Francie Rehwald will be going ahead with the construction of a house made from a 747 Jumbo jet.  Construction will begin in June and is expected to cost millions of dollars, which should be chump-change for the Rehwald family who owns one of the largest Mercedes-Benz dealerships in California.

Other plane related posts:
Another cool google maps hack
Taking the pilot out of the loop can be bad..

As much as I am used to using autopilots when flying the airplane, I wouldn't recommend that you just trust it completely. I have personally seen an autopilot disconnect on an approach into an airport and it can be kind of scary. So after I had that happen, I keep a keen eye on all the automated systems when I fly.

This Video shows what can happen when a computer system malfunctions. This is an Airbus A320. Apparently the computer would not let the pilot throttle up after a low pass over the runway. Amazingly only 3 people on board were killed.