Lets talk about the 787 windows

[jb747]

Oh, I thought I'd offloaded you.

 

[Mr H]

Oh, I thought I'd offloaded you.

And I thought you were the hired help.

 

[Quickstatus]

Presumably not on a B787 with windows locked shut!

So what's the opinion now in the context of the current light show

 

[amp-qld]

My wife is claustrophobic so does very well to fly at all (we fly internationally 10-20 times a year). She deals with this by always having a window seat and leaving the blind open when it's daytime. There have been occasions when the crew have asked for them to be closed but she refused. So far, we haven't had the situation where the electronic window has been darkened during daylight hours (partly because we avoid Qantas due to nasty experiences many years ago) but, if it happened, the crew would really know that my wife wasn't happy.

 

[encryptededdy]

One nice thing about physical window shades is I find I can stick my phone (or certain other cameras) between the window and the window shade then close the shade, allowing me to take photos without any risk of reflections.

For instance, here's a timelapse I took of a moonrise (I think this was a JAL 777) with zero reflections because the camera was between the window and window shade.

Obviously a very niche use case, but one I will miss on aircraft with electrochroamatic dimming.

 

[patrickw]

One nice thing about physical window shades is I find I can stick my phone (or certain other cameras) between the window and the window shade then close the shade, allowing me to take photos without any risk of reflections.

For instance, here's a timelapse I took of a moonrise (I think this was a JAL 777) with zero reflections because the camera was between the window and window shade.

Obviously a very niche use case, but one I will miss on aircraft with electrochroamatic dimming.

Love the timelapse - what app & phone did you use?
Have taken my fair share of photos using this method as well.

 

[encryptededdy]

Love the timelapse - what app & phone did you use?
Have taken my fair share of photos using this method as well.

This was actually an Insta360 Go 3 mini action camera. It's got a very wide angle lens so I can crop into the framing I want (vs. using a phone, where it often points angled up)

Here's another (very noisy) example where you can see the stars. I believe this was taken from a Qantas A330: