Your favourite photos taken of/from a plane?

[Flyfrequently]

Coming into Brisbane this evening E190

My Samsung doesn't do it justice, but always love being above the clouds.

 

[OATEK]

Lights reflecting on the water during takeoff from SIN.

 

[OzzRod]

Leaving Honolulu last week on QF104. Always a sad moment after a special break with family, but an instant reminder of very happy days when viewing the picture later. Magical place.

 

[Scarlett]

Some photos from this morning and a type regularly seen, but maybe not from this viewpoint.


Preparation


Heating


Autumn


Lovely


Hello Canberra


Deflating CBR. Back down.

Now, how do I log that flight on Openflights? Type, duration and rego noted but departure and arrival points… hmmm.

 

[Larko1]

Departing AKL on QF4 this morning

 

[AuSammy]

Not my photo, but.......

 

[AuSammy]

Not my photo. Year unknown. PamAm J

 

[MonteCristo]

Transavia from 500m past the airfield at Heraklion, 26/05/2025.

 

[Major]

Not my photo. Year unknown. PamAm J

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A bit of turbulence should sort that lot out

 

[Sporky]

Mt Everest, KTM to PBH

The approach into Paro was also spectacular

 

[Warks]

Not quite in the spirit of this thread but I was excited to see a 214 kph tailwind and an effective ground speed of 1138 kph from my SQ A380 a couple of nights ago.

 

[MonteCristo]

So close, could almost see the Ryanair flight bounce over the berm.

Also, a shout out to the BA FO who gave me a wave in return. Made my day. And I almost knocked down a farm fence from their departing jet blast. I like to think the FO was PIC. Legend.

Santorini airport, 6/6/25.

 

[Wing Nut]

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Not quite in the spirit of this thread but I was excited to see a 214 kph tailwind and an effective ground speed of 1138 kph from my SQ A380 a couple of nights ago.

Nice. Clocked 1093 k's a couple of years ago on an Air NZ flight between Sydney and Auckland.

 

[Larko1]

NRT 16R QF62 turn & burn
Sunrise about 300K from BNE

 

[Warks]

NRT 16R QF62 turn & burn
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Window like an Italian train.

 

[sudoer]

Fuji, taken Dec 2017. JAL has an amazing little tool to help you take these shots too!

 

[VPS]

Window like an Italian train.

That’s better than any Italian train window I’ve ever seen

 

[Warks]

That’s better than any Italian train window I’ve ever seen

I should have said "a cleaner Italian train window".

I was thinking a top tip for travellers in Italy would be to know your window in advance and bring along some Windex and a Chux to give it a clean before boarding.

 

[OZDUCK]

We were on a cruise today on the Canal du Midi near Carcassonne and the boat stopped for a break at an old lock keepers house. While we were ashore a plane flew over low and my wife said it looked odd. I managed to get a couple of photos on its second pass. To me it looks very much like a Nord Noratlas. If I am right I saw the only flyable example left in the world. It is based at Marseille.

Carcassonne is the home base for a French Parachute Regiment and Wikipedia says the plane is still used by the French military on special occasions.

 

[VPS]

We were on a cruise today on the Canal du Midi near Carcassonne and the boat stopped for a break at an old lock keepers house. While we were ashore a plane flew over low and my wife said it looked odd. I managed to get a couple of photos on its second pass. To me it looks very much like a Nord Noratlas. If I am right I saw the only flyable example left in the world. It is based at Marseille.

Carcassonne is the home base for a French Parachute Regiment and Wikipedia says the plane is still used by the French military on special occasions.

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you mean you didn't have Flightaware or something open after the photo to check