Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D

 (flight-viz.com)

127 points | by coolwulf 3 days ago

15 comments

  • tetris11 52 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...

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  • 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

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    • _HMCB_ 1 hour 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.
  • lastdong 1 hour 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.

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    • batisteo 52 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
    • grg0 38 minutes ago
      Double-clicking on an airplane should send you to the cockpit view imo.
  • 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.
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    • coolwulf 3 days ago
      Thanks for letting me know. I actually didn't know about this feature in FlightRadar24 app.
    • culi 42 minutes ago
      Paid feature though
  • sssilver 26 minutes ago
    Interesting, I wonder if it would be possible to visualize the most dramatic parts of every flight -- takeoffs and landings.
  • matmo 29 minutes ago
    Would be nice to pair this with something like FlightRadar where you can see relevant flights in proximity to you and select them.
  • grg0 39 minutes ago
    This is great, smart application of graphics and public data.
  • igtumt 22 minutes ago
    this is interesting and how much of the rendering/logic is running in WASM vs JS?
  • Chrisszz 1 hour 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
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    • nomel 33 minutes ago
      You can get "introductory" flights for pretty cheap, where they let you fly a bit.
    • rogerrogerr 1 hour 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.
  • bigfudge 2 hours ago
    Is it possible to pan?
  • gorfian_robot 2 hours ago
    I wish it had all the small aircraft not just commercial flights
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  • vixalien 1 hour ago
    it doesn't seem to show most flights or airports in africa
  • metabagel 3 days ago
    Perhaps this should be submitted under "Show".
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  • deadlinermusic 3 days ago
    Love this. How do you modify the flight number?
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    • gramie 45 minutes ago
      If you click on a city's name, you can see a list of all flights arriving and departing. Some of the arriving ones will be in flight, and you can click on the flight number to view it, then "Cockpit" view to see (roughly) what the pilots are seeing.