A collection of projects, interests, family history, observations, and other things that have occupied my attention.
I use a Raspberry Pi 4 running PiAware to receive ADS-B transmissions from aircraft in the area and feed that data to FlightAware. It provides an interesting real-time view of traffic approaching and departing Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, especially from my location beneath the Runway…
Airport was released in 1970 and was filmed in part at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP). Because of that local connection—and because the film helped define the 1970s disaster-movie genre—it has always been an interesting part of the airport’s history. I wrote a more detailed…
This section contains material related to the MSP Airport, aviation, the movie, Airport (1970), Flight Aware tracking, and noise. I live under 12R on approach, so I have a lot to share.