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AERO MONSTER DEX • GOLD EDITION

SkyDex ADS-B Hunt

Hunt 456 aircraft cards, catch rare tails, learn the airframes, complete missions and build a cloud hangar worth sharing.

GOLD 13 • 456-CARD DEX • 419 SOURCED PHOTOS

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DAILY MISSION

Heavy Metal

Catch one aircraft with four engines. Cargo, tanker and command-post variants count.

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First ContactCatch your first exact hex

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Eye in the SkyCatch an ISR aircraft

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Ultra RareCatch a Secret-class card

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Carthage, Illinois

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AIRCRAFT FIELD GUIDE

All Aircraft

456 cards · 419 sourced photos · showing 60

SDX-001Super Rare · 250 XP

👽NO VERIFIED VISUAL

Air Force One candidate 82-8000, exact registered aircraft 82-8000

EXACT AIRFRAMEB742Chris Gimmillaro · PlaneSpotters.net

82-8000 · ADFDF8

Air Force One candidate 82-8000

Presidential airlift platform when POTUS is aboard

One of the two famous VC-25A 747s. Callsign depends on who is aboard: AF1 only when carrying the President.

SDX-002Super Rare · 250 XP

☁️NO VERIFIED VISUAL

Air Force One candidate 92-9000, exact registered aircraft 92-9000

EXACT AIRFRAMEB742Photorikoo · PlaneSpotters.net

92-9000 · ADFDF9

Air Force One candidate 92-9000

Presidential airlift platform when POTUS is aboard

The other VC-25A. Tracker lore monster: training/VIP support some days, actual Air Force One on others.

SDX-003Secret · 300 XP

❓NO VERIFIED VISUAL

Nightwatch / Doomsday Plane 75-0125, exact registered aircraft 75-0125

EXACT AIRFRAMEB742Max Martin · PlaneSpotters.net

75-0125 · ADFEB6

Nightwatch / Doomsday Plane 75-0125

National Airborne Operations Center / survivable command post

747 command-post aircraft associated with continuity-of-government and national command authority missions.

SDX-004Secret · 300 XP

📡NO VERIFIED VISUAL

Nightwatch / Doomsday Plane 73-1676, exact registered aircraft 73-1676

EXACT AIRFRAMEB742STR042 · PlaneSpotters.net

73-1676 · ADFEB3

Nightwatch / Doomsday Plane 73-1676

National Airborne Operations Center

One of the tiny E-4B fleet. If you catch one, screenshot it.

SDX-005Secret · 280 XP

🛸NO VERIFIED VISUAL

E-6B Mercury 'TACAMO' 164406, exact registered aircraft 164406

EXACT AIRFRAMEE6Tyler J · PlaneSpotters.net

164406 · AE0418

E-6B Mercury 'TACAMO' 164406

Nuclear command-and-control relay / airborne communications

Navy high-value airborne command/communications relay, famous for long looping tracks.

SDX-006Super Rare · 220 XP

👽NO VERIFIED VISUAL

RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14841, exact registered aircraft 64-14841

EXACT AIRFRAMER135Ashley Wallace · PlaneSpotters.net

64-14841 · AE01C9

RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14841

SIGINT / electronic intelligence collection

Signals-intelligence 707-family aircraft; spotters love patrol tracks near geopolitical hotspots.

SDX-007Super Rare · 240 XP

☁️NO VERIFIED VISUAL

WC-135R Constant Phoenix 64-14836, exact registered aircraft 64-14836

EXACT AIRFRAMER135Jay Carter · PlaneSpotters.net

64-14836 · AE048D

WC-135R Constant Phoenix 64-14836

Atmospheric sampling / nuclear-event detection support

The 'nuke sniffer' mission: collects atmospheric particles and gases for nuclear-event detection.

SDX-008Super Rare · 200 XP

❓NO VERIFIED VISUAL

NASA ER-2 N806NA, exact registered aircraft N806NA

EXACT AIRFRAMEER2Wikimedia Commons / NASA

N806NA · AAF954

NASA ER-2 N806NA

High-altitude Earth science and satellite calibration

Civilian U-2 derivative; flies above most weather for remote sensing and atmospheric research.

SDX-009Super Rare · 200 XP

📡NO VERIFIED VISUAL

NASA ER-2 N809NA, exact registered aircraft N809NA

EXACT AIRFRAMEER2Brandon Stengel · PlaneSpotters.net

N809NA · AB0479

NASA ER-2 N809NA

High-altitude airborne science

Second NASA ER-2; another 'near-space glider' science prize.

SDX-010Super Rare · 225 XP

🛸NO VERIFIED VISUAL

NASA WB-57F N927NA, exact registered aircraft N927NA

EXACT AIRFRAMEWB57Nathan Havercroft · PlaneSpotters.net

N927NA · ACD958

NASA WB-57F N927NA

Stratospheric science, imaging, launch/reentry observation

Tall-wing Canberra descendant famous for eclipse science and high-altitude camera work.

SDX-011Super Rare · 225 XP

👽NO VERIFIED VISUAL

NASA WB-57F N926NA, exact registered aircraft N926NA

EXACT AIRFRAMEWB57Nathan Havercroft · PlaneSpotters.net

N926NA · ACD5A1

NASA WB-57F N926NA

High-altitude science

One of NASA's WB-57F stratospheric science aircraft.

SDX-012Super Rare · 225 XP

☁️NO VERIFIED VISUAL

NASA WB-57F N928NA, exact registered aircraft N928NA

EXACT AIRFRAMEWB57Wikimedia Commons / NASA/Ames

N928NA · ACDD0F

NASA WB-57F N928NA

High-altitude science

Another NASA WB-57F; rare, odd, and beloved by aviation nerds.

SDX-013Super Rare · 230 XP

❓NO VERIFIED VISUAL

NASA Super Guppy, exact registered aircraft N941NA

EXACT AIRFRAMESGUPELP_Planespotter · PlaneSpotters.net

N941NA · AD120C

NASA Super Guppy

Oversized NASA cargo

One-of-a-kind operational cargo whale for outsized NASA hardware.

SDX-014Secret · 325 XP

📡NO VERIFIED VISUAL

EXACT AIRFRAMESLCHEva Folsom / Stratolaunch · CC BY-SA 4.0

N351SL · A3EA1F

Stratolaunch Roc

Hypersonic test air-launch mothership

World's largest operating aircraft by wingspan; six engines, twin fuselage, 28 wheels.

SDX-015Rare · 160 XP

🛸NO VERIFIED VISUAL

NOAA Kermit, exact registered aircraft N42RF

EXACT AIRFRAMEP3Westley_SJU · PlaneSpotters.net

N42RF · A4FAC3

NOAA Kermit

Hurricane research and weather reconnaissance

NOAA's Kermit flies into storms, validates satellite data, and supports atmospheric research.

SDX-016Rare · 160 XP

👽NO VERIFIED VISUAL

NOAA Miss Piggy, exact registered aircraft N43RF

EXACT AIRFRAMEP3Mark Mann · PlaneSpotters.net

N43RF · A52242

NOAA Miss Piggy

Hurricane research and weather reconnaissance

The other NOAA WP-3D Hurricane Hunter; beloved nickname and big radar gear.

SDX-017Rare · 150 XP

☁️NO VERIFIED VISUAL

NOAA G-IV hurricane jet, exact registered aircraft N49RF

EXACT AIRFRAMEGLF4Nick Sheeder · PlaneSpotters.net

N49RF · A60F3C

NOAA G-IV hurricane jet

High-altitude dropsonde / storm-environment sampling

Flies around storm systems, not into the eyewall like the P-3s; important forecast data source.

SDX-018Legacy · 120 XP

❓NO VERIFIED VISUAL

NASA DC-8 Airborne Laboratory, exact registered aircraft N817NA

EXACT AIRFRAMEDC87Aaron E Arul · PlaneSpotters.net

N817NA · AB248A

NASA DC-8 Airborne Laboratory

Airborne laboratory for Earth science

Legendary NASA flying lab; listed as lore/legacy rather than reliable live spawn.

SDX-019Rare · 120 XP

📡NO VERIFIED VISUAL

NASA P-3B Wallops, exact registered aircraft N426NA

EXACT AIRFRAMEP3Issac Chan · PlaneSpotters.net

N426NA · A51316

NASA P-3B Wallops

Airborne science, remote sensing

NASA Wallops research turboprop used for science campaigns.

SDX-020Rare · 140 XP

🛸NO VERIFIED VISUAL

RAF Voyager ZZ336, exact registered aircraft ZZ336

EXACT AIRFRAMEA332Yann Bougdour · PlaneSpotters.net

ZZ336 · 43C6F9

RAF Voyager ZZ336

UK VIP/tanker transport

RAF tanker/VIP aircraft sometimes seen as high-profile UK transport.

SDX-021Rare · 140 XP

👽NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEB727Iberia Airlines · CC BY 2.0

N794AJ · ZERO-G-727

Zero-G 727

Parabolic flight / weightlessness training

A 727 used for parabolic zero-gravity flights; track by registration/callsign when active.

SDX-022Rare · 60 XP

☁️NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEAS50fir0002 flagstaffotos [at] gmail.com Canon 20D + Canon 400mm f/5.6 L · GFDL 1.2

N203Z · A19F67

DHS / CBP H125 from your screenshot

Law-enforcement patrol, surveillance, interdiction support

The helicopter from your screenshot: DHS/CBP-associated H125 with law-enforcement mission fit.

SDX-023Common · 10 XP

❓NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEC172Peter Bakema · GFDL 1.2

FAMILY CARD · CESSNA-172-SKYHAWK

Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Trainer/private flying

The Pidgey of ADS-B. Everywhere, excellent first catch.

SDX-024Common · 10 XP

📡NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEP28AMike Burdett · CC BY-SA 2.0

FAMILY CARD · PIPER-PA-28-CHEROKEE-ARCHER

Piper PA-28 Cherokee/Archer

Trainer/private flying

Another common trainer; great for local pattern watching.

SDX-025Common · 10 XP

🛸NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCESR22Alan Lebeda · GFDL 1.2

FAMILY CARD · CIRRUS-SR22

Cirrus SR22

Fast personal aircraft

Very common modern piston single, often IFR and cross-country.

SDX-026Common · 10 XP

👽NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEC182Adrian Pingstone ( Arpingstone ) · Public domain

FAMILY CARD · CESSNA-182-SKYLANE

Cessna 182 Skylane

Utility/private flying

Bigger Skyhawk cousin; common in rural ops.

SDX-027Common · 10 XP

☁️NO VERIFIED VISUAL

Beechcraft Bonanza, representative aircraft-type photograph

TYPE REFERENCEBE36Bill Larkins · CC BY-SA 2.0

FAMILY CARD · BEECHCRAFT-BONANZA

Beechcraft Bonanza

High-performance piston single

Classic fast piston; V-tail/straight-tail lore.

SDX-028Common · 10 XP

❓NO VERIFIED VISUAL

Mooney M20, representative aircraft-type photograph

TYPE REFERENCEM20PArpingstone · Public domain

FAMILY CARD · MOONEY-M20

Mooney M20

Efficient piston single

Fast for horsepower; fun type-code catch.

SDX-029Common · 10 XP

📡NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEDA40bomberpilot · CC BY-SA 2.0

FAMILY CARD · DIAMOND-DA40

Diamond DA40

Trainer/private flying

Sleek composite trainer; common around flight schools.

SDX-030Common · 10 XP

🛸NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEP46TAlan Lebeda · GFDL 1.2

FAMILY CARD · PIPER-PA-46-MERIDIAN-MALIBU

Piper PA-46 Meridian/Malibu

Pressurized piston/turboprop single

Business/personal high-performance single.

SDX-031Common · 10 XP

👽NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEPC12Chris Finney · GFDL 1.2

FAMILY CARD · PILATUS-PC-12

Pilatus PC-12

Utility/business turboprop

Swiss single-engine utility king; common and useful.

SDX-032Common · 10 XP

☁️NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCETBM9Michael Mainiero · CC BY-SA 3.0

FAMILY CARD · SOCATA-TBM-900-960

Socata TBM 900/960

Fast single-engine turboprop

Tiny speed demon; great GA trophy.

SDX-033Common · 10 XP

❓NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEC208Lt. Col. Scott Voskovitch · Public domain

FAMILY CARD · CESSNA-CARAVAN

Cessna Caravan

Utility/cargo/skydiving

Seen as cargo feeder, skydiver hauler, island truck.

SDX-034Common · 10 XP

📡NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEBE20Gordon Elias · OGL v1.0

FAMILY CARD · KING-AIR-200-350

King Air 200/350

Turboprop twin

Medevac, corporate, survey, government; lots of variants.

SDX-035Common · 10 XP

🛸NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEE55PAktug Ates · GFDL 1.2

FAMILY CARD · PHENOM-300

Phenom 300

Light business jet

One of the busiest light jets in the sky.

SDX-036Common · 10 XP

👽NO VERIFIED VISUAL

Citation CJ3/CJ4, representative aircraft-type photograph

TYPE REFERENCEC25BAlf van Beem · CC0

FAMILY CARD · CITATION-CJ3-CJ4

Citation CJ3/CJ4

Light business jet

A very common bizjet family; easy to spot on maps.

SDX-037Common · 10 XP

☁️NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEGLF4NOAA; http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/aboutc.html · Public domain

FAMILY CARD · GULFSTREAM-IV-V-650

Gulfstream IV/V/650

Business jet / government special mission

Look for high-altitude fast cruise and VIP/government operators.

SDX-038Common · 10 XP

❓NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCER44D. Miller · CC BY 2.0

FAMILY CARD · ROBINSON-R44

Robinson R44

Light helicopter/training/news

The common small helicopter spawn.

SDX-039Common · 10 XP

📡NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEB06Mfield - Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com · CC BY 2.5

FAMILY CARD · BELL-206-JETRANGER

Bell 206 JetRanger

Light utility helicopter

Classic helo silhouette and tour/police/training roles.

SDX-040Common · 10 XP

🛸NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEAS50fir0002 flagstaffotos [at] gmail.com Canon 20D + Canon 400mm f/5.6 L · GFDL 1.2

FAMILY CARD · AIRBUS-H125-AS350

Airbus H125/AS350

Utility/police/medical helicopter

High-performance AStar family; common public-safety catch.

SDX-041Common · 10 XP

👽NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEEC35Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) · CC BY-SA 2.0

FAMILY CARD · EC135-H135

EC135/H135

Air ambulance/police helicopter

Twin-engine EMS and police staple.

SDX-042Common · 10 XP

☁️NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCES76Contando Estrelas from Vigo, España / Spain · CC BY-SA 2.0

FAMILY CARD · SIKORSKY-S-76

Sikorsky S-76

Corporate/offshore/EMS helicopter

Sleek twin helo; less common than H125/R44.

SDX-043Common · 40 XP

❓NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEC17U.S. Air Force · Public domain

FAMILY CARD · C-17-GLOBEMASTER-III

C-17 Globemaster III

Strategic/tactical airlift

Global heavy lifter; everywhere once you learn the type code.

SDX-044Common · 40 XP

📡NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEK35RU.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez · Public domain

FAMILY CARD · KC-135-STRATOTANKER

KC-135 Stratotanker

Aerial refueling tanker

Old but everywhere; learn tanker racetracks.

SDX-045Common · 40 XP

🛸NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEK46AUSAF Christopher Okula · Public domain

FAMILY CARD · KC-46-PEGASUS

KC-46 Pegasus

Modern aerial refueling tanker

Newer USAF tanker, often training in big oval tracks.

SDX-046Common · 40 XP

👽NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEC130U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Howard Blair · Public domain

FAMILY CARD · C-130-HERCULES

C-130 Hercules

Tactical airlift / special missions

The aviation multi-tool: cargo, weather, gunship, tanker, SAR.

SDX-047Common · 40 XP

☁️NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEP8Darren Koch · GFDL 1.2

FAMILY CARD · P-8-POSEIDON

P-8 Poseidon

Maritime patrol / ASW

Looks like a 737 but hunts submarines and patrols maritime chokepoints.

SDX-048Common · 40 XP

❓NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEE3TFSenior Airman Roslyn Ward · Public domain

FAMILY CARD · E-3-AWACS

E-3 AWACS

Airborne early warning and control

The famous radar-disc jet.

SDX-049Common · 40 XP

📡NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEB737US Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales · Public domain

FAMILY CARD · E-7-WEDGETAIL

E-7 Wedgetail

Airborne early warning and control

Modern AEW&C with surfboard radar.

SDX-050Common · 40 XP

🛸NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEA400Peng Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0

FAMILY CARD · A400M-ATLAS

A400M Atlas

European strategic/tactical airlift

Four-engine turboprop that looks like a cargo plane from the future.

SDX-051Common · 40 XP

👽NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEA332U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Turner · Public domain

FAMILY CARD · A330-MRTT

A330 MRTT

Tanker / strategic transport

Big global tanker family.

SDX-052Common · 40 XP

☁️NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEC5MU.S. Air Force photo by Brett Snow · Public domain

FAMILY CARD · C-5M-SUPER-GALAXY

C-5M Super Galaxy

Very heavy strategic airlift

Huge rare cargo whale; a great catch on ADS-B.

SDX-053Common · 40 XP

❓NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEB748Juke Schweizer · CC BY-SA 4.0

FAMILY CARD · BOEING-747-8F

Boeing 747-8F

Heavy cargo

The queen's freighter evolution; still a common big-aircraft trophy.

SDX-054Common · 40 XP

📡NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEB77LAero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland · CC BY-SA 2.0

FAMILY CARD · BOEING-777F

Boeing 777F

Long-haul cargo

Cargo backbone for global logistics.

SDX-055Common · 40 XP

🛸NO VERIFIED VISUAL

Airbus BelugaXL, representative aircraft-type photograph

TYPE REFERENCEA337Wikimedia Commons / Rémi Guillot

FAMILY CARD · AIRBUS-BELUGAXL

Airbus BelugaXL

Oversized aircraft-parts transport

The smiling Airbus whale.

SDX-056Common · 40 XP

👽NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEBLCFERIC SALARD from LE GRAND VILLAGE PLAGE, FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0

FAMILY CARD · BOEING-DREAMLIFTER

Boeing Dreamlifter

787 component transport

Huge bulbous 747 used to move Dreamliner sections.

SDX-057Common · 40 XP

☁️NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEA124Antti Havukainen · CC BY-SA 3.0

FAMILY CARD · ANTONOV-AN-124

Antonov An-124

Very heavy cargo

Super-heavy cargo legend; rarer than it used to be.

SDX-058Common · 40 XP

❓NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEIL76Ministry of Defence (Russia) · CC BY 4.0

FAMILY CARD · ILYUSHIN-IL-76

Ilyushin Il-76

Military/civil heavy transport

Four-engine high-wing workhorse with lots of variants.

SDX-059Common · 40 XP

📡NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCEDH8DMarcelX42 · CC BY-SA 4.0

FAMILY CARD · DASH-8-Q400-WATER-BOMBER

Dash 8/Q400 water bomber

Aerial firefighting

Fire season prize: tankers and lead planes make awesome patterns.

SDX-060Common · 40 XP

🛸NO VERIFIED VISUAL

TYPE REFERENCECL2TMaarten Visser · CC BY-SA 2.0

FAMILY CARD · CL-415-SUPER-SCOOPER

CL-415 Super Scooper

Water-bomber amphibian

Watch it scoop water and shuttle to a fire line.

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