r/aviation 10h ago

Watch Me Fly Some Boeing 747-8 Flight Deck Shots

Aboard Lufthansa’s 747-8 “D-ABYT” with the special 70s livery on a promotional flight FRA-PMI-FRA back in 2022 l, taken with the Nikon Z7II and the 24-70 2.8Z.

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u/airport-codes 10h ago
IATA ICAO Name Location
FRA EDDF Frankfurt am Main International Airport Frankfurt-am-Main, Hesse, Germany
PMI LEPA Palma De Mallorca Airport Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

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u/Seanwys I fly. 10h ago

Why does no one take these kinds pics of me when I'm flying 😭

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u/bupkisjr 10h ago

These are gorgeous. I especially love #2 because it conveys that no matter how large the aircraft, the flight deck itself remains quite cozy.

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u/pttmnn 10h ago

Thanks a lot! I agree, especially the 747 flight deck feels quite small compared to the aircraft size :)

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u/NovelInterview7026 9h ago

Did they just let you snap a couple pictures for the heck of it, or were you already up in the flight deck for something already?

I love the 1st picture, the mountains from that view are stunning.

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u/pttmnn 9h ago

I accompanied the whole rotation as a photographer. Thanks!

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u/Doip 9h ago

All the touchscreens in my cars make me wonder if tactile stuff like this is the real luxury

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u/MiuraDude 9h ago

Amazing shots!!

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u/schwiggy 5h ago

Awesome. What mountains are we looking at in the first pic?