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If you're ever in DC and want a great view of incoming planes for DCA/Reagan Int'l, get to Gravelly Point.

[Map](https://maps.app.goo.gl/q2tU5nd7wDB8X5ko7?g_st=ic)

[The View](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsedKJtgoG8/?igshid=MzRlODBiN...)

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yes, it's great, my son loves it.

if you're stranded at IAD check out the nearby Udvar-Hazy Center (air & space).

https://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center

Why is the Instagram reel mirrored horizontally, cutting the frame in half? Doesn't that totally ruin the video, or am I missing something? Power to anyone to edit and upload anything, but what were they trying to achieve by getting such a great video angle only to mostly hide the airliner from view?

Artistic license? Showing how symmetrical an incoming overhead plane is? And it's a rare view. It's an artistic medium over there which uses photos as the starting point.

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