This is one of many sites I've been using for a while. There are many others.
If you see an aircraft you would like to learn more about take the tail number (Civilian aircraft in the US start with an N, Canadian with a C, you can learn them all online if interested) and do a quick search in duckduckgo or your preferred SE. So for example the helicopter above, N545DU
This information is very standard and accessible to anyone for the most part. I used to work in aviation and this is just another tool we use to monitor who was coming to us and when. My kids and I love to check out what bird just flew over the house, they run in and ask me to open the "radar". It's cute.
Another good source for aviation information, especially pertaining to what we are interested in would be
Head here and zoom in to the red and then orange boxes at the Southern border of the US/Texas. There is a security TFR (Temporary Flight Restriction) in place that runs 127 miles along the border. Then there is a bunch of orange boxes at the Southern tip near Alamo, TX that are pending TFRs. Click on them to learn what they are. ;)
Can anybody explain to us dummies (no offense intended) what's really going on up there in air traffic land? Forever grateful.
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/
This is one of many sites I've been using for a while. There are many others.
If you see an aircraft you would like to learn more about take the tail number (Civilian aircraft in the US start with an N, Canadian with a C, you can learn them all online if interested) and do a quick search in duckduckgo or your preferred SE. So for example the helicopter above, N545DU
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N545DU is the first and I recommend flight aware for the most part.
If you click on the image top left you get to this page
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/1291414-8b4f83adfcbe8ebb692a98ec411e4c5c06d89f31/aircrafttype/EC45
You can also search the FAA registry but you will not find Military aircraft there unless it is a contract bird. For MIL aircraft try this.
Go back to here https://globe.adsbexchange.com/ , click the "U" for Military aircraft at the top and search around for a plane to learn about...
I found a Gulfstream off the coast of Ireland heading back to the states.
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae206d
This information is very standard and accessible to anyone for the most part. I used to work in aviation and this is just another tool we use to monitor who was coming to us and when. My kids and I love to check out what bird just flew over the house, they run in and ask me to open the "radar". It's cute.
Another good source for aviation information, especially pertaining to what we are interested in would be
https://skyvector.com/
Head here and zoom in to the red and then orange boxes at the Southern border of the US/Texas. There is a security TFR (Temporary Flight Restriction) in place that runs 127 miles along the border. Then there is a bunch of orange boxes at the Southern tip near Alamo, TX that are pending TFRs. Click on them to learn what they are. ;)
Hope this helps get you a bit acquainted.
Very helpful and appreciated. Thank you!