Thunderstorms from the cockpit
“Of all the breathtaking things to see during night flights, thunderstorms and lightning shows are among my favorites". Christiaan van Heijst, a pilot of 747. His images of thunderstorms under the stars from the cockpit are amazing. “Sometimes isolated towering clouds that generate one or two bolts before dying out, other times vast weather systems that melt together, stretching for dozens and sometimes hundreds of miles long." “We always try to stay as far away as possible from these monsters, using eyesight and weather radar to peek inside obscuring clouds." “While flying, we never hear the rumble or thunder up here since the loud rush of air around the fuselage smothers all ambient sounds. Just the visual spectacle of unbelievable scales.”