Passenger-perspective flight simulator
Ranked 2 of 6 flight simulators by recommenders
Recommended as a charming, detailed passenger-seat flight sim that helps non-flyers see what flying is like. Common caveat: crashes, freezes and slow performance.
Recommended as a charming, detailed passenger-seat flight sim that helps non-flyers see what flying is like. Common caveat: crashes, freezes and slow performance.
28 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 19
- criticize it
- 9
- approval share
- 68%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 19 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.1 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Charming, detailed, fun to watch
“the details speak loads about the hard work that you've put in”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger” “Selfie mode was too funny these characters are ridiculous”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger” “This is really neat! I loved flying from MDW to ORD”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger” - Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger”
Useful for teaching non-flyers
“Hahaha this is awesome. I can teach what it's like to be on an airplane to my friend who has never flown before.”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger” “This might actually be pretty helpful for someone like me!”
Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger” “this might seriously be useful”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger” Relaxing enough to leave running
“I could see leaving it up on another screen to enjoy while I go about my workday.”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger” “Crashed within 10 seconds on iPhone 17 Pro. Love the vibes”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Crashes or freezes on devices
“Looks amazing for the 2 seconds before it implodes on iPhone though.”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger” “Crashed within 10 seconds on iPhone 17 Pro. Love the vibes”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger” “Stuck on 0h 01m elapsed after 12 minutes.”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger” - Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger”
Slow and unoptimized, heavy RAM
“This is brilliant. Run okay on my M5 mac air but not that smooth”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger” “It uses too much RAM, it's vibe coded so makes sense”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger” “this is so unbelievably unoptimized”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger” Sign-in box gets in the way
“Yeah, not a great experience, but it will let you play if you just register with something random.”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger” “it covers half of my mobile screen and it doesn't seem dismissible”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger” “you don't force people to sign in with the auth box always shown”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger”
Other flight simulators people recommend
The four most recommended other flight simulators, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Flight Simulator | 20 | 10 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Passenger-perspective flight simulatorThis page | 19 | 9 | 68% | 1 | — | — |
| Comanche by NovaLogic | 10 | 2 | 83% | 5 | — | Approved |
| F-15 Strike Eagle II | 10 | 1 | 91% | 1 | — | — |
| Google Flight Simulator | 8 | 6 | 57% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
24 of the 28 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This might actually be pretty helpful for someone like me!”
“great work! It would have been helpful if we can fast forward flight time, like what if I want to experience the landing at particular airport ?”
“kept crashing (not in the fun way)”
“I can't seem to make any overhead announcements over the PA.”
“the details speak loads about the hard work that you've put in”
“I instantly wanted the window seat”
“This is really neat! I loved flying from MDW to ORD”
“This is brilliant. Run okay on my M5 mac air but not that smooth”
“you don't force people to sign in with the auth box always shown”
“It's lovely, but its flight physics model could use some updates.”
“this is so unbelievably unoptimized”
“Stuck on 0h 01m elapsed after 12 minutes.”
“It uses too much RAM, it's vibe coded so makes sense”
“Yeah, not a great experience, but it will let you play if you just register with something random.”
“Selfie mode was too funny these characters are ridiculous”
“Looks amazing for the 2 seconds before it implodes on iPhone though.”
“It's almost comical how annoying it is.”
“Hahaha this is awesome. I can teach what it's like to be on an airplane to my friend who has never flown before.”
“Literally unplayable. Would love to see this open source and extended!”
“Crashed within 10 seconds on iPhone 17 Pro. Love the vibes”
“it covers half of my mobile screen and it doesn't seem dismissible”
“Genius doesn’t always look like you expect it will.”
“I could see leaving it up on another screen to enjoy while I go about my workday.”
“this might seriously be useful”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.