Can you really see Phantom Ranch from the air or is it further east? I remember all you could see from the south rim at least was the indian garden campground

>>2773310 (OP)
Neat. Nice visibility.

Wonder if it's better to sit on the left or right side of the plane. I only really game it out for any potential take-off/landing views

almost all of hong kong

>>2773331
vs what people mean when they say hong kong

>>2773310 (OP)
Enrages me when I'm asked to close the window by a stewardess. Recently was flying over fucking Siberia and Mongolia while listening to Fall of Civiliation's episode on the Mongols. Wanted to soak in the sheer scale of everything. Felt like a criminal randomly putting up the blind and checking how many more trees there were underneath.

With no clouds, I can spend entire flights looking out the window, imagining what's happening, and trying to match up open street maps to the terrain underneath.

>>2773331
HK is absolute kino to fly over. The sheer scale of the bridge blew me back. Looks beautiful. Disappointed I'm busto and had to grind out 12 hours in the airport rather than do a quick whirlwind taxi tour and larp as a mix of blade runner and lost in translation.

>>2773310 (OP)
Looks smaller than I expected

>>2773366
>Enrages me when I'm asked to close the window by a stewardess.
Depends on the time of day, I can not stand the faggots who have their windows open at 6AM when the sun glaring in from an overnight flight.

>>2773367
>HK is absolute kino to fly over. The sheer scale of the bridge blew me back. Looks beautiful. Disappointed I'm busto and had to grind out 12 hours in the airport rather than do a quick whirlwind taxi tour and larp as a mix of blade runner and lost in translation.
>>2773331
sort of miss my new grad life with a chav chainsmoking obese roommate in sai kung

>>2773424
There's a pretty simple solution to this problem

>>2773433
Yeah lemme just wear that while breakfast is coming around, the blinding eye level sun beaming in is fucking shit

>Flying economy
Shant be me

>>2773310 (OP)
For a good reason.
>>2773366
>Enrages me when I'm asked to close the window by a stewardess.
You should get shot. Let me sleep you fucking retard, I need to be ready with the less possible jet lag when we land. Flying economy is hell thanks to kids and people like you.

>>2773481
did you forget your $1 eye mask?

>>2773310 (OP)
Sick. I’m a window seat autist myself
Here’s one over Afghanistan at daybreak. Only last 7 rows on my side. or 9 people had their blinds open. I hate when flight attendants tell me to close it too; bitch I got this seat on purpose!

>>2773556

>>2773438
So you’re awake for breakfast and still give a fuck about the blinds?

>>2773481
The fact that your life sucks due to your wageslave job is not my problem.

>>2773481
>>2773424
just ask a flight attendant for an eye mask if you're not a total poorfag and you're flying a good airline. Retards.

>>2773729
>go to eat food, watch the tv, or something
>sun right on the horizon because of it rising
>directly eye level into eyes at 5AM
>ask for eye cover
>mask over face
>can't fucking see or look like a retard

Great plan moron.

>>2773562
>This coon doesn't understand that rem cycles are impacted by light
Just say you are poor and don't travel much. People will understand. They want the windows closed and low light so it tricks your body into thinking it's night time which it likely is in your destination.

>>2773332
Looks like cute little toys.

the coast of Finland with all the islands was interesting

>>2773874
with a bit of zoom

you can make out the fountain in the lake if you look closely

>>2773878
same flight landing in Edinburgh. thought id get a city view but the fucker 180d and landed the other direction to the previous few days on flightradar24 so i got the forth rail bridge (a unesco site) instead (reposting with photo not upside down)

best i could do of osaka. i want to try and get fuji

>>2773881
same flight

>>2773874
Wow, this really helps you get a handle on the population density of South Korea. That place is fucking packed.

My first glimpse of the Asian continent was the coastline and then the rivers meandering across the plains of Vietnam. They weren't very efficient highways, with all their twisting and turning...

>>2773884
yes from the air was the best way to see vietnam
danang

>>2773884
>South Korea
its really mountainous, they build everywhere they can
i feel like a retard that i cant place this one exactly, jeonju or daejeon? middle of a jeju-seoul flight..
maybe i can get some better ones in a few days but i gotta say it's not too interesting a country to fly over, very monotonous and featureless

>>2773884
>the rivers meandering across the plains of Vietnam
somewhere close to saigon

>>2773888
couple of mins later

You lucky bastards. I travelled all the way from Brazil, flew over Africa, went to Tel Aviv, Poland, London, and when it was day it was cloudy, when it was clear it was night. I only ever got to see one city, and that was my layover in London. I hope my trip to Japan will be different. I'd love to see some snowy mountains when flying over Asia.

>>2773310 (OP)
>wow...rocks

>Getting the middle seat while some dumb boomer NPC gets the window seat and DOESN'T EVEN LOOK OUT ONCE
This shit infuriates me so much. Just fucking die boomer. If you're at the window seat and you don't look out until the ground isn't visible anymore, you're 100% an NPC.

>>2775986
I actually wanted this post to be a new thread, hence the stock image. Eh whatever. Here's Manila from above.

>ITT: waaaaoww buildings/trees and a GIANT FUCKING WING

It's insane when you think about just how crazy of a concept it would be to grandparents grandparents to see such a view, and for us who have flown more than twice it's fun for like 2 minutes

I use to be like OP staring out the window for a time it's fine at first sure and fine for some specific things, grand canyon, pyramids, mt fuji or something notable like that from the air. You quickly though realize after a while it's just better to get some fucking sleep for your flight. Yeah, wow rural Japan, it's going to look the same from google maps and if you didn't know it some places you would assume are the same it's trees/clouds/water 90% of the time. It's not like I won't see that shit next year or in a few months.

Being well rested or whatever in (place) where I can interact with my surroundings >>>>>>>> wow a fucking forest again.

>>2775986
Why didn’t you pick the window seat if that’s what you wanted?

>>2773310 (OP)
I keep it closed cause I don't wanna give people the impression that it's my first time on a plane...

>>2776132
They are randomly assigned. I'm not going to pay extra.

>>2777060
If you want it, pay for it. Otherwise shut the fuck up.

>take flights often at night
>drink a bit so a little groggy first thing in the AM
>dipshit at sunrise opens blinder fully
>sunlight straight into the back of my skull and the eyes of others
>leaves it open until the staff tells them to put it down as people are sleeping still
>now awake with slight headache

Glad you got to see those clouds and indistinguishable land formations faggot

>>2777608
good

>>2777608
>I can't afford a sleep mask: the post

>>2773433
they dont work

>>2773433
>>2773729
you're really a fucking nigger if you think people that are sleeping(which is the majorIty at that hour) should be greatly inconvenienced because you're a selfish fuck?

>>2777646
>my sleep is your responsibility!!!

I'm paying for the window seat I will be using the window. ESPECIALLY if it's sunny

>>2776108
cool, it's great you've made that choice. have a good rest, and make sure you use your sleep mask!
meanwhile, i prefer being awake when the sun's out, and prefer looking out the window of the window seat i paid or, then staring at a screen and watching propaganda.

>>2777608
why are you asleep during the daytime? you fucking vampire.

somewhere near Rome-Fiumicino

>>2779171
flying in to dallas love field? sit on the left side. Departing? sit on the right.
you get a good close look at skyscrapers, emjoy my shit photography skills

>>2773310 (OP)
so true

>>2773731
>>can't fucking see
isnt that the point
>look like a retard
then dont sleep if not looking like a retard is so important to you

>>2773778
you still have to travel through the airport and then get to your hotel

ITT: people who just got done with their first and last long haul flight for the next few years.

Having the window open during ascent and descent is fine because you'll actually be seeing something interesting some of the time. Same with flying over some easily large recognizable landmark, like the Grand Canyon or Rockies. Cool open your window for 10-15 minutes soak it in then drop it back down.

I just got done coming back from the US after seeing some friends, DFW to HND... Holy shit the amount of nogs and browns that had their window up as we chased the sun (10am depart with 3PM landing) was insane. It's fucking 10 hours of the Pacific with 90% cloud coverage you dumb fucks.

>>2781588
>sleep on the plane the 6-8 hours you're in the air
>land well rested so getting to hotel isn't an issue
Wow retard.

>>2781451
beautiful

>>2773366
A fellow Fall of Civilizations enjoyer. A very nice day to you. Those episodes on the Mongol Empire were great.

Why are planes always full of hypersensitive complainers?
>aaaa the light it hurts my eyes!
>errrr this seat, it hurts my ass!
>ugggg the food, it tastes awful!
>ewww economy, we're crammed in like cattle!
>whaaaat the in-flight entertainment isn't working? I'm gonna go insane!
>I've gone 16 hours without sleep, this is lideral torture!

>>2781690
>being too poor for a complimentary sleep mask

if you fags wanted to sleep you should have taken benzos and drank at the airport like a normal person
I bring a clip closing neck pillow, eye mask, earplugs and benzos
good night gaylords

>>2773310 (OP)
I saw Uluru out of the plane window once when the flight to Singapore flew over it. I also saw the pyramids on a flight from dubai to madrid. I didnt take a picture of them because im not a faggot.

>>2777646
I paid for the window seat, now enjoy the sunlight faggot.

Looking out the window from an airplane is one of the most amazing possibilities life has to offer. The fact that people close their windows for it is definitive proof that the NPC meme is reality.

>>2781451
Wow.

>>2782300
> Looking out the window from an airplane is one of the most amazing possibilities life has to offer.

how poor are you?

>>2782315
NPC detected

THIS DUDE BE POSTING MSFS2024 PICTURES

>>2782293
No, youre still a faggot, youre just a faggot who didnt get pictures of anything, then posted about it as if you werent a faggot when we all know youre sucking dick right now

>>2773778
What about a flight taking place during the daytime? The only time you, or for that matter any other person in this thread making the same argument have any actual grievance is when low angle sunlight is involved. Taking a peak at the sunset/sunrise is fine but leaving the window open during that time is retarded. That is legitimately blinding. As far as sleeping in the daytime thats your problem buddy. Book the window seat next time if it bothers you so much. Thats called planning.

Either man up and go to sleep regardless of lighting conditions, or cover your eyes, once again its your problem.

>>2777646
cry all you want but if you want to sleep its your responsibility to buy an eye mask.

>>2783188
I'm not going to put the mask on my eyes or mouth you incovenience nigger, enjoy my fist on your snout as I enjoy the sun on my face.

>>2773481
>demanding the privilege of sleep on public transport
lmao stupid faggot
*slams tray table into your seat*
*turns on reading light*
*has conversation with person next to me*
and the best part:
>you won't do shit
;)

>>2773366
just say no. they can't do a fucking thing. they will absolutely not bother the pilots with that issue, and therefore they have no recourse other than causing a bigger disturbance.

my fuckin window, my fuckin choice
you can sleep when I sleep
if you don't like it book a window seat next time you dumb bitch

I CANT SLEEP

>>2781745
international flights sometimes take people out of their comfort zones, be those location, environments or circadian rhythms

Some people are also whiny cunts. Not everyone can sleep everywhere (I can't sleep on flights unless I've been up 30+ hours by the time I board)

if I've paid for 3 windows, I'll be using them

Not bad. I used to always choose aisle but this thread opened my eyes a bit

From the same flight, flying over Comanche Point, Cape Solitude in the distance, both remote areas of the Grand Canyon that go largely unvisited. The exposure looking straight down into the canyon was amazing. If you fly from Denver to LA, make sure to sit on the right hand side of the plane.

>>2787169
Vermillion Cliffs National Monument

>>2787170
Somewhere over the Uncompaghre Plateau

>>2787171
Over Mt. Blue Sky

>>2787174
>>2787171
Nice shots. Insane how such vast intimidating landscapes seem so small and manageable from up above.

>>2773424
>>2777646
>REEEEE! Don't you understand!? I NEED to sleep during the daytime!
6AM is a wakeful hour. Not my problem.

>>2773310 (OP)
Do any airlines have secondary shutters which block sunlight, but still allow you to look outside?
I guess any new adddition to a plane requires years of tests and shit, and it's not a moneymaking feature, but still.

Wonder if AR overlays will ever make it, so you can see features labelled overhead.

>>2781745

Some people are also extremely nervous fliers. The average NPC doesn't even understand why a plane flies, let alone the many, many things that can go wrong and the endless redundancies and pilot training schemes designed to thwart fatal errors.

There will always be a few people every flight who sit there clutching their armrest, thinking their flight is about to become the next TWA 800 fireball or wacky inverted Alaska 261 any second.

>>2773310 (OP)
It gets really windy if you open it though?

Not clouds, it's ice sheets

>>2773424
You are a gigantic faggot. Roman emperors would have killed to be able to see a sunrise at 35,000 feet.

>>2787442
I went through a period of being a nervous flyer after experiencing a malfunction and emergency landing. The probability doesn't factor into it, it's the severity of the potential consequences, the physical experience itself when things go wrong and the fact you have no influence or control over it.

Mfw I'm going to do a loop around the world passing over every single continent but most of it will be at night

>>2782354
Nah, he's just myopic and can't see fuck-all.

>>2787739
easy for you to say

>>2783460
signed, faggot who wont do shit

>>2787223
based

I am not inconsiderate, I keep the windows down and look at Google Maps wherever I am roughly. I feel like its the best of both worlds, other people appreciate me for not being an asshole and allowing them to sleep, I feel good that I can see the scenery with nothing blocking my vision.

>>2791009
>part of the first generation of humanity to see the world from such a height
>looks at the world through a goygle lens

better not see any unfiltered content, you might get ideas.

>>2787739
>>2787740
wtf are you doing? autists are scared of the light! you'll blind them with your curiosity and appreciation for nature!

Far northern Sakha, Siberia

On a Chicago to Hong Kong flight right before Russia closed its airspace

>flight back to europe from east asia during the day
>can't enjoy central asian mountains and steppe because everbody decides to sleep at a time that is 5 pm in the departure timezone or 10 am in the arrival timezone.
i hate sleepoids so fucking much, how did they even get tired

>>2791200
Reminds me of flying over Greenland on the way to Europe. I grew up in an arid area so the view of endless ice was mesmerizing.

>>2791245
Black Pill: The average guy in late stage capitalism is living under constant sleep deprivation and can be made to sleep at any time of the day if given the opportunity

>>2791252

>>2787250
787 has electrically tinted windows, you go from full transparent through various levels of tint to full blockout

Mexico City, peep the brown smog

Mexico City, peep the brown smog

>>2773326
Depends on the time of the day and if I'm flying north or south.
If it's mostly during the day, I don't want to look directly at the sun.
If it's during the night, the sun makes pretty dope effects in the horizon.

>>2773481
please kill yourself

this thread inspired me to take some photos. This is dublin, but i sat on the wing and the quality is bad

leaving naples, dock side

flying over prague, there is a maintance on the landing area, so all flight from south are flying across the south region of prague. i can see my home on this foto

how matter how relatively safe it is,I'm still very much terrified of flying

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E6n1Thak8G4

ill just leave this here :)

when flying into Orlando, if you're sitting on the right side of the plane on a southbound landing you'll get a great view of Epic Universe

>>2782315
You are either an out-of-touch richfag, or an actual NPC with no inner monologue. Do you fucking travel and lull around different parts of the globe like a retard for the sake of it as often as you shit yourself?

>>2773729
Your eye diaper, sir.

>>2796923
I need an eye diaper cause you look like shit. Thanks.

Somewhere in the US midwest

>>2797125
WHY IS IT UPSIDE DOWN?????

>>2797125
RDR2 ahh landscape

>>2797125
damn that's got that simplistic beauty I love it but I'm concerned about your plane. Why is the pilot doing a barrel roll?

>>2797138
Because it's inverted

>>2797125
is this Australia?

>>2773310 (OP)
Why would they be browsing windows when this beautiful lamdscape is at hand

>>2773310 (OP)
Yeah, it's not that flattering from an airplane. In fact, most things aren't. I don't get why people take flight pics. They are boring. Go see the thing in person, it's way better

>>2773433
>sit at the window seat
>open the window
>put on an eyemask so the sun doesn't bother you
based

>>2797827
Ive been to the Grand Canyon at least 10 times and can say that from the air it was also extremely impressive, which is why I took the photo. Where else can you get a vantage point like that? 90% of visiting the Grand Canyon is enjoying viewpoints to begin with.