Stabilator

For spotters

You heard it before you saw it. Now find out what it was.

A tail number is enough. Type it in and get the airframe itself: what it is, how old, who operates it, where it has been flying and whether it is wearing something worth photographing.

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Why bother, when you already have a tracker

The one that just went over

You caught the registration. Put it in and you get the type, the year, the operator, and where it has been flying rather than a blank map pin.

Airframes, not just flights

Most trackers show you a moving dot. We keep the record attached to the airframe, including the tail numbers it wore before this one.

Special liveries, tracked

Heritage jets, retro schemes, tribute tails and Frontier's animals, matched to the exact airframe that wears each one and mapped where they are now.

The rare stuff

Long-parked airframes coming back, odd types in unusual places, and registrations that have moved between airplanes.

Spotter desk

Editing photos at home? Drop one here. We match it to the exact airframe, credit you on every card, and keep the story with the airplane rather than in a random gallery.