FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Traffic Control
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#19Peak rank
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30Score · 7d
Nov 6, 2026First seen
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- 11
- Comments
- 3
- Submitted by
- pseudolus
- Posted
- Nov 6, 2026
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- faa.gov
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Trending history
FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Traffic Control was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 6, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 9 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #19 of 30, reached on Nov 6, 17:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 6, 17:37 UTC.
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A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
> replacing outdated floppy disks that contain vital weather and other critical information with a streamlined, 21st-century system What does this even… mean?
I don't want the FAA to make changes at "lightning speed" or "rapidly moving to make upgrades" or "record pace". Safety must be further down the list for these guys.
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Is FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Traffic Control trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 6, 17:37 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Traffic Control reached?
#19 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 6, 17:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Traffic Control been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 6, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (9 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
11 points and 3 comments; submitted by pseudolus on Nov 6, 2026.