Plane spotting quiz
Name the airline. From the livery.
Recognize the tail? Identify airlines from real aircraft photos, collect liveries, and challenge friends in AlfaZulu's Spotting Deck.
Can you name this airline?
Look at the tail and its symbol. Take a guess before revealing.
Start with the tail. The answer stays hidden until you choose to reveal it.
Photo © Vidit Chopra. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Cropped and masked for the game.
A familiar tail. A harder second look.
Start with a close view of an aircraft. Name the airline from the tail, colors, and paint scheme. Each incorrect identification widens the view, giving you more of the same aircraft to work with.
Standard colors are only the beginning. Spotting Deck includes special and retro liveries, so a familiar airline can still catch you out. If you run out of approaches, choose to try again or reveal the answer. It is not revealed automatically.
Sign in to the app to collect identified liveries in your Tailfin Passport. After a successful identification, send a friend the same aircraft challenge and compare how many approaches you needed. Zulu is there for the debrief.
Before you take off
Is this an airline quiz or an aircraft-model quiz?
Spotting Deck asks you to identify the airline from the aircraft's livery. You are not asked to name a Boeing or Airbus model. It is a visual-recognition game for plane spotters and aviation fans.
What is a livery?
A livery is an aircraft's exterior paint scheme and markings. Tail symbols, color combinations, and fuselage patterns can help you recognize an airline. Special and retro liveries make the challenge more varied.
Can I play Spotting Deck on the web?
This page offers a small photo reveal to try without an account. The full Spotting Deck game, Tailfin Passport, and friend challenges are in the AlfaZulu iOS and Android app. Sign in there to start spotting.
Will the game spoil the answer if I miss?
No. In Spotting Deck, exhausting your approaches does not automatically name the airline. You can retry the same aircraft or choose to reveal its identity.
Where do the photos come from?
This page uses an original aircraft photograph by AlfaZulu founder Vidit Chopra, with permission. All rights reserved. The game includes credited aircraft photographs; individual credits are available below and in the app.
Reference: Aircraft photo credits and licenses.
