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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...

this is interesting and how much of the rendering/logic is running in WASM vs JS?

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

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.

Interesting, I wonder if it would be possible to visualize the most dramatic parts of every flight -- takeoffs and landings.

Would be nice to pair this with something like FlightRadar where you can see relevant flights in proximity to you and select them.

This is great, smart application of graphics and public data.

The FlightRadar24 app has had this feature for quite some time. I like your implementation though - it’s very easy on the eye.

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

Is it possible to pan?

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

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

Perhaps this should be submitted under "Show".

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Love this. How do you modify the flight number?