Takeoff at Charlotte (CLT) on 18L with close-up view of downtown Charlotte 2010-11-13

Close-up view of downtown Charlotte follows a southbound takeoff at Charlotte Airport (CLT) and a left turn to proceed northbound enroute to Washington DC and, later, passing UNC Chapel Hill.
Select time points of this video:
3:05-5:10 downtown Charlotte
6:43-7:20 Tuckertown Reservoir
8:00-8:45 University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill: with University Lake & Route 54
8:58-9:30 Interstate 40 west and south of Durham (Roycroft Lake on left; Parkwood Lake on right)
9:35-9:45 central Durham
10:30 flight passes overhead RDU Airport (not visible)
10:55 Interstate 40 winding back past Chapel Hill towards Eubanks
11:19 Buggs Island Lake just north of the Virginia / North Carolina state line. A Route 58 crossing near Buffalo Springs can see seen on left. Directly below aircraft: Clarkville VA and Occoneechee State Park (not visible)
12:45 -13:55 Virgnia Route 522 crossing the winding James River between Beaumont and Maidens 30 miles upstream from Richmond

[@musicclosettvshow]

About time someone on youtube knows how to operate a camera nice job

[@max010113]

Graphics were so good that it made me feel how high the plane is

[@grantie1]

fantastic video great job great view charlotte im flying there in sept from london x

[@PGMEagle]

Awesome awesome video

[@anthonypisculli2121]

Is that US Airways by any chance

[@reillync]

I think that's 18L...great video!

[@RyanSheehan64]

At 2:56 the building with the green roof is my old middle school!

[@justinleftwich7666]

Is that with US Airways?

[@backpacktrot]

Thanks for pondering. I think it was more likely United Express (to IAD). :)

[@backpacktrot]

@reillync Thanks. It has taken only nearly 1,000 views and 9 months before someone noticed my runway of fantasy. :) I have now changed it.

[@Pandacapricorn]

was this US Airways?

[@SIARL4X4]

Awesome..

[@JMMT7022801]

The Bank of America Center looks pretty fucking sexy.