Now you can use mouse to change the camera during the cockpit view
Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D
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Re: Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D
#72Re: Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D
#73Creator 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…
It's really cool. I'm a little unsure if the website is overloaded or my browser is not rendering it properly. If I zoom in on an area and try to click on a plane in flight, sometimes I can select a plane, but sometimes I can't. Even for a plane that I was able to select a few seconds before, if I click away and try to click again, it won't select.
Re: Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D
#74Creator 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…
It's really cool. I'm a little unsure if the website is overloaded or my browser is not rendering it properly. If I zoom in on an area and try to click on a plane in flight, sometimes I can select a plane, but sometimes I can't. Even for a plane that I was able to select a few seconds before, if I click away and try to click again, it won't select.
You need to click on the plane icon, not the label.
Re: Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D
#75Creator 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…
Doesn't seem to work for me. I just get star field displays no matter what I do.
same
Re: Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D
#76it doesn't seem to show most flights or airports in africa
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Re: Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D
#77Creator 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…
Doesn't seem to work for me. I just get star field displays no matter what I do.
Same.
Re: Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D
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Re: Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D
#79I'm just seeing stars, tried a few different devices and a couple of different browsers.
Re: Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D
#80I'm just seeing stars, tried a few different devices and a couple of different browsers.
It should be fixed now.