvy pilots. You will probably see a pattern.

>>61150470
Well the flights are numbered and are pretty consistent. For example, let's say you're a pilot flying from Phoenix to Paris today on flight number 5030. Tomorrow the same flight at the same time would be 5030. So the pilots know that 5030 is going to be a certain thing at a certain time.

I don't know the exact qualities of the flights, but I think that they are just higher paying for whatever reason, and higher paying on that consistent basis. I will ask him if there's a reason why tomorrow.

>Fedex pilot
You must be fucking rich. Fedex pilots are some of the most well paid in the industry.

>>61150507
Well I don't get any of my step dad's money. Though the topic sounds underage, I am actually a young adult with his own career etc. But the upshot is that the pilots who use this sniping software are making approx $350k annually, my step dad showed me the math.

>>61150533
That is to say, the flights they're sniping are markedly more lucrative than the average pilot's schedule.

>>61150502

If the pay grade is consistent for certain flights based on their numbers it can be that these pilots just compiled a list of all the flights and just choose the ones that are going to be most profitable depending on the month ?

>>61149744
You're probably thinking of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgz5dutPF8M

>>61150533
Rich parents = higher standards of living/connection/schooling/opportunity/etc

The benefit of being connected to the rich are immense even without direct monetary deals. Infact I'd say the connections are worth more than money itself.

>>61150533
My point is that he's wealthy enough to hire a code monkey to write a script to do the same shit for him. If he believes it will make him more money then he should consider it an investment.

>>61150607
>Rich parents = higher standards of living/connection/schooling/opportunity/etc

Well, he's my step dad, I have received none of these benefits from him. I don't really know what you're on about here.

>>61150616
>My point is that he's wealthy enough to hire a code monkey

Yeah, my guess is that the infamous pilots I mentioned did just this.

As others said, you screen scrape it. That or, if there's an API, use the API. Write a script for either, and run it on a schedule.

>>61150641
>Well, he's my step dad, I have received none of these benefits from him. I don't really know what you're on about here.
For all you know he might have sealed the deal for your job

>>61149642
They should add a captcha to prevent employees from botting.

>>61150580
+1 senpai

some type of botnet

>>61149642
https://autohotkey.com/

>>61151495
fuck off moot

>>61151495
Welcome back m00t

>>61149642
Does he have a house on Pickwick?