May 7th, 2019. (Uploaded here in February 2021)
Trip Report, Vlog, POV, recording, photo slideshow.
-Title: "Southwest Airlines - Full Flights POV: Indianapolis, IN (IND) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS) to Phoenix, AZ (PHX)".
1. -Window seat/right side/behind the wing POV, of takeoff from Indianapolis International Airport (IND) in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Taxi to runway. A cloudy and bumpy departure. Ascent through and above the clouds.
-Flight attendant announcements after surpassing altitude of 10,000 feet. A more cloudy & stormy than sunny day.
-Awesome views of: general farmland, cloud formations, Plainfield & Hummel Park, White Lick Creek, Interstate 70 Freeway, Highways 40 & 231. The Motor Speedway was back to the northwest, downtown Indy to the northeast.
-Afternoon/evening flight over to Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas, Nevada. To catch connecting flight (after layover) back home to PHX Sky Harbor. Southwest Airlines, Boeing 737-700 aircraft.
This was my 2nd official time (return) going to/from Vegas by PLANE. I finally had the opportunity and took it. Otherwise, we had always driven there and back, all other trips before that point. IND to LAS to PHX. IND-LAS-PHX.
*Filmed with my Go-Pro Hero 2018 camera, instead of my Iphone SE.
-Heading back home to Phoenix, AZ.
-Part 3 of my return trip to Indiana to visit family again & the Mid-West USA in general (since Nov 2018).
-I visited both sides of my family: Mom's side and great aunt again in Greenville, Indiana (southern Indiana. Not far from Louisville, KY). Then, some of my Dad's side and older brother in Lafayette, Indiana (1 hr drive from Indianapolis, IN). Slugger Museum, Churchill Downs, I shot guns for first time, walk across bridge near Purdue campus, Indy Motor Speedway.
2. -Window seat/right side/behind the wing POV, of approach evening approach & landing at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Touchdown!
A bumpy arrival. Over Lake Mead and Henderson.
-Flight attendant "Welcome" announcements, taxi to the gate. A sunny yet cloudy day.
-Awesome views of: Northern section of Lake Mead, Valley of Fire Park in the distance, Frenchman Mountain, Nellis AFB & the racetrack in distance, North Vegas in distance, Downtown & the Vegas Strip in distance, Charleston Mountain to west in distance, McCarran runways and terminals.
-Evening flight over to Las Vegas, Nevada. To catch connecting flight (after layover) back home to PHX Sky Harbor. Southwest Airlines, Boeing 737-700 aircraft.
This was my 2nd official time (return) going to/from Vegas by PLANE. I finally had the opportunity and took it. Otherwise, we had always driven there and back, all other trips before that point.
-Part 3 of my return trip to Indiana to visit family again & the Mid-West USA in general (since Nov 2018).
3. -Window seat/left side/behind the wing POV, of night takeoff from Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas, Nevada. A bumpy departure. Taxi to runway. Climb-out to the west with a left turn around to the southeast. Eventually up through and above the clouds, over Henderson.
-Flight attendant announcements after surpassing altitude of 10,000 feet. A more cloudy than clear, dark, bumpy nighttime ride. Bright lights to nearly pitch black, then bright lights again. Fun!
-Awesome views of: Interstate 15 Freeway, North Vegas in distance, Downtown & the Vegas Strip in distance, McCarran runways and terminals in distance, Nellis AFB & the racetrack in distance, Frenchman Mountain & Lake Mead in distance.
-A very quick/short, later nighttime flight down to Phoenix, Arizona. (Connecting flight, after layover, back home to PHX Sky Harbor. Southwest Airlines, Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
This was my 2nd official time (return) going to/from Vegas by PLANE. I finally had the opportunity and took it. Otherwise, we had always driven there and back, all other trips before that point.
*Filmed with my Iphone SE again.
*First night flight since summer of 2010 (end of long trip, DEN-ONT)
-Part 4 of my return trip to Indiana to visit family again & the Mid-West USA in general (since Nov 2018).
4. -Window seat/left side/behind the wing POV, of night approach & landing at Phoenix Sky Harbor. A more cloudy than clear, dark, bumpy nighttime ride. Bright lights to nearly pitch black, then bright lights again. Fun! Touchdown!
-Flight attendant "Welcome" announcements, taxi to the gate.
-Awesome views of: North Phoenix, Scottsdale, 101 Loop Freeway, 202 Loop Freeway, Falcon Field airport, Apache Junction in distance, Mesa, Gilbert & Chandler to the south, Tempe & ASU Campus, South Mountain in distance, Sky Harbor runway and terminals.
-A very quick/short, later nighttime flight down to Phoenix, Arizona. (Connecting flight from Vegas, after layover, back home to PHX Sky Harbor.) Southwest Airlines, Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
-Back home in Phoenix, AZ.
-Part 4 of my return trip.
