Hahaha this is awesome. I can teach what it's like to be on an airplane to my friend who has never flown before.
Currently playing on my usual route, ICN -> HKG. The flight path is too ideal. Due to airspace restrictions in china, almost every flight has to divert over taiwan in real life, but this one cuts thru mainland china.
etatester 58 minutes ago [-]
Crashed within 10 seconds on iPhone 17 Pro. Love the vibes
minikomi 2 minutes ago [-]
You have to turn on airplane mode
gizajob 14 minutes ago [-]
Looks amazing for the 2 seconds before it implodes on iPhone though.
djmips 35 minutes ago [-]
ahhh your phone crashed! I was a bit confused for a moment...
Could you imagine if the airplane crashed like 1 in every million plays?! :O
sdcfgy 56 minutes ago [-]
Yeah same here.
lejeanvaljean 2 days 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.
lubujackson 1 hours ago [-]
Also useful for people who want to ride along with someone currently on a plane. "Honey, you are over Kansas right now!"
Useless things tend to be deeply useful to a select few.
I am loving this "re-weirding" of the internet. For the younglings, this is very much the sort of pet project that would bubble up in early internet days. No startup raising money, no pain point necessarily being solved, just one person's idea lovingly rendered to life.
CamperBob2 1 hours ago [-]
Don't try to build something for everyone, build something that's everything to someone. - paraphrasing Ferry Porsche
aaronbrethorst 2 hours ago [-]
UAL used to let you listen into the cockpit to ATC chatter: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17656352 — I understand this was really helpful for calming some passengers' nerves during flying.
ryukoposting 47 minutes ago [-]
I really appreciate it when I get a pilot that actually tells us wtf is going on.
password54321 2 days 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.
recursivecaveat 2 hours ago [-]
Agency and information in a way. I actually feel safer in a tiny 4 seater plane than a jet, even though objectively that's probably backwards. Being able to look at all the parts of the plane, how the movements derive from the pilot's actions, actually see out the front, it is more reassuring. More similar to being a passenger in someone's car. It probably doesn't hurt that it is easier for my mind to imagine a Cessna gliding gently to earth than a passenger jet.
rkotcher 2 days 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!
sublinear 2 hours ago [-]
This is going to sound insane, but something like this for the backseats of various common, and maybe even exotic, cars would be cool too.
I have similar problems being a passenger in an uber for more than 15 mins. I lose my mind on roadtrips when it's not my turn to drive.
mikeshi42 49 minutes ago [-]
3 overhead reading lights for a 2-2 configuration? On a trans pacific flight? Literally unplayable.
Would love to see this open source and extended!
kinduff 24 minutes ago [-]
I asked for beef, they only had chicken. 10/10, average flight experience.
flawed_crater 2 hours ago [-]
Please remove the login screen. Is love to try this.
jameson 2 hours ago [-]
Hrm. I can play it without logging in
freak42 1 hours ago [-]
I can't it covers half of my mobile screen and it doesn't seem dismissible.
SparkyMcUnicorn 28 minutes ago [-]
It's almost comical how annoying it is. I just want to try it.
ryukoposting 49 minutes ago [-]
Likewise.
thoughtsimple 2 hours ago [-]
Seems to hate not having location access on iOS. Keeps refreshing until eventually Safari just gives up.
wafflemaker 46 minutes ago [-]
Had to use uBlockOrigin to remove the login prompt. Think there could be a way to dismiss it without tricks like that.
ffsm8 28 minutes ago [-]
I just closed the window instead, it wasn't that interesting
zhaoziyuan2000 27 minutes ago [-]
This is really cool! Also, my girlfriend suggested it would be nice if she can login and be on the same flight so we can fly home together.
ironhaven 41 minutes ago [-]
I was hoping for a very detailed menu with more flight avionics in the in flight entertainment screen but I guess the speed and altitude in the HUD is all I get. I want to know the exact plane T am flying in
tnolet 28 minutes ago [-]
Is this visual style Fable or Astra. I see it everywhere now. It’s the new black and purple
noufalibrahim 42 minutes ago [-]
It's very nicely done. I snapped the seatbelt on and that dread of a long boring flight automatically hit me. :)
lateatdesk 1 days 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.
modinfo 1 hours ago [-]
I love that this is in real time and this jokes :D
Even we have chess game :3
khazhoux 2 hours ago [-]
Genius doesn’t always look like you expect it will. Well done!
(Kill the login panel though —- it wouldn’t go away for me)
darknavi 2 hours ago [-]
Missing FCA (Glacier international airport in Kalispell, Montana, USA).
It's small but a beautiful flight!
orliesaurus 2 hours ago [-]
Flying to NYC, sitting next to nobody, never happened to me before :) - see you in 4h
groestl 53 minutes ago [-]
Next up: Airport Simulator! Enjoy security, customs, and the inevitable panic of missing your gate across more than 50 international airports around the world!
zergrush 52 minutes ago [-]
really wish i could sit by the window
nader 43 minutes ago [-]
haha this is fun!
fortran77 2 hours ago [-]
I'd pay $1 to upgrade to first class. $2 if I get a hot towel, a pre-departure beverage, and warm nuts.
ivolimmen 1 hours ago [-]
I always have warm nuts on a plane...
tony-ay 1 days ago [-]
Pretty cool! I could see leaving it up on another screen to enjoy while I go about my workday.
Ballas 30 minutes ago [-]
Finally, a use for a second screen!
rkotcher 16 hours ago [-]
Thank you!
d--b 2 days 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
EagnaIonat 2 hours ago [-]
Or the passenger who is friendly and wants your window seat, but doesn't want to straight out say it. Then turns deranged when they find out they are in the middle seat for the whole flight.
nullify88 1 hours ago [-]
The Boeing extension pack and watch how the plane deteriorates in the air in real time!
Door plugs, MCAS, the works!
rkotcher 2 days ago [-]
Thanks for playing! I'll be sure to consider so of those for the next release!
fortran77 2 hours ago [-]
What a great idea! How about, a kid behind kicking your chair, the person in front of you abruptly putting his seat back all the way, and a person of size next to you spilling into your seat.
seemaze 2 hours ago [-]
no
bartvk 1 hours ago [-]
What if they add snakes?
Rendered at 06:27:50 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) with Vercel.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/931310/Airplane_Mode/
Currently playing on my usual route, ICN -> HKG. The flight path is too ideal. Due to airspace restrictions in china, almost every flight has to divert over taiwan in real life, but this one cuts thru mainland china.
Useless things tend to be deeply useful to a select few.
I am loving this "re-weirding" of the internet. For the younglings, this is very much the sort of pet project that would bubble up in early internet days. No startup raising money, no pain point necessarily being solved, just one person's idea lovingly rendered to life.
I have similar problems being a passenger in an uber for more than 15 mins. I lose my mind on roadtrips when it's not my turn to drive.
Would love to see this open source and extended!
(Kill the login panel though —- it wouldn’t go away for me)
It's small but a beautiful flight!
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