Always have your camera ready during take-off and landing! 😎
Some of my best catches. Left: Glasgow city centre which is rarely visible from the air since it's always raining! If you zoom in, you can make out the Hydro and Cylde Arc over the river. Right: Final approach to Heathrow where you can see the Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament, the London Eye and the edge of Hyde Park.
Left: Coming in to London as we are making a 180 from the Bovingdon holding stack. You can see Tower Bridge and the City of London. Right: Excellent view of Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace.Â
Left: View after taking off from Dublin airport, which is barely visible at the top of the photo, and making a 180-degree turn. Right: Sunset landing into Seattle around 8pm on a clear April evening.
Left: Turning into final approach for London Heathrow Airport. The 02 arena (formerly the Millennium Dome) can be seen in the centre of the image. Right: LAX airport flying in from the north. Aircraft turn left, fly over downtown LA, then make a 180 degree right-hand turn on runway 24R.
Left: Landing at Phoenix just before daybreak. Right: Landing at Phoenix around lunchtime.
Left: Take-off from Seattle-Tacoma airport and heading south past Mt. Rainier. Right: Sunset landing in a dusty Los Angeles.Â
Left: January take-off from Seattle-Tacoma with Mt. Rainier poking up from beneath the clouds. Centre: Denver Airport spotted on a flight from Los Angeles to Chicago. Right: A very green Washington state with Mt. Rainier clearly visible.Â
Left: An uncharacteristically clear day while landing at LAX with downtown LA clearly visible. You might also be able to spot the Hollywood sign if you know where to look! Right: Landing in Adelaide airport.
Left and Right: Landing in Sydney with the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House visible in the centre and the central business district to the right.Â
Left: Landing in Seattle-Tacoma bridge and flying over downtown from the north. If you look closely, you should be able to spot the Space Needle. Right: Taken just after take-off from Aberdeen airport with the harbour in view at the end of the River Dee.Â
Left: Landing into Seattle-Tacoma airport from the north with downtown Bellevue lit up by the sun. Right: Same flight but now with Mt. Rainier in view.Â
Left: Take-off in December from a very cold Boston airport. Right: Landing in Albuquerque.
Left: Ocean village in Southampton. Right: This is the Northam Bridge over the Itchen River. The University of Southampton is also captured - just look out for the Faraday tower which is wrapped in blue.
Left: This is the Isle of Wight and you can nearly see the entire island. Right: Southampton city centre!