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Why I'm not trying to compete with SkySight
SkySight is the best soaring forecast UI in the world, and I'm a paying user. So why am I building a soaring weather API? Different category. Here is the longer version.
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Essays
CategoryLonger-form notes on the soaring weather market and building a physics-heavy API.
·5 min read
What 'Windy has an API' actually means
Windy is the most-recognised weather brand in aviation, and yes it has a developer API. Here is what that API actually returns - and the bit of their pricing page worth knowing about.
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Use Open-Meteo until you can't
Open-Meteo is genuinely great for pilot side projects. Here is the honest version of when you outgrow it and need a soaring-specific API.
·6 min read
When a general weather API isn't quite enough for soaring
meteoblue has a soaring API and it's good. Here is why we still run our own WRF, and when each is the right call.