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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simooooo 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Can you make it so "exit cockpit" navigates to a route rather than execute a back on the browser, as it takes me back to the hacker news page when I push it.

Also took me about 5 minutes to find the cockpit view button after I'd selected a flight but that might be a me problem :)

	▲	coolwulf 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Thank you for the suggestion and I just modified that behavior.
	▲	croisillon 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		i came here to comment on the exit=back too and i'd like metric measurement too

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_HMCB_ 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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.

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jimmydddd 5 hours ago | parent [-]

I was able to do it on my iPhone. 1) Click on a plane on the map. 2) Click on "menu" at the bottom. 3) Scroll down to the bottom of info window and click on "cockpit."

	▲	_HMCB_ an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Whoa! That was it. I expected a more prominent button for cockpit. I actually just thought those were labels. Thanks big time.

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d3Xt3r an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Any chance of adding real-time sky and weather effects, using satellite imagery and weather data?

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hbcondo714 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Gorgeous! I can search flights at LAX but I don't see the smaller airports around it like SNA or LGB listed. Any chance those could be added?

Also, is there by chance a way to do historical flights?

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coolwulf 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I just added smaller airport. (for now I turned off airport overlay as default since it get a little clutterd but you can turn it on. or you can search the airport code in search bar)

	▲	hbcondo714 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Thank you!