Airplane projection mapping, made simple
Project live airplanes onto any surface.
Toasty is the simplest way to do airplane projection mapping. Beam the real aircraft flying overhead — in real time, with trails and callsigns — onto your ceiling, a wall, or a whole room, using a projector you already own. No mapping software, no rig, no looping animation. Just your sky, on your surface.
What is airplane projection mapping?
Traditional projection mapping warps video onto a physical object. Airplane projection mapping does something more alive: it projects the actual planes overhead, pulled from live air-traffic data, so the image is never the same twice and always matches the real sky outside. Toasty handles the data, the rendering and the geometry — you just point a projector and pick a spot on the map.
Three steps to plane projection mapping
Point a projector
At your ceiling, a wall, or any surface. A darker room looks best.
Open a Toasty screen
Sign in, make a screen, open its URL on the device driving the projector.
Pick the sky
Choose Overhead Air Traffic, drop a pin on the map, and the planes appear.
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Where people use it
Bedrooms & nurseries
A calm sky of real planes drifting across the ceiling at bedtime.
Aviation enthusiasts
Your own live radar wall — watch the traffic stack into the local airport.
Events & venues
Ambient aircraft projection for bars, lounges, launch parties and pop-ups.
Offices & lobbies
A living, always-changing display that beats a static screensaver.
Airplane projection mapping FAQ
- What is airplane projection mapping?
- Airplane projection mapping is projecting live aircraft — real planes flying overhead in real time — onto a surface like your ceiling, a wall, or a dome. Instead of looping a pre-rendered animation, Toasty pulls live ADS-B flight data for your location and renders each aircraft, with trails and callsigns, exactly where it is in the sky right now.
- How do I set up plane projection mapping at home?
- Point any projector at the surface you want, open a free Toasty screen on the device driving it, then choose the Overhead Air Traffic app from your phone and set the location on the map. Real planes will start gliding across the surface within seconds. No mapping software, no calibration rig.
- What projector do I need for airplane projection mapping?
- Any projector works — from a small portable unit to a home-theater or short-throw projector — as well as a regular TV or monitor. A darker room gives the best contrast for the glowing plane trails.
- Is the projected air traffic real?
- Yes. Toasty uses public ADS-B feeds, so every aircraft you see is actually flying over your chosen location at that moment, complete with altitude, heading and callsign.
- Can I project planes onto the ceiling?
- Absolutely — ceiling projection is the most popular setup. Toasty has a ceiling mode and a live preview so you can see exactly how it will look from below.
- Is Toasty free?
- Yes, Toasty is free to start. You only need a projector or screen and a phone to use as the remote.
Own the sky on your ceiling.
Free to start. Any projector. Live planes in about five minutes.
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