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Some constructive feedback: 1. Maybe don't have the view limited by the position on the aircraft- autoswitching between sides would be smoother. 2. Maybe just have double-click on an aircraft initiate ride-along. It's a little clunky and took me a minute to figure out how to ride along as-is. 3. Some kind of overhead view so we could more easily pick out a plane we want to view from would be nice. As it ", "context": "", "use_case": "Virtual plane window view", "switched_from": "", "story": "Stowaway \u2013 take the window seat on any plane or satellite overhead"}, {"id": 787472448, "item_id": 49217028, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49217028", "by": "raver1975", "date": "2026-08-07", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I love it.", "excerpt": "I love it. I use it to try to trick people into believing it's a live view, and that I work for the government.", "context": "", "use_case": "fake live plane view", "switched_from": "", "story": "Stowaway \u2013 take the window seat on any plane or satellite overhead"}, {"id": 787408544, "item_id": 49213034, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49213034", "by": "vintagedave", "date": "2026-08-07", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I love this: the sound effects oddly are what really make it.", "excerpt": "I love this: the sound effects oddly are what really make it. It was quite something clicking a flight, turning round to see behind it, and recognising my location. What surprised me is how satellites far away (in the night zone, it's daylight for hours yet) could still 'see' me, or rather, I could see them not even that close to the horizon. 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