I'm an airline pilot
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data visualization of flight logs
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36 positive, 46 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 85 comments about the project. Thread score +0.40.
Idea: 8 for, 1 againstDesign: 8 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Beautiful, polished visualizations and UX
From 4 comments
That is beautiful. Besides the globe and the cool animations I like the dashboard that shows summary stats. This made me think. Either Frauenhofer or Helmholtz in Germany used to…
weinzierl on HNBeing a professional pilot while also being able to put together such a polished software project like this is incredibly impressive
18172828286177 on HNFascinating!
dkga on HNThat was fun
JustTim on HN
Impressive that a working pilot built it
From 2 comments
Being a professional pilot while also being able to put together such a polished software project like this is incredibly impressive
18172828286177 on HNInspiring profile with beautiful charts. Glad to have found someone else with a similar background who decided to fly jets. I had a good run as a software engineer and executive…
halilkoklu on HN
Objections
Globe map is slow to render when zoomed in
From 1 comment
I have a similar visualization on top of ~150 billion data points of ADS-B data: https://adsb.exposed/ It is interactive, so you can filter by any dimension, like the types of…
zX41ZdbW on HN
Requests
Add accumulated radiation exposure to dashboard
From 1 comment
That is beautiful. Besides the globe and the cool animations I like the dashboard that shows summary stats. This made me think. Either Frauenhofer or Helmholtz in Germany used to…
weinzierl on HN
Show actual flight data versus great-circle distances
From 1 comment
I'm flying your most recent route next month(ba218). If I see you I'm going to say something weird, like "I know where you've been flying James". I hope that's okay. Regarding…
IncreasePosts on HN
Add altitude statistics
From 1 comment
I love the sequential globe especially! For an idea - anything you could do with altitude? Your average height above sea level per day? I dunno :p
jasonthorsness on HN
Show GA versus commercial split over time
From 1 comment
Very neat, something that would be cool to see is the commercial vs GA split over time. In your graph by type it’s quite hard to see how much flying you still do on your own time!
jbergler on HN
Questions
How is the data stored and displayed
From 1 comment
Cool visualization for your personal logbook. How is the raw or display data stored? The globe map reminds me of this hexagonal grid article from my bookmarks I’d found on here…
ok_computer on HN
Are there tricks to clear ears during pressure changes
From 1 comment
This is great work! I have a somewhat off-topic question. How are your ears? Do pilots have any tricks to save their ears from getting clogged due to the constant pressure…
andreygrehov on HN
Alternatives named
anim8map.com route globe generator
From 1 comment
Impressive and very cool! You might consider making this into a globe route generator that folks will pay for. See https://anim8map.com/ As an active airline passenger for the…
ljsocal on HN
adsb.exposed ADS-B flight visualization
From 1 comment
I have a similar visualization on top of ~150 billion data points of ADS-B data: https://adsb.exposed/ It is interactive, so you can filter by any dimension, like the types of…
zX41ZdbW on HN