I’m not exaggerating when I say that only about one in fifty flights over the remote Russian city of Petropavlovsk is cloud-free enough to afford me a view of the ground. But on my latest flight to Seoul, it was so spectacularly clear that I was able to get some great photos of the volcanoes that tower over the city.
Here’s the approximate location of “UHPP,” the aviation identifier of the airport at Petro:
Approaching the volcanoes:
Check out the ice limning the INSIDE of cockpit window on the lower right side of the photo. That’s normal, from the extreme cold outside and the humidified air inside the B747-400 cockpit. It melts on the descent and makes “rain” inside, causing annoying dripping on us pilots:
Just amazing, this view! Wow.
Until next time, fly high! 🙂
How is one woman so fortunate? What a great career you have. And, how fortunate are we to share what you do on a regular basis? Thanks so much.
Jim, thank you for those very kind words! I am indeed very grateful that my job allows me the “best seat in the house”. It can be easy to forget this on the more grueling flights, but whenever I share what I see with others, it helps remind me of that feeling of awe.
Absolutely breathtaking!! You take such amazing photos. Have you ever thought of putting them all together to create a lovely coffee table book with some witty title?
Jilly, all I need is the time to do it (that’s becoming a familiar refrain in my replies today! 🙂 ) because I surely would love to!
Stunning! Such a gorgeous ice blue!
Great photos. You can see the flow structures covered by snow. Thanks for keeping your eyes open so we can have the great view. 🙂
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