Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger

rrkotcher about 11 hours ago 6 commentsRead Article on inflightsimulator.com

Buckle your seatbelt, secure your tray table, and open your window shade. Now you can simulate flying anywhere in the world as a commercial passenger, from takeoff to touchdown. Terrain, weather, and realtime sun position included. Don't worry, the latest release now features legs, so you can get up and go to the bathroom on longer flights. Enjoy!

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lateatdesk•about 1 hour ago

I like how much work you've put into just being a passenger :) I'm building a little world in the browser myself, so I like finding projects like this.

lejeanvaljean•about 10 hours ago

You know what? I had fear of flying. I did a training with a pilot in a simulator, but it was in the cockpit. I don't have fear of flying in a simulator or in the cockpit. I have fear of flying as a passenger, I'm sit in a chair. That's what I would have liked during my training. I told that to Air France and they did not understand but this might seriously be useful.

password54321•about 8 hours ago

I don't think you can completely eliminate this as people naturally don't like giving up their agency which is usually going to produce at least a low level of anxiety.

rkotcher•about 9 hours ago

Interesting, thanks for the idea. Would be pretty cool if this app did have some real-world applications, beyond being a bit of a meme app. Thanks for the comment!

d--b•about 11 hours ago

Nice.

Waiting eagerly for the "crying baby" extension pack. The "get to your seat" MMO. And the "I want to pee, but the guy next to me is sleeping" campaign.

Also, inflightsimulator: 1980, with ashtrays and lethal weapon playing on dropdown TV sets

rkotcher•about 11 hours ago

Thanks for playing! I'll be sure to consider so of those for the next release!