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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

A post shared by Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) on Nov 19, 2017 at 9:30am PST

 

The province of Zeeland in The Netherlands, as seen from the air. A beautiful low sun casts her soft rays through a layer of clouds and paints the landscape below in an almost surrealistic light. #zeeland #thenetherlands #nederland #holland #oranje #luchtfoto #aerial #flying #sunset #aviation #landscape #land #water #sea #northsea #clouds #cloudporn #cloud #light #sunlight #jpcvanheijst #nikon #instanederland #instaphoto #instapic #instasunset #instacloud #instadaily

A post shared by Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) on Nov 11, 2016 at 12:54pm PST

 

With the year 2017 almost over, we're about to slip over the horizon into a new year. A new year with unlimited possibilities, new ventures and possibly major changes coming on our path. Either by choice or chance. This image was taken last week over a cloud covered Myanmar. The delicate curve of the earth, bright burning colours from the awakening new day and a bright band of Zodiacal light that seems to be shooting up from across the horizon. In reality, this very faint band of light is coming from space; its the reflection of sunlight from countless of dust particles that hang between the planet paths in our solar system. Recent scientific research has shown that the dust has its origin from comets and the endlessly collisions between asteroids over the course of time. This thin 'mist' reflects the light in a very dim glow and is only visible to the naked eye when there is no light pollution or moon in the sky. It was one of the clearest cases of Zodiacal light that I have ever seen. Helped by the fact that there was no moonlight or light pollution from the ground. Captured with the following settings; D850, 10.5mm, 6 seconds, f/2.8, ISO4000. #zodiacal #stars #night #sky #space #light #sunrise #flying #flight #nikon #d850 #instadaily #photo #photography #longexposure #instasky #flying

A post shared by Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) on Dec 27, 2017 at 10:03am 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

A post shared by Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) on Jun 2, 2017 at 1:15pm PDT

 

A massive display of St Elmo’s fire on our windscreen during our night flight over the Brazilian Amazon. Caused by the huge buildup of static around the airplane from the clouds around us, it shows a bright purple and pink corona discharge of luminous plasma around the windscreen and other parts of the airplane. Normally quite harmless, but it could potentially indicate an impending lightning strike on the cockpit windows. #stelmosfire #airplane #aircraft #boeing #boeing747 #747 #cockpit #flightdeck #weather #nature #cloud #cloudporn #crewlife #pilotviews #avgeek #aviation #flight #flying #static #storm #lightning #instaweather #instagramweather #instaaviation #instagramaviation #instadaily #instagood #instaphoto #jpcvanheijst #nikon

A post shared by Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) on Sep 27, 2016 at 10:41pm PDT

 

The beautiful mountainous landscape of Georgia below us with in the distance the dominating Mount Ararat; the over 5100m high peak is nearly always sticking out from the clouds over the Turkish and Armenian land below. For many religious people, Mount Ararat is regarded as a holy mountain as it would have been the place where Noah's Ark first reached land after the world-covering flood, as described in various religious books like the Torah, Bible and Quran. Over the course of centuries, many expeditions have been launched to find evidence of this theological/religious event, even recently, and some interesting finds have been reported like old pieces of wood, far above the vegetation line. If they are related in any way to the religious books and stories remains a topic of debate among believers, but regardless of the story and finds, the mountain is an impressive landmark and a beautiful sight to see from above. #mountain #mountains #georgia #turkey #armenia #landscape #landscapephotography #clouds #cloudy #history #photo #photography #instapic #nikon

A post shared by Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) on Jan 20, 2018 at 11:50am PST

 

New blog! A short, 3 minute reflection of my adventures in Afghanistan roughly 10 years ago. With winter all over the entire Northern Hemisphere, it reminds me of the adventures a long time ago, in a country far, far away (for most of us). Flying for a small company that no longer exists anymore, I was a contractor in, among other shady places, Afghanistan. Read more here; https://jpcvanheijst.com/blogs/2018/01/641544-memories-of-afghanistan-3-minute-read #blog #blogger #afghanistan #flying #flight #aviation #avgeek #aviationdaily #pilot #pilotlife #adventure #instagramaviation #instadaily #instaflight #instablog

A post shared by Christiaan van Heijst (@jpcvanheijst) on Jan 11, 2018 at 7:14am PST