diff --git a/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/3-1-stale-state-detection-and-dimmed-display.md b/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/3-1-stale-state-detection-and-dimmed-display.md
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--- a/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/3-1-stale-state-detection-and-dimmed-display.md
+++ b/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/3-1-stale-state-detection-and-dimmed-display.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Story 3.1: Stale State Detection & Dimmed Display
 
-Status: review
+Status: done
 
 ## Story
 
diff --git a/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/deferred-work.md b/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/deferred-work.md
index 02a78fa..3bdffb4 100644
--- a/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/deferred-work.md
+++ b/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/deferred-work.md
@@ -165,6 +165,20 @@ Description: Trail entries are `(x, y)` pixel coordinates computed against the `
 
 ---
 
+## Story 3.1: Stale State Detection & Dimmed Display
+
+### [3-1] Only requests.Timeout is caught — other fetch errors propagate without stale marking
+Story: `3-1-stale-state-detection-and-dimmed-display`
+Category: Technical debt
+Description: `_run_one_cycle` catches only `requests.Timeout`. Other fetch failures — `requests.ConnectionError`, `requests.HTTPError`, and JSON decode errors from dump1090 — propagate to the outer loop boundary and trigger the `except Exception: log.error(...)` handler. That handler retains the last rendered frame but does NOT mark aircraft as `is_stale=True`. As a result, if dump1090 is unreachable (connection refused) rather than slow (timeout), the display will silently show the previous frame without any staleness indication. Intentional limitation for MVP; future hardening would broaden the except clause or add a separate ConnectionError stale path.
+
+### [3-1] _run_one_cycle parameter count will grow — consider RendererState dataclass
+Story: `3-1-stale-state-detection-and-dimmed-display`
+Category: Technical debt
+Description: `_run_one_cycle` now takes 4 parameters (`renderer`, `fetcher`, `display`, `last_aircraft`). If further per-cycle state is needed (e.g. a stale-cycle counter for escalating display feedback, or a last-successful-fetch timestamp), the signature will grow awkwardly. Future hardening: introduce a `RendererState` dataclass to bundle mutable per-loop state so `_run_one_cycle` receives one state object rather than an expanding parameter list.
+
+---
+
 ## Story 2.7: Operational Radar Loop, Startup Screen & Systemd Wiring
 
 ### [2-7] WaveshareDisplay SPI driver not yet wired — key production blocker
diff --git a/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/sprint-status.yaml b/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/sprint-status.yaml
index ab8a9d3..e27a333 100644
--- a/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/sprint-status.yaml
+++ b/_bmad-output/implementation-artifacts/sprint-status.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # - Dev moves story to 'review', then runs code-review (fresh context, different LLM recommended)
 
 generated: 2026-04-22
-last_updated: 2026-04-22  # 2-1 done, 2-2 done, 2-3 done, 2-4 done, 2-5 done, 2-6 done, 2-7 done, epic-2 done, epic-3 in-progress, 3-1 review
+last_updated: 2026-04-22  # 2-1 done, 2-2 done, 2-3 done, 2-4 done, 2-5 done, 2-6 done, 2-7 done, epic-2 done, epic-3 in-progress, 3-1 done
 project: planeMapper
 project_key: NOKEY
 tracking_system: file-system
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ development_status:
 
   # Epic 3: Stale Data Resilience
   epic-3: in-progress
-  3-1-stale-state-detection-and-dimmed-display: review
+  3-1-stale-state-detection-and-dimmed-display: done
   3-2-automatic-recovery-on-fresh-decode: backlog
   epic-3-retrospective: optional