Journal
Notes on FlightSide. Small updates, flight details, and things worth knowing before you pick a seat.
It's all about the sun (after all)
Not all sunlight reaches the side windows. FlightSide now weighs the sun’s angle to the cabin and shows twilight along the route.
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The sun moves while you wait
FlightSide now accounts for the gap between your scheduled departure and when you actually leave the ground. A slider lets you model any delay and see whether it changes your seat recommendation.
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A bigger map and a redesign to match
FlightSide is redesigned around a single frame. The route, departure time, map, and seat recommendation now sit together, so picking a side of the plane takes one look instead of a scroll.
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Install FlightSide like an app (and use it with spotty Wi-Fi)
FlightSide can now be installed like an app, opens in its own window, and clearly handles offline use when the connection drops.
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Quiet week, fresher data, a few fixes
A quiet maintenance update: refreshed airport and timezone data, several small fixes, and two practical seat-planning observations.
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About page, contact, and finding your way around
FlightSide now has an About page, a contact form, and cleaner navigation between the main sections.
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Clearer map, clearer messages
The map now shows a sun marker, airport search is easier, and broken shared links explain what went wrong.
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Launch week: faster and shareable
One week after launch, FlightSide loads faster, adds dark mode, and makes every route easy to share.
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FlightSide is live
FlightSide is live: pick two airports, set departure time and duration, and see which side of the plane faces the sun along your route.
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