Aviation

Some time ago, I built my own Stratux Air Traffic Receiver which I used to show other airplanes on my electronic flight bag. Since a few flights, I am trying the app SafeSky. SafeSky uses multiple datasources from the internet to gather and display other traffic in EFB like ForeFlight and SkyDemon. The app runs on the same device as the navigation software, exporting the data into the local network via messages in the GDL90 format similar to the Stratux. The navigation tools like ForeFlight and SkyDemon are able to decode these messages and to display the traffic information directly on the moving map. ...

Flying has been always one of my dreams. My aviation career initially started as a small kid when my parents registered me on a holiday-course to build a small model glider (Graupner RC UHU). After roughly one week of crafting, the small model airplane was ready and successfully had its maiden flight on a hill near the village I lived. A few months later, I upgraded it with a kit providing an electric motor and a bigger battery so it could stay in the air even during bad wind conditions. After a few flights even through stronger winds, I accidentally smashed it into the ground and fully destroyed it. ...