Stratux GPS should acquire a full fix within 2–5 minutes under open sky. If yours is taking 10+ minutes, or never locks indoors, or drops fix frequently in flight — something is wrong. This guide covers the common causes and...
Stratux WiFi problems are the most common support question in the community. The good news: almost every WiFi issue has a straightforward fix. Work through these eight in order and you’ll almost certainly find the problem. Before You Start: Confirm...
In 2015, a pilot named Chris Young published a GitHub repository called Stratux. He’d built an ADS-B receiver from a Raspberry Pi, two RTL-SDR dongles, and some code he wrote himself — total hardware cost under $70. Commercial equivalents cost...
Stratux and WingX Pro7 work together out of the box. If you’re a WingX user who wants ADS-B traffic, free FIS-B weather, and AHRS synthetic vision without buying expensive commercial hardware, this is your setup guide. Five minutes and you’ll...
What ADS-B Weather Actually Shows Pilots (NEXRAD, METARs, PIREPs) ADS-B weather is free, it’s in the cockpit, and most GA pilots still don’t fully understand what it’s showing them. Not all ADS-B weather is the same, not all of it...
The House of Representatives failed to pass the ROTOR Act on February 24, 2026 — but buried inside the congressional debate was something GA pilots should know: the nation’s top aviation safety official stood before Congress and said that a...
The VK-162 is a $15 USB GPS dongle that runs on a u-blox chip and works plug-and-play on Linux with zero driver installation. Most people pick one up because they need a cheap GPS source for a Raspberry Pi project...
If you’re running APRS on a Raspberry Pi with Direwolf, you need a reliable GPS source. The VK-162 USB GPS dongle is a solid choice — plug-and-play on Linux, u-blox chipset, no driver installation required. Here’s how to get it...
Title: How to Set Up Stratux ADS-B for the First Time (Step-by-Step) You just unboxed your Stratux receiver. Or you’re about to buy one and want to know what you’re getting into. Good news: setup takes about 5 minutes. No...
Build a Stratum 1 NTP Server for Under $20 Your home lab’s time is lying to you. Here’s how to fix that with a $15 GPS dongle and a Raspberry Pi. Every device on your network is syncing time from...
