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UAL1164 United

Boeing 737MAX 9 · N47512 · SFO → ?

· 0:23Quality 55lost lockwrap pinnedquarteringDead-zone wrap

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
18%
First lockfrom target selected
7.3 s
Centring, medianaz / el while locked
0.83° / 0.23°
Centring, 90th pctaz / el while locked
5.09° / 0.43°
Tightest field of viewhorizontal
4.1°
Time to 8°from first lock
2.9 s
Time to tightestfrom first lock
—
Time at telefield of view ≤ 5.5°
0.9 s
Jitter at teleaz / el, standard deviation
—
Swing at teleaz / el, peak to peak
—
Pan reversalsper 10 s at tele
0.0
Largest pan hopin any 1 s at tele
—
Largest tilt hopin any 1 s at tele
—
Pose error, mediancommand vs camera
0.74°
Largest correctionvision vs prediction
1.42°
Zoom steps
37

Aircraft & route

Flight
UAL1164
Registration
N47512
Type
Boeing 737MAX 9
Airline
United
From
SFO
To
—
Ground speed
303 kt
Altitude at closest
10,200 ft
Vertical rate
+2,880 ft/min
Category
A3
ICAO hex
a5d643

Pass geometry

Max elevation
27.0°
Elevation at start → end
27.0° → 20.2°
Azimuth at start → end
225° SW → 210° SSW
Closest-approach azimuth
225° SW
Minimum slant range
6.9 km
Heading at closest
185° S
Aspect at closest
quartering (40°)
Turn
straight (0°)
Departure
Yes — climbing out after take-off
Zenith pass
No
Dead-zone wrap
Yes — pan pre-positioned across the stop
Duration
0:23 (23.0 s)
Lock
18%

Build & tuning

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

Build
2026-10-14b — steady overhead park, zoom travel guard
Commit
181d1fa+wip
Node
v22.22.2
Camera
TONGVEO 20x PTZ · 1920×1080 @ 30 fps
Clip
11.5 MB · 23.0 s · offset -1.0 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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