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Ian Servin
Ian ServinJul 26, 2026
Contrail: Building an ATproto lexicon for aviation
I recently returned from a mostly offline trip and was catching up on some digital tinkering when I decided to add AT Protocol publishing to this blog and subsequently fell down a bit of a rabbit hole. As someone who's been extremely online since I was around eleven, I've always been interested in protocols and...
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Ian Servin
Ian ServinApr 17, 2026
Why the FAA’s ICE Drone Ban is Legally Indefensible
A close reading of the statutes behind the NOTAM that grounded journalists over Minneapolis. In January 2026, the FAA expanded a national security NOTAM to cover DHS and CBP mobile assets, effectively creating a no-fly zone around ICE vehicles operating in Minneapolis and elsewhere. Drone operators faced the threat of civil and criminal penalties for...
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Ian Servin
Ian ServinJan 13, 2026
Building a Tweetdeck-style interface for LiveATC feeds
If you're an aviation nerd, you know how powerful ADS-B and flight tracking sites can be. However, ADS-B does have its limitations. In some situations, we have to turn to other methods to track, identify and characterize operations of non ADS-B out targets. ACARS is one potential path for gaining information we can't get from...
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Ian Servin
Ian ServinJan 13, 2026
Project SkyWatch (AKA Wescam at home)
Professional aviation surveillance relies on a specific piece of hardware: the EO/IR (Electro-Optical/Infra-Red) gimbal. These are the gyro-stabilized turrets you see on the nose of police helicopters or military drones, capable of keeping a rock-solid lock on a target regardless of how the aircraft maneuvers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOUuxITR4eA I wanted to replicate this capability to help track...
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It's Not A Game It's A Simulator
It's Not A Game It's A SimulatorJan 13, 2026
Another Challenge
using MSFS to broaden an understanding
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edafe.de
edafe.deJul 31, 2025
Delta’s AI-based price-gouging
"It's a scam. AI agents aren't going to replace human labor. The only way we'll replace human labor with software agents is by redesigning all these heterogeneous, competing systems owned by people who benefit from the status quo and have every motivation to obstruct this project. Good luck with that." Cory Doctorow reviews the ways...
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Ian Servin
Ian ServinJan 4, 2023
Flight tracking 101: How to track airplanes from first principles
The world of flight tracking is in the spotlight after Elon Musk had a meltdown about automated flight tracker accounts, specifically one run by college student Jack Sweeney that tracked Elon's private jets. Elon and Twitter blocked hundreds of automated and human accounts (including mine!) that had recently tweeted about flight tracking. While these permanent...
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Ian Servin
Ian ServinJan 15, 2021
PDF Archive – Instrument Planning from the August 19, 1937 Issue of Flight
A friend was doing some research into instrument flying and needed to locate a key text on the subject. This article from a 1937 issue on Flight is heavily cited in academic texts, but as of several years ago is not available online because the parent organization's archive went dark during a site upgrade in 2019 and hasn't reemerged. London-based Flight International has also been through an acquisition (DVV Media Group out of Germany) so finding the right person to talk to was tricky. Because it's so difficult to find this text and it seems to be so widely cited, I wanted to publish it here to make sure that other folks would have an easier time locating the text.
Aviation
Ian Servin
Ian ServinJul 22, 2020
Photos: Minotaur Rocket Launch
Photos from the NROL-129 mission launch using the Northrup Grumman Minotaur rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Digital Marketing allows you to show your customers what your business is made of and how you can help them with their needs, for that reason if you have business is...
AviationPersonal updates
Ian Servin
Ian ServinJul 13, 2020
Photos: Parachute Jump Training
Photos from an Army training exercise at the sand dunes in West Greenwich, RI.
AviationPersonal updates
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetOct 10, 2017
Flying Patents
How the unidentified flying object inspired a flurry of flying saucer patents globally—and how one guy invented his flying saucer years before anyone else.
flying saucersspace
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetDec 13, 2016
Smaller Airports, Lower Stakes
Regional and municipal airports, which often target enthusiasts or niche needs, are pretty low-key compared to say, LAX. But they have plenty of mystery.
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