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N34KC

RV6 · N34KC · SFO → SFO

· 0:12Quality 40shortlost locklow zoomside-onturned right 42°

3D replay

Trace

Where the aircraft sat in the frame, second by second. Click the chart to jump the video there.

—FOV —az —el —pose —
Lock

Events

Tracking metrics

How well the camera kept the aircraft centred. Tap a metric for what it means and what good looks like.

Lockshare of the pass
23%
First lockfrom target selected
7.8 s
Centring, medianaz / el while locked
0.49° / 0.24°
Centring, 90th pctaz / el while locked
1.48° / 0.81°
Tightest field of viewhorizontal
10.8°
Time to 8°from first lock
—
Time to tightestfrom first lock
0.0 s
Time at telefield of view ≤ 5.5°
0.0 s
Jitter at teleaz / el, standard deviation
—
Swing at teleaz / el, peak to peak
—
Pan reversalsper 10 s at tele
—
Largest pan hopin any 1 s at tele
—
Largest tilt hopin any 1 s at tele
—
Pose error, mediancommand vs camera
3.29°
Largest correctionvision vs prediction
0.70°
Zoom steps
2

Aircraft & route

Flight
N34KC
Registration
N34KC
Type
RV6
Airline
—
From
SFO
To
SFO
Ground speed
111 kt
Altitude at closest
3,450 ft
Vertical rate
+1,728 ft/min
Category
A1
ICAO hex
a3bbd9

Pass geometry

Max elevation
17.6°
Elevation at start → end
16.2° → 14.8°
Azimuth at start → end
151° SSE → 157° SSE
Closest-approach azimuth
159° SSE
Minimum slant range
3.5 km
Heading at closest
249° WSW
Aspect at closest
side-on (89°)
Turn
turned right 42°
Departure
Yes — climbing out after take-off
Zenith pass
No
Dead-zone wrap
No
Duration
0:12 (12.1 s)
Lock
23%

Build & tuning

The tracker build that flew this pass and the live settings that mattered, so passes can be compared across changes.

Build
2026-10-13g — debanding (archive s2 + live shader)
Commit
181d1fa+wip
Node
v22.22.2
Camera
TONGVEO 20x PTZ · 1920×1080 @ 30 fps
Clip
6.0 MB · 12.0 s · offset -0.9 s
pursuit
velocity
maxLeadSec
3
panLatencySec
0.6
tiltLatencySec
0.4
rippleDeg
0.5
rippleTeleDeg
0.25
rateFloorDegPerDps
2.5
rateFloorMaxDeg
12
lockedSigmaDeg
0.35
correctionSlewDps
2.5
kp
1
ki
0.6

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