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Would be cool to be able to see some kind of a "geek passenger instrument panel" with this information during flight. This would definitely influence my choice
by kozak 7y ago
Would be cool to be able to see some kind of a "geek passenger instrument panel" with this information during flight. This would definitely influence my choice of an airline.
- jonluca 7y agoYeah for a while a few years back some airlines would include the camera view of the aircraft from the in seat screen. With the transition to wifi entertainment that seems to have been lost, but would be pretty interesting to make a timelapse or be able to create a personalized dashboard from the raw data.
- mattmaroon 7y agoIt’s still on there as a screen! I found it pretty enthralling to watch from Toronto to São Paulo on a 787.
- Youden 7y agoMany still do provide cameras. My Finnair flight recently had it. The coolest thing I've had was being able to listen into the pilots' radio.
- elygre 7y agoThat, and sometimes you could listen in on the radio traffic. Which was awesome until that time across Newfoundland, when someone started asking about the heavy turbulence. The other aircraft in the vicinity had no consolidation, recommending to “strap’em in and ride it through”. I spent the next several hours waiting for my worst flight, which never even happened.
- Havoc 7y agoThe a380s still have the camera stuff. Well all the a380s I've flown
- mattmaroon 7y agoGeneral aviation Pilots use an app called foreflight that has a ton of flight data. You can use it on a commercial flight. It is very interesting but expensive if you’re just using it as a commercial airline passenger!
- o-__-o 7y agoCheck out flightradar24 for a more passenger oriented app that provides similar data (based off ads-b rather than using device sensors)
- GhettoMaestro 7y agoBonus points: put up an RTL-SDR and feed them ADS-B data you receive. They will give you a free business account! ($50/mo value!!)
- JorgeGT 7y agoClient fully compatible with a Raspberry Pi, so minimal energy consumption too.
- o-__-o 7y agoFlightradar24 does that? I thought that was FlightAware, but still awesome to know!
- GhettoMaestro 7y agoYup have been doing it for about 3 years now. I love how much value I get in return of little I provide (relatively).
- sokoloff 7y agoWingX Pro VFR is $0.99 per year and probably gives you enough to be entertained at a much better price point. (They have higher level subs if you’re actually flying.)
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