This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cameron Paczek, a 24-year-old software engineer who vibe-coded a DIY flight tracker that projects real-time aircraft movements onto his ceiling.

You can get all kinds of great wildlife footage if you trek out into the woods with a camera, but it can be tough to stay awake all night. However, this is a task you can readily automate, as [Luke] ...

Over the years, we've covered a few Raspberry Pi plane tracking projects and even one project to track the London Underground ...