Traffic information via SafeSky App

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....

December 28, 2022 · 2 min · 273 words · Jan Gilla

Becoming a private pilot

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....

August 5, 2022 · 3 min · 505 words · Jan Gilla