The Raspberry Pi is a great tool for all sorts of hobbies and one area we’re fascinated by is its integration into the world of aviation. Today we’re sharing a cool project put together by a maker known as _G4M3R_ over at Reddit. Using our favorite SBC, they’ve created a cheap ADS-B receiver that’s housed in their attic and is capable of tracking plane locations in real time.
If you aren’t familiar with ADS-B receivers, these are antennas designed specifically to interpret radio signals from nearby aircraft. We can extrapolate plane locations based on the data in the signal. The data is easier to interpret when using an application such as Flight Radar 24, which is what _G4M3R_ uses in this build.
