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The world of online flight tracking just took an exciting step forward: if you’re after algorithmic discovery, unfiltered military visibility, sky-wide stats, and NOTAMs, Simple Flying’s new flight tracker is the place to go. We’re always looking for new ways to bring the world of aviation to our readers. With that in mind, we’ve brought the future to you today by developing our very own flight tracking page!
There are 13,000+ aircraft in the sky right now: we built a way to see all of them, and find the ones doing something interesting. Have you ever been out and seen a plane flying over, only to not have the information on hand to satisfy your curiosity? Now, you are only a click away from having all the relevant details at your fingertips. Let’s take a closer look at everything that our new tracker offers.
Find The Interesting Flights, Not Just Any Flight: Get Alerted To Unusual Occurrences
Most flight trackers show you a map and let you guess what’s interesting. Ours tells you. Today, we’re launching the Simple Flying flight tracker: a live, free, unfiltered look at every aircraft in the sky, with alerts for the ones doing something unusual. This is where the ‘Alerts‘ panel comes in, with eight different detection methods for unusual activity: altitude oscillation, displacement ratio, erratic track, holding pattern speed envelope, squawk code, and turn rate.
The squawk code feature, in particular, is one that will allow users to follow a story in real time: if an aircraft emits the famous 7700 code, which is used to highlight emergency situations, we know about it. Clicking these alerts will take users to where the aircraft is on the map, which can be viewed in light or dark mode, and allows them to track the aircraft as it navigates whatever unusual situation has befallen
The thing that most avgeeks will want to know right off the bat is the model of the aircraft and its airline operator. The latter of these is spelled out at the top of the statistics box, with the airline identifiable by the flight number. Among the other details shown are the plane’s altitude, ground speed, air speed, heading, phase of flight, and ascent or descent rate, for more advanced analysis. Details such as the wind speed and exterior temperature at the aircraft’s current altitude are also provided.
See What No One Else Shows You: Track Military & Government Aircraft In Real Time
With sky-wide statistics that update in real time and are grouped to show far more than just the number of aircraft in the sky, the aviation industry really is your oyster with Simple Flying’s flight tracker. Altitude distribution, top operators, top aircraft types, and mean ground speed are all easily digestible for deeper analysis. We’ve left no stone unturned, with military and general aviation traffic also available to view as standard, allowing users to dive deeper into aviation than ever before.
On the map, NOTAMs (Notices To Airmen/Missions) show areas where operations are restricted, giving users an easy path to finding unorthodox flights. This is because areas where airspace is being run under different conditions to normal often serve as hotspots for unusual paths and maneuvers due to the irregular operations that they foster. As seen below, you can also view multiple major US airports at once, and, furthermore, the tracker features the ability to follow certain flights and even filter to create a watchlist.
Squawk 7700: Aer Lingus A330 Briefly Becomes World’s Most Tracked Plane Amid Medical Emergency
The plane landed safely in the Irish capital, where it was met by emergency services.
Built For Simple Flying Readers: See What’s Happening In The Sky Right Now
The launch of our flight tracking page is the start of something big, and there are plenty of additional exciting features for users to look forward to in the future. These include live tracker links in our written articles, live embeds, and even the ability to replay a flight on the tracker after landing. Users should be aware that we are not currently able to show an aircraft’s destination or its estimated time of arrival there.
Still, we hope you’ll agree that it is everything that an avgeek needs when it comes to identifying an aircraft flying overhead on the spur of the moment, as well as gaining a better understanding of the wider aviation picture at any given time. Simple Flying’s flight tracker is available to use now, and we’re excited for you to watch flights you never knew could be followed before. We’re only just getting started!
