#aviation
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Runway Lines in Plastic and Satellite‑Carved Hills
VFR Track Relief PrintingI turn a VFR flight log into a tiny mountain range with my track cut into it like a signature. It’s either cartography or a very committed fridge magnet.
Writing in the Air with a Foam Wing
RC Light-Trace CalligraphyI strap LEDs to a foam RC wing and write cursive in the sky. It’s either art or evidence that I’ve lost the plot.
Hearing the Sky Before I Read It
METAR Chord BriefingsI built a desk synth that turns METARs into chords so I can hear the weather before I read it. It’s a preflight briefing you can hum along to.
Mapping the Park One Foam Wing at a Time
Foam-Wing Orthomosaic MappingI fly a foam RC plane in perfect grid lines, then stitch its snapshots into a map you can measure. It’s cartography by toy airplane, which somehow makes it more serious.
Thirty Kilometres Straight Up and Still Pinging Home
Stratospheric Balloon TelemetryMy payload sees the curvature of the Earth. I see a lot of farmers' fields.