hobby #11

VFR Track Relief Printing

I export a GPS log from a flight, merge it with elevation data, and generate a 3D-printable relief tile where the terrain rises and the track is engraved like a thin ribbon across the landscape. It turns a flight into a physical artefact you can hold, paint, and compare to the real view out the windscreen.

Jan 12 7:12 PM #11 4 min

The Ribbon That Refused to Touch Its Own Terrain

VFR Track Relief Printing

My flight path floated a storey above its own mountain. GPS and terrain data have different opinions about ground.

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