// Tracon Labs LLC

Aviation
Software

For Enthusiasts

We build apps for people who look up when they hear a plane. Native macOS. No cloud required.

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// Products

// v1.0 — macOS

Sky
Watch

PASSIVE AIRCRAFT SPOTTING FOR macOS

Live ADS-B radar in your menu bar. SkyWatch pulls real-time flight data so you always know what's overhead — warbirds, airliners, military, bizjets. It runs quietly in the background and lights up when something interesting passes by.

  • Phosphor-green PPI radar scope with sweep animation
  • 250+ aircraft type database with comet-tail tracks
  • Emergency squawk detection (7700 / 7600 / 7500)
  • Alerts & watchlist for specific tail numbers
  • Planespotters.net photo integration
  • TCG-style share cards for your best spots
  • Spotting logbook with history & achievements
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// v1.1 · live on Marketplace

METAR
Deck

LIVE AVIATION WX FOR ELGATO STREAM DECK

Pin ICAO stations to keys, cycle through them on the dial, see flight category at a glance. METAR Deck brings live aviation weather to your Stream Deck — wind, vis, ceiling, temp/dew always one tap away.

  • Up to 10 ICAOs per key — cycle on press, long-press for detail page
  • Stream Deck + dial action with edge-to-edge touchscreen layout
  • FAA-standard color coding: VFR / MVFR / IFR / LIFR
  • Smart hourly refresh anchored on each station's report time
  • Zero telemetry — your stations stay on your device
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// Free tools

// v1 — free · no signup

METAR
Lookup

REAL-WORLD AVIATION WEATHER FOR ANY AIRPORT

The same airport weather METAR Deck shows on your Stream Deck — but on the web, with extra depth: runway analysis with wind components, density altitude with aircraft-class performance impact, plain-English forecast through 24 hours, cloud-layer visualization, and an area map with airspace overlays. Per-ICAO shareable URLs. Free to use, no signup, no ads.

  • Worldwide coverage — 5,700+ reporting stations
  • NOAA Aviation Weather Center data, refreshed every 10 minutes
  • Per-ICAO URLs for sharing (e.g. /metar/KSEA)
  • Plain-English interpretation, current + 24h TAF forecast
  • Zero ads, zero tracking, no signup
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