--- title: "This Raspberry Pi project turns your ceiling into a real-time airplane tracker" url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-raspberry-pi-project-turns-your-ceiling-into-a-real-time-airplane-tracker-ig9aczepx source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-raspberry-pi-project-turns-your-ceiling-into-a-real-time-airplane-tracker type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-06-04T06:02:04.644Z updated: 2026-06-04T06:02:31.525Z tags: ["raspberry-pi"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This Raspberry Pi project turns your ceiling into a real-time airplane tracker **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GitHub user cpaczek built 'Skylight', a Raspberry Pi 5-powered project that projects live flight data onto a ceiling using a projector. It uses either an RTL-SDR Blog V4 radio receiver to capture ADS-B signals from nearby aircraft or free flight data APIs. The display shows real-time aircraft positions, flight identifiers, aircraft types, and trajectories. Full build instructions are available on GitHub, with a minimal bill of materials: a Raspberry Pi 5, ceiling-pointing projector, micro HDMI to HDMI cable, and optionally an RTL-SDR dongle. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Make Your Ceiling Disappear With ADS-B And Short-Throw Projector](https://daily.dev/posts/make-your-ceiling-disappear-with-ads-b-and-short-throw-projector-ceegdz645) · Hackaday · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [This ESP32 project shows you what's flying overhead from the comfort of your desk](https://daily.dev/posts/this-esp32-project-shows-you-what-s-flying-overhead-from-the-comfort-of-your-desk-nvbtov26c) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [You, too, can build this ESP32 plane tracker to keep an eye on the skies](https://daily.dev/posts/you-too-can-build-this-esp32-plane-tracker-to-keep-an-eye-on-the-skies-usxlgqf5j) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [This ESP32 flight tracker shows what's in the sky around you, and it installs from a browser](https://daily.dev/posts/this-esp32-flight-tracker-shows-what-s-in-the-sky-around-you-and-it-installs-from-a-browser-khbdvwuut) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [I built my own plane radar on a $20 ESP32 display, and I haven't opened Flightradar24 since](https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-my-own-plane-radar-on-a-20-esp32-display-and-i-haven-t-opened-flightradar24-since-xmqgp9hla) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#raspberry-pi](https://daily.dev/tags/raspberry-pi) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/this-raspberry-pi-project-turns-your-ceiling-into-a-real-time-airplane-tracker-ig9aczepx)