The I've Seen it From the Air thread
Dec 31, 2011 | 11:48 am
#61
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I'm about to take my first polar flight (CO99) and am really excited about what I might see. Is there a good likelihood of seeing Auroras? The north pole is in a state of perpetual darkness currently right so I doubt I'll see anything on the ground.
Jan 1, 2012 | 11:59 am
#62
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1992, watching parts of Los Angeles burn on a night landing as we approached from the north on a flight into San Diego. Horrible seeing the fires from the rioting.
Pitiful. Not a "I seen it from the air" memory that I cherish.
Pitiful. Not a "I seen it from the air" memory that I cherish.
Jan 1, 2012 | 12:34 pm
#64
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I loved what I saw when departing from Jiuzhaigou.
Flying at the same level with the mountains was amazing.
1) Mountains at Jiuzhai
2) Lighting strikes.
3) Sunsets and Sunrise
I hope I will have the luck to see the auroras in a plane too. ^
Flying at the same level with the mountains was amazing.
1) Mountains at Jiuzhai
2) Lighting strikes.
3) Sunsets and Sunrise
I hope I will have the luck to see the auroras in a plane too. ^
Jan 2, 2012 | 3:51 am
#68
Join Date: Mar 2006
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sometimes, flights between ABQ and LAX would pass right over the meteor crater in arizona (as well as the grand canyon).
on a flight into LAX on new years' eve several years ago, i passed over at least a dozen fireworks displays.
eight years ago, on a flight from yogyakarta to bali, i was on a plane that passed only a few dozen kilometers from a smoking volcano. i so regret not taking a picture.
on a flight into LAX on new years' eve several years ago, i passed over at least a dozen fireworks displays.
eight years ago, on a flight from yogyakarta to bali, i was on a plane that passed only a few dozen kilometers from a smoking volcano. i so regret not taking a picture.
Jan 2, 2012 | 3:57 pm
#69
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I remember flying from EWR to YYZ a few years back and thinking "wow it looks like there's one little cloud just outside Buffalo". Turned out I was looking at Niagara Falls and the steam coming off it. That was amazing.