Show HN: PaperMETAR – An E-Paper Aviation Weather Display for Pilots(papermetar.com)
1 pointby thebitguru4 hours ago1 comment
  • vunderba3 hours ago
    As an amateur pilot flying a very beat-up Cessna 150, I just wanted to chime in and say this is very cool.

    I’m not sure how helpful this is as feedback, but I think it might be better to market this as a more general e-ink hardware notification device that can sync with any number of data sources, not just METAR. For example:

    - General weather reports

    - RSS feeds

    - Stock reports

    You could then make it developer-friendly so people can easily create new integrations, and over time you’d build up a library of them.

    • thebitguru2 hours ago
      Hey, a Cessna 150 is cool airplane! I started my training on my local airport 152. I think Aviation101 uses one of those for his YouTube channel.

      Thanks for the feedback. There are other general purposes ePaper devices out there meeting that need (TRMNL comes to mind). I wanted something smaller for my desk that looked like a cockpit instrument. That's why I created this.

      I am curious to see if there is more general use demand for this form factor.

      • vunderba2 hours ago
        haha thanks I do like it even if its a rusty bucket of bolts! Had no idea TRMNL even existed so thanks for the info.

        If you're doing something more specialized - maybe consider adding NOTAMs as well? Just a thought. Either way congrats on launching!