
I think from the plane's perspective they were far enough away, but from the ground the plane looked close enough to the rocket to make me scrunch up my face and try to do mental math involving a rocket traveling south on a vertical incline 100 degrees at 7.8 to 7.9 kms/s and a plane traveling north at 965 km/hr..... 👀 adjust for wind, carry the one, try not to have a small heart attack....
@samvarma also idk if you saw me post this before but i am proud if this edit

So cool! Thanks for sharing!
I watched the last moonshot, Apollo 17, go up from Lakeland. It was late at night. It makes these views all the more meaningful to me.
@samvarma Did you know you’d be flying during the launch, chose the side of the plane accordingly? Or was it sheer luck? Did the pilot announce it before you saw it? It must’ve been very exciting. :)
Anyway, what a wonderful way to have seen the launch. :)