Self-hosted plugin repository for balloon-pilot tools. Add one URL to QGIS and the plugins below show up under Plugins → Manage and Install. Companion to ltapzmap.com.
Paste this URL into Plugins → Manage and Install → Settings → Add:
Add….LTA PzMap).
Bring OziExplorer-calibrated maps into QGIS, already georeferenced. Point the plugin at a .map file and its image — it reads the calibration points, fits a world file, and loads the positioned raster straight into your project, with no manual control-point picking in the Georeferencer. Ideal for scanned charts and aerial imagery you've already calibrated in OziExplorer.
Reads live radiosonde telemetry from a USB ground station and plots it in QGIS as a moving marker, flight track, and labeled attributes.
Load FAA obstacles, pilot zones, airspace, airports, waypoints and tracks from ltapzmap.com around a chosen start point (search by city, ZIP code, or airport code — FAA LID / ICAO). Optionally pre-download basemap tiles (OSM, USGS topo, Esri / Google / Bing imagery) for the same radius as an offline MBTiles file.
Built and maintained by Patrick Sullivan, a balloon pilot writing tools for the community in his spare time. If these plugins save you time or trouble, consider buying me a coffee: