IFR procedure training in a browser when X-Plane costs $300 and requires downloads.
Student pilots, aviation enthusiasts, flight training schools
X-Plane · Microsoft Flight Simulator · FlightGear
I'm not a licensed pilot — I'm a software engineer with an aviation obsession. The idea sits between full-scale sims (X-Plane, MSFS) and static explanations: something amateurs can actually fly in a browser, and that I hope becomes useful for training schools and pilot selection down the line.
Stack is TypeScript (aircraft dynamics, navigation, scoring engine) and React. The charts and nav data are real.
Keyboard to fly — would love feedback on what's confusing, what's broken, and the feeling.
The post ties classic MacCready speed-to-fly theory to an RL framing and carefully walks through sink-vs-speed modeling instead of handwaving the physics. It's a thoughtful niche read, but the landing page is just an article — no simulator, no training curves, no agent demo or downloadable artifacts — so it's hard to judge any technical execution beyond the math.
Real-world geography in a browser—technically impressive, but lacks the depth or physics of MSFS or X-Plane.
Google Maps 3D flight sim, but it's a thin interactive wrapper without depth or persistence.
frp+Fly tunnel magic for k3s homelabs, but solves edge-case infrastructure problem.
Docker Swarm orchestration replaces Fly.io for cost-conscious deployments, no cold starts.
Proof-of-concept flight sim for the author's own Spectre language.
