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sledprocyonon I converted 2D conventional flight tracking into 3D

Glad to hear you’re adding origin/destination. I’ve seen other users mention it as well, but being able to quickly filter or search by country would also be very useful.

Modelling only the most common aircraft types sounds like a good approach.

With the ICAO type code, maybe you could group aircraft (wide-body / narrow-body / regional / cargo) to provide an accurate visual fallback when a specific 3D model isn’t available. Also, a slightly different shade for the generic aircraft could help signal that it’s just a placeholder rather than a real model.

sledprocyonon I converted 2D conventional flight tracking into 3D

This is really cool. Have you considered showing the aircraft model/type? Since the ICAO24 is already available, a lookup could add it.

sledprocyonon Growing up in “404 Not Found”: China's nuclear city in the Gobi Desert

Thanks for sharing your story. I was also born in 1991, and it’s crazy how much where a person is born shapes the whole growing-up experience. Looking forward to part 2!