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

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

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Post by jimmydddd » Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC

_HMCB_ wrote: post #14

coolwulf wrote: post #2

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/head…

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.

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."

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

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Post by Reason077 » Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC

vixalien wrote: post #16

it doesn't seem to show most flights or airports in africa

Limited ADS-B receiver coverage in their data network, presumably.

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

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Post by simooooo » Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC

coolwulf wrote: post #2

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/head…

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 :)

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

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Post by hasbot » Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC

This is cool. Now I can look out the cockpit of that plane that's been doing a pattern over my house for an hour.

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

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Post by hasbot » Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC

gorfian_robot wrote: post #8

I wish it had all the small aircraft not just commercial flights

It has the university trainer airplanes near me.

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

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Post by JumpCrisscross » Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC

tetris11 wrote: post #19

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...

Better call Center for your ground speed [1].

[1] https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Stories/sr-71-blac...

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

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Post by amelius » Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC

* except from the plane itself because wifi is broken or too expensive.

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

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Post by randerson » Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC

I'd love if it could tell when a plane is ascending or descending and then add the last known rate of change to the simulation. Then you could watch a plane land.

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

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Post by jredwards » Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC

tetris11 wrote: post #19

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...

Oh dear.

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

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Post by croisillon » Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC

simooooo wrote: post #33

coolwulf wrote: post #2

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/head…

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 :)

i came here to comment on the exit=back too

and i'd like metric measurement too