August 13th, 2021. (Uploaded here in October of 2023).
Full title: "Southwest Airlines - Full Flights POV's: Indianapolis, IN (IND) to Dallas, TX (DAL) to Phoenix, AZ (PHX)"
-Trip Report, solo Vlog, POV recording, photo slideshow, editing, Iphone SE, GoPro Hero 2018.
-Same video on my main YouTube, 5keeper7ful: https://youtu.be/XXmbyuUnNm8
-Indianapolis, Indiana to Dallas, Texas to Phoenix, Arizona
-Indianapolis International Airport to Dallas Love Field Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
-IND to DAL to PHX. IND-DAL-PHX.
-Boeing 737-700, -800, and MAX aircraft.
-Fun solo day round trip. Left home in the East Valley AZ in the morning to Las Vegas with brief layover and then on to Indiana, back home in AZ that night! A very short first leg, followed by much longer/official connecting flight to destination.
-Daytime, morning to afternoon to late evening/sunset.
-Inside the gate, taxi to runway, Takeoff (climb & ascent to cruising altitude), flight attendant announcements after surpassing 10,000 feet.
-Snack and drink service, Landing (descent & final approach), touchdown on runway, flight attendant "welcome" announcements, taxi to the gate, parking. Departure and arrival!
-Awesome views [behind the wing, window seat] of: Central Indiana, Southern Illinois, Mississippi River (south of St. Louis, Missouri), Central Arkansas (Little Rock area, Arkansas River), downtown Dallas and Fort Worth and Plano, Abilene, Midland & Odessa, Central & Western Texas, El Paso in the distance, Southern New Mexico (Carlsbad, Las Cruces), Tucson and Casa Grande in distance, Mesa Gateway Airport (Williams Air Force Base), Gilbert and Chandler, South Mountain, Mesa and Tempe, 60 Freeway, 101 & 202 loop freeways, Scottsdale to the north, Salt River, ASU Campus.
-Boarding passes & souvenirs (fridge magnets & more)
shown at the end. Hoosiers!
*My trip right before this (July of 2021): After two years, I returned to Indiana and Kentucky. First, stayed at brother's house up in Lafayette, Indiana. Then, stayed at great aunt's house down in Greenville, Indiana.
-Summary: Loeb Stadium (Baseball & softball. Bronchos & Aviators teams), Arni's Restaurant (Arni's Pizza), Kentucky Kingdom theme park (2 day ticket, roller coasters and water rides), Big Four Railroad Bridge (walk across Ohio River, between Louisville and Jeffersonville), Churchill Downs tour (Kentucky Derby race track, horse racing and betting, museum exhibits), Tumbleweed Southwest Grill.
-Fall 2018: Phoenix to Louisville and Louisville to Phoenix (direct/non-stop flights). Mammoth Cave National Park! Thanksgiving meal with relatives.
-Spring 2019: Phoenix to Las Vegas to Indianapolis and Indianapolis to Las Vegas to Phoenix (multiple legs/flights). Mammoth Caves again, Longhorn Steakhouse, Louisville Slugger (baseball bat factory and MLB museum exhibits)! "Topp't!" handcrafted pizzas, walk across Wabash River (Millennium sundial), Purdue University (Purdue Boilermakers), "Kiss the Bricks" tour and "Andretti" museum exhibit at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IndyCar race track, Indy 500 & Brickyard 400).
-Airplanes, aviation, planes, seats, tray tables, flaps, landing gear, terminals, passengers, pilots.
-Summer season, summertime, summer vacation, summer break, summer trip, after the 4th of July holiday, solo getaway, fun times, memories, visiting family/family gatherings, tourist/tourism, tourist attractions, history, ice cream/frozen yogurt. Traveling America. Spirit of Route 66. Midwest storm season, Monsoon season, heat, humidity, windy, breeze, thunderstorms, rain/thunder/lightning, cloudy, sunny, turbulence. Desert valley, mountains, Midwest, flyover country, farmland, small towns, cities, farms, central plains, fields, crop circles, flat or hilly land and scenery, lakes/rivers/creeks, country folk, heartland rock, country music, Farm Aid. John Mellencamp (John Cougar), Cowboys.
