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Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D (flight-viz.com)
tetris11 7 minutes ago [-]
I'm currently flying at Mach 10 on a custom call sign, breaking all kinds of barriers on a single heading. I cannot be stopped.

https://flight-viz.com/cockpit.html?lat=40.64&lon=-73.78&alt...

lastdong 36 minutes ago [-]
This is so impressive, love it!

A bit of feedback: Clicking exit cockpit goes back to the previous page (in this case this HN thread).

Not sure if just me, but I really had to search hard for the actions under menu and the cockpit button.

batisteo 7 minutes ago [-]
You lucky, on Firefox mobile it does nothing.I can only see the one random flight, in this case already on the ground
coolwulf 3 days ago [-]
Creator here. I posted Flight-Viz a few days ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47603966) and the feedback was great. Since then I added a cockpit mode that follows any liveflight with real 3D terrain.

How to try it: go to flight-viz.com, click any plane, then click "Cockpit" in the action buttons. You'll get a first-person view wit h real buildings, terrain, atmosphere, and a HUD showing altitude/speed/heading — all driven by live ADS-B data.

Hao

_HMCB_ 44 minutes ago [-]
This is so cool. But on iOS, clicking the plane flashes the mini modal/popup but the it immediately disappears. There no way, on touch, to keep it open long enough to click a cockpit view button, assuming there is one.
RichardHesketh 3 days ago [-]
The FlightRadar24 app has had this feature for quite some time. I like your implementation though - it’s very easy on the eye.
coolwulf 3 days ago [-]
Thanks for letting me know. I actually didn't know about this feature in FlightRadar24 app.
Chrisszz 1 hours ago [-]
Commands are not that handy but from someone that has the flying in his heart since he was child I must admit that it's cool to have the cockpit view
rogerrogerr 21 minutes ago [-]
If you go hang out at your local small airport on a weekend, I guarantee someone will give you a ride. In the US, at least.
vixalien 34 minutes ago [-]
it doesn't seem to show most flights or airports in africa
gorfian_robot 1 hours ago [-]
I wish it had all the small aircraft not just commercial flights
mayneack 59 minutes ago [-]
bigfudge 2 hours ago [-]
Is it possible to pan?
metabagel 3 days ago [-]
Perhaps this should be submitted under "Show".
wkjagt 57 minutes ago [-]
Creator posted it as Show HN last week: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47603966

Current post is by someone else

mikestew 49 minutes ago [-]
Current post is from the creator (not that I particularly care one way or the other):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47694065

Markoff 1 hours ago [-]
Cromite on Android 15 stock Pixel ROM:

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deadlinermusic 3 days ago [-]
Love this. How do you modify the flight number?
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