Πως είναι να εργάζεται κανείς στα 11.000 μέτρα - Οι φαντασμαγορικές φωτογραφίες ενός πιλότου

Από τις εντυπωσιακές ανατολές ηλίου και τα φαντασμαγορικά φώτα του Βόρειου Σέλαος, μέχρι το πιλοτάρισμα μέσα από καταιγίδες και αντίξοες συνθήκες, είναι μερικές μόνο από τις εμπειρίες που βιώνει ένας κυβερνήτης αεροσκάφους στα 37.000 πόδια στον αέρα.

O 34χρονος πιλότος Ολλανδός Christiaan van Heijst, κυβερνήτης των αεροσκαφών Boeing 747-8 και 400 Freighter, έχει στο ενεργητικό του 8.000 ώρες πτήσης.

First light from another day is creeping up over the horizon. Always nice to fly together with a long-time friend and colleague, it makes those long 10 hours of flying seem to pass by a bit faster when you have enough to talk about. 747-400 cockpit, inflight between South-America and Europe. #boeing #boeing747 #boeinglovers #aviation #avgeek #aviationphotography #aviationdaily #aviationgeek #flight #flying #cockpit #cockpitview #pilot #pilotlife #crewlife #flightdeck #aircraft #airplane @aviation @instagramaviation @aviation4u @aviationdaily @boeinglovers #nikon #jpcvanheijst #instagood #instadaily #photography #instagramaviation #instaaviation #photoaday #photodaily #dailypic

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 10 Νοέ, 2017 στις 5:23 πμ PST

Ο Van Heijst, λόγω της δουλειάς του, έχει μία μοναδική προοπτική για τον κόσμο, που λίγοι έχουν την ευκαιρία να βιώσουν. Θέλωντας να μοιραστεί με τον κόσμο τις μοναδικές εικόνες που αντικρύζει καθημερινά στο «γραφείο» του, μοιράζεται τις εντυπωσιακές φωτογραφίες που τραβάει στο λογαριασμό του στο Instagram.

O Ολλανδός πιλότος, που είναι επίσης ταξιδιωτικός blogger και φωτογράφος, έχει αποκτήσει 58.000 ακόλουθους στο Instagram.

Moonlight covers the mountains over Iran and Iraq, giving it a ‘One Thousand and One Nights’ atmosphere. Millions of villages and cities pass by and even the burning fires from oil wells in Iraq are glowing in the distance. #iran #iraq #iranian #kurdistan #night #nightflight #landscape #moonlight #atmosphere #mountains #mountainscape #world #longexposure #longexposureoftheday #photography #photooftheday #photodaily #dailypic #instaphoto #instagood #instapic #instasky #instadaily #jpcvanheijst #nikon

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 15 Σεπ, 2017 στις 11:35 πμ PDT

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 22 Σεπ, 2017 στις 10:18 πμ PDT

Overflying the amazing landscapes of Turkmenistan on a beautiful spring day. Blue and turqoise lagoons and lakes, white puffy clouds and dry sand dunes for as far as the eye can see. #turkmenistan #desert #türkmenistan #landscape #landscapephotography #ocean #lakes #water #nature #landscapelover #photoart #artphotography #piloteye #pilotview #world #aerialphotography #aerialphoto #instagood #instalandscape #instaphoto #nikon #d800 #jpcvanheijst

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 13 Απρ, 2017 στις 8:53 πμ PDT

Night flight over a cloud-covered Great Britain last week. The bright light bulb ahead is the city of London, with the cites of Oxford and Aylesbury passing underneath, while Cambridge is in the far left corner. Although the light pollution from the cities below blinds out our view of the skies above slightly, we are still lucky to see 3 satellites passing overhead, and even a pair that seems to be flying in formation. Its the first time I ever see this and a little investigation showed me that there are a couple of 'binary' satellite couples flying in relatively close formation of each other. I could not find any information in the regular apps or websites that allow tracking of those objects, but my guess is that this is the double NOSS (Naval Ocean Surveillance System) satellites that happened to cross overhead in their 90-minute trip around the world. This twin set of satellites is being tracked often by amateurs and enthousiasts world wide. For those that are interested or can provide more information; shot was taken December 25th at 0410UTC. 14mm, f/2.8, 10 sec, ISO5000 #london #night #nightshot #nightsky #sky #satellite #space #flight #flying #avgeek #aviation #aviationlovers #instaaviation #instagramaviation #longexposure #nikon #d850

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 30 Δεκ, 2017 στις 9:43 πμ PST

The Aral Sea, or what is left of it, as seen from above. Once, the Aral Sea was once one of the largest lakes in the world with an area of roughly 70.000 km2 and was home to a large population that was depending on its fish and freshwater. Located in Central Asia, on the border with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the lake was fed by rivers coming from the high mountains from the Himalaya mountains. Since the 1960’s, the Soviet government diverted the rivers that were feeding the lake, causing it to shrink at an alarming rate ever since. The disappearance of the lake did not only affect the local economy that was largely depending on the wildlife in and around the lake, but also the health of all of those that were living there because of an acute shortage of fresh water and heavily polluted remnants of what used to be a huge lake. Here and there in the dry desert, ships and abandoned villages and harbors can be found that serve no purpose anymore. The exposed dry lakebed is causing frequent dust storms, influencing the entire climate in the region. Fortunately, attempts are being made to restore large parts of the Aral Sea, but with no certain outcome. Nonetheless, its unique blue colours are beautifully contrasting with the salt plains and are a delight to see from high above. #aralsea #aral #kazakhstan #landscape #world #worldfromabove #aerial #lake #water #sky #environment #landscapephotography #instagood #instadaily #photodaily #photoaday #photography #photo #photoart #jpcvanheijst #nikon #d800

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 20 Απρ, 2017 στις 11:19 πμ PDT

Sunset over the west coast of Greenland, up to 72’ North. A private show of warm light and cold icy mountains with not a living soul around for hundreds of miles. #greenland #sunset #landscape #clouds #sunsets #sunsetporn #landscapephotography #instaphoto #instadaily #instapic #instagood #instasunset #instaart #photodaily #photoaday #photo #photography #aerialphotography #jpcvanheijst #nikon @aerial_photography_pros

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 1 Νοέ, 2017 στις 1:24 πμ PDT

Finding our way through a maze of heavy weather and thunderstorms during a long and turbulent night flight. No matter how often I see this show of nature high up in the atmosphere, I am always impressed by the enormous dimensions of these clouds and energy that is bursting inside. Our 747 is just a tiny bug in comparison with those thunderstorms and it clearly shows how insignificant humanity is when compared with the forces of nature. #aviation #avgeek #boeing #boeing747 #flying #flight #storm #weather #cloud #clouds #cloudporn #cloud #thunderstorm #cockpit #crewlife #pilotlife #instagood #instaphoto #instagramaviation #instaaviation @instagramaviation @aviation4u @aviationdaily

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 19 Νοέ, 2017 στις 9:30 πμ PST

St Elmo’s fire. Somewhere over the Atlantic between South-America and Africa we encountered a huge front of active thunderstorms. Flying in thick clouds with zero visibility, we had to rely on our weather-radar to get a clear image of the weather ahead. It was obvious that there was no way to fly all around this squall line of entangled thunderstorms that stretched across our route for hundreds of miles to either side. Coming closer, the radar provided us with a more detailed image of the interior of the clouds ahead, enabling us to plan a route through this maze of violent weather. This time though, we immediately understood that we won’t get away with a smooth passage. The storms had almost grown together into one, forcing us to find the ‘least’ violent spot to fly through. Our long range HF-radio was already rendered completely useless with the nearby storms that charge the atmosphere and our airplane, thereby blocking all signals to and from the outside…. Full blog can be read here; https://jpcvanheijst.com/blogs/2017/06/574544-st-elmo-s-fire-4-minute-read #stelmosfire #elmosfire #aircraft #airplane #boeing #boeing747 #747 #cockpit #flightdeck #pilot #piloteye #pilotlife #thunderstorm #cloud #cloudporn #instaweather #instaflight #instagramaviation #instaaviation #aviation #flight #avgeek #instadaily #photodaily #photoaday #photography #nature #jpcvanheijst #nikon

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 2 Ιούν, 2017 στις 1:15 μμ PDT

Fisheye view of the 747-8 cockpit. The full moon behind us gives a nice glow in the windows and sky outside.. . #boeing #boeing747 #cockpit #avgeek #aviation #aviationphotography #aviationlovers #aviationgeek #boeinglovers #flight #flying #pilot #pilotlife #crewlife #instagood #instadaily #instagramaviation #photo #photography #photoaday #jpcvanheijst #nikon @instagramaviation @aviationdaily @boeinglovers

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 7 Νοέ, 2017 στις 8:42 πμ PST

Man-made rainbows. Every now and then all the conditions are just right for the most amazing shots from the cockpit. This time, the sun was straight ahead in the right angle, another Airbus A340 passed straight over us and all the specific conditions in the atmosphere were just right for a thick contrail. All those things combined resulted in a contrail that showed all the colours of the rainbow for a few seconds. By now I can already predict what kind of personal messages I’m receiving after posting certain photos so to prevent a lot of angry messages; this photo is not ‘photoshopped’ or fake, its merely (severely) under exposed and cropped out. On top of that, I had to remove some very annoying sun glare from the thick windows. And yes, the colours were definitely visible with the naked eye. #boeing #340 #a340 #airbus #contrail #sky #flying #flight #aviation #avgeek #aviationgeek #instagramaviation #instaaviation #contrail #rainbow #instagood #instadaily #instapic #photography #photoaday #photoart #piloteye #pilotlife #colors #colours #jpcvanheijst #nikon #d800

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 22 Μάι, 2017 στις 11:55 πμ PDT

A beautiful colored display of Northern Lights, somewhere over Northern Canada, a few months ago. Green, purple, blue, orange, yellow and red, like a curtain dancing in the wind. #aurora #northernlights #night #canada #inflight #nightflight #stars #nature #sky #aviation #avgeek #instagramaviation #instalike #instacool #instanature #jpcvanheijst #nikon #d800 #amazing

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 1 Ιούλ, 2016 στις 10:32 πμ PDT

Germany, covered by a layer of thick stratus clouds for as far as the eye can see. Some industrial chimneys or water-coolant towers on the ground produce enough warm moist air to create their own clouds and break through the temperature inversion layer that prevents the natural clouds from growing any higher. When flying so high up in the atmosphere, it sometimes feels as I can peak over alien landscapes that remain hidden from everybody on the ground. #germany #clouds #cloud #cloudy #cloudporn #weather #sky #view #skyporn #nature #landscape #world #space #atmosphere #flying #flight #fly #aerial @world_shotz @visualsofearth @artofvisuals

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 12 Δεκ, 2017 στις 7:12 πμ PST

Full moon over the Pacific Ocean. A constantly changing landscape of clouds and shadows complement the reliable and familiar stars above. When we dim the lights in the cockpit during such flights, I often move my seat forward and lean over the glareshield to enjoy those views from behind that curved cockpit window. With the nearest diversion airport at least a thousand km/miles away and far away from routes where passenger airliners would fly, its definitely a view that is reserved for just us. #moon #moonlight #pacificocean #ocean #view #landscape #night #nightflight #star #stars #clouds #cloud #cloudporn #weather #weatherphoto #pilotlife #aerial #aerialphotography #instaweather #avgeek #earth #nature #aviation #instagood #instadaily #dailypic

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 21 Νοέ, 2017 στις 10:33 πμ PST

Galaxy view over Brazil, South America (5 minute read) Stars. Billions. Hundreds of billions of stars. The longer I allow my eyes to adjust to the lack of light, the more of them I begin to see. A broad band of dim light, also called the Milky Way, starts to show in the sky above. With no moon or sun to ruin our night vision, we’re able to see the amazing and inspirational view of our own galaxy, our relatively local ‘city’ in the universe. Our planet Earth is part of our solar system with the Sun in its centre and the other planets (like Mars, Venus, Saturn and many others) circling around her. Lets consider this…. READ the full post here; https://jpcvanheijst.com/blogs/2017/06/573746-galaxy-view-over-brazil-south-america-5-minute-read #space #flight #galaxy #stars #Brazil #avgeek #aviation #pilotview #pilot #piloteye #flying #boeing747 #pilotlife #alien #universe #instadaily #instapic #instaspace #instaflight #milkyway #milkywaygalaxy #photography #photodaily #photoaday #photographer #jpcvanheijst #nikon #d800

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 1 Ιούν, 2017 στις 6:39 μμ PDT

Blue, green and orange colours are beginning to glow on the eastern horizon to mark the beginning of a new day. The city of Houston is straight ahead, seen from the cockpit while we cruise at 37.000ft over Texas. . #boeing #boeing747 #boeinglovers #aircraft #aviation #avgee#aviationdaily #aviationgeek #flightdeck #cockpit #pilot #pilotlife #crewlife #airplane #houston #texas #houstontx #sunrise #instaaviation #instagramaviation #instadaily #photo #photography #photodaily #photoaday #photooftheday #instagood #instaphotography #instaphoto

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) στις 26 Νοέ, 2017 στις 9:05 πμ PST

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