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Aviation nerd, X-Plane addict, amateur satellite chaser, hobby programmer. I write about the things that keep me up at night — in a good way.

aviation x-plane Apr 9, 2026  ·  6 min read

Flying Colombia in X-Plane 12: My Budget Home Simulator Journey

From a cracked Joystick and a laptop that barely ran XP11, to a halfway decent rig flying approaches into SKBO at night — here's how my home sim setup evolved and what I actually learned about real aviation along the way.

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satellites hardware Coming soon  ·  ~8 min

Tracking the ISS and Amateur Satellites with a $25 RTL-SDR

A cheap USB dongle, a homemade V-dipole antenna, and a Raspberry Pi. Turns out you don't need much to pull signals from orbit.

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hobby review Coming soon  ·  ~5 min

Honest Review: 6 Months with the Honeycomb Alpha Yoke

Is the Honeycomb Alpha worth it over a cheap Logitech for someone who flies casually on X-Plane? My honest take after six months of use.

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