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GDG49

Gulfstream Aerospace G450 · N499SC

· 0:24Quality 80side-on

3D replay

Software-steadied: the hops of the camera motor are smoothed out (plane wobble −76%). Download

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
69%
First lockfrom target selected
7.6 s
Centring, medianaz / el while locked
0.39° / 0.32°
Centring, 90th pctaz / el while locked
0.70° / 0.42°
Tightest field of viewhorizontal
4.1°
Time to 8°from first lock
2.7 s
Time to tightestfrom first lock
4.4 s
Time at telefield of view ≤ 5.5°
9.3 s
Jitter at teleaz / el, standard deviation
0.17° / 0.10°
Swing at teleaz / el, peak to peak
0.72° / 0.46°
Pan reversalsper 10 s at tele
0.0
Largest pan hopin any 1 s at tele
2.06°
Largest tilt hopin any 1 s at tele
1.15°
Pose error, mediancommand vs camera
0.81°
Largest correctionvision vs prediction
0.54°
Zoom steps
12

Aircraft & route

Flight
GDG49
Registration
N499SC
Type
Gulfstream Aerospace G450
Airline
—
From
—
To
—
Ground speed
337 kt
Altitude at closest
11,425 ft
Vertical rate
+3,840 ft/min
Category
A2
ICAO hex
a6331a

Pass geometry

Max elevation
21.2°
Elevation at start → end
19.1° → 21.2°
Azimuth at start → end
287° WNW → 261° W
Closest-approach azimuth
261° W
Minimum slant range
9.4 km
Heading at closest
184° S
Aspect at closest
side-on (77°)
Turn
straight (0°)
Departure
Yes — climbing out after take-off
Zenith pass
No
Dead-zone wrap
No
Duration
0:24 (24.0 s)
Lock
69%

Build & tuning

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

Build
2026-10-13l — log why the zoom ladder moved
Commit
181d1fa+wip
Node
v22.22.2
Camera
TONGVEO 20x PTZ · 1920×1080 @ 30 fps
Clip
12.0 MB · 24.0 s · offset -1.2 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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