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Creating Georeferenced Plates for ForeFlight

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File this under something I didn’t even know it could do ... Big Bear Municipal Airport has multiple noise abatement arrival and departure routes the city would prefer you fly. I’ll be honest, with seemingly every local airport having its own noise abatement idiosyncrasies, it’s hard for me to remember all of them. So I created georeferenced overlays in ForeFlight so I don’t have to. First, I downloaded the map the city provided, and the routes (which are alpha channel PNGs that overlay the base map), using the web developer tools built into the Safari web browser: I then used GIMP to merge the routes onto the provided map and export a unified PNG file: Then I used the desktop version of MapTiler to visually add latitude/longitude coordinates for a few easily identifiable points. To do this (I had to find a tutorial), use the search function on the map on the left to find the spot you’re mapping (in this case, Big Bear Lake in San Bernardino, California). Then click on the left map

Keychron K8 with Kailh Box Jade switches

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Alright, my second “build.” Picked up a hot-swappable Keychron K8  (affiliate link) keyboard (like the form factor, the Bluetooth or wired connectivity, and the default Mac layout - though it can be easily switched to Wintel, and alternate keycaps are included). This fits perfectly on the very small desk (roughly 36" wide, 17" deep) I have tucked into the corner of the living room, and feels nice and tactile, with just enough effort to make for accurate typing. I still love the buckling spring keyboards, but my Unicomps are becoming flaky, they take up a ton of space, and ... Well. I’m loving this board with the Kailh Box Jade switches. The only thing I’m missing, occasionally, is a numeric keypad; solved (so far) with a $20 unit with “blue” switches (I have no idea if they’re Gateron (probably), MX, or what). (I only really ever use it when paying bills, so it doesn’t have to be amazing.) I discovered Inspect this time around, and used it to test everything as I made prog