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Spotter

The aircraft-spotting logbook for Windows.

“A spotters dream come true” Robin Gibson

Log what you see, track how much of a fleet you have caught, and keep every photo with the sighting. Everything stays on your own PC and it works without a connection.

• Instant lookup Enter a registration or Mode-S hex and the aircraft type and airline fill themselves in.
• Full logbook Photos, conditions, trips and airshow visits, all attached to each sighting.
• Offline spotting map Every place you have spotted from, with no connection needed.
• CSV and Excel Bring in years of old records, and back your logbook up whenever you like.
• Weather auto-fill One click drops in the conditions at the time of the sighting.
• Private by default Nothing is uploaded. Your logbook never leaves your machine.

Runs on

Windows 8.1, 10 or 11 (64-bit)

Version

v0.1a

Updates

Free for this version

Licence

Your own computers

Field guide

How to Read an Aviation Emergency

A field guide to squawk 7700, diversions and emergency landings.

What the codes actually mean, why aircraft divert, and how to read a live incident without guessing. Built from real, reported cases and checked against official regulation.

• The three squawks What 7500, 7600 and 7700 each mean to a controller.
• Why aircraft divert Why a diversion is usually the system working, not failing.
• Know the difference Incident, emergency and accident, and why the word matters.
• Checked, not guessed Every case is a real one, set against the regulation that governs it.

Format

PDF

Author

James Field

Reads on

Any phone, tablet or computer

Printable logbook

Spotter's Logbook

The printable logbook for the fence, the car park and the crash gate.

Fifty session sheets, room for 1,200 movements, and a record of every airport, type and first sighting you have caught. Print it once and bind it, or print a sheet whenever you head out. It is yours to reprint as often as you like.

• 50 session sheets Numbered sheets with space for runway, wind, weather and 24 movements each.
• Cops at a glance Tick a box for every new registration, photo and arrival or departure.
• Type Tracker Tally your catches across more than 45 aircraft types, from the A220 to the BelugaXL.
• Airports and wish list Log every airport you visit and keep a Most Wanted list of liveries still to catch.
• Year in Review Monthly totals, catch of the month and your personal bests.
• Made to go digital The columns type straight into a spreadsheet or into Spotter.

Format

PDF, 62 pages

Paper

A4, prints in colour or black and white

Author

James Field

Reprints

Unlimited, for your own use

Field guide

UK Spotting Locations

A field guide to the best places to watch aircraft at ten of Britain's busiest airports.

Know where to stand before you leave home. Thirty two spots at Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Stansted, Luton, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow and East Midlands, with the right runway for every wind and the rules that keep spotters welcome.

• 32 spots Directions, parking, facilities, best light and lens for each one.
• Which runway? Every airport's runways explained, with the wind telling you which end to watch.
• Runway maps A layout for each airport with the spots marked.
• Straight to your phone GPX and CSV files included for maps apps and Spotter.
• Stay welcome Etiquette, parking and the law, explained plainly.

Format

PDF, 25 pages, plus GPX and CSV files

Author

James Field

Edition

1, 2026, with free updates

Reads on

Any phone, tablet or computer

Field guide

The Complete Spotting Guide

Where to watch aircraft at Britain's busiest airports and the 20 busiest on Earth.

From Myrtle Avenue to Haneda's rooftop decks, 86 spots at 29 airports, with the right runway for every wind and a Spotting Climate rating that tells you where spotting is welcome abroad.

• 29 airports The UK's top ten plus the world's 20 busiest, ranked by ACI World for 2025.
• 86 spots Directions, parking, best light and lens for each one.
• Runway maps A layout for every airport.
• Stay out of trouble UK etiquette, laws abroad and a risk rating for every airport overseas.
• Straight to your phone CSV and GPX files included.

Format

PDF, 68 pages, plus CSV and GPX files

Author

James Field

Edition

1, 2026, with free updates

Field guide

Aircraft Recognition: The Lookalikes

A320 or 737? A350 or 787? The aircraft spotters mix up most, and how to tell them apart.

Eighteen lookalike pairs drawn side by side at the same scale, with numbered clues, close-up drawings and a one-line Quick Tell for each. From easyJet's A320s to Emirates' A380s, you'll never have to guess at the fence again.

• 18 pairs From the A320 vs 737 to the 747 vs A380.
• Drawn to scale Original profile drawings with every clue marked.
• Quick Tells The fastest way to decide, plus a printable cheat sheet.
• Airbus or Boeing? The family traits that work on almost every type.
• Test yourself A 12-question quiz to check what you've learned.

Format

PDF, 29 pages

Author

James Field

Reads on

Any phone, tablet or computer, and prints on A4

Passenger guide

The Nervous Flyer's Guide

Every noise, bump and decision on your flight, explained in plain English from gate to gate.

Fear thrives on gaps. This guide closes them. It follows a normal flight in order and explains every sound, sensation and decision along the way, then deals honestly with go arounds, diversions and the headlines. Written by a reporter who covers aviation incidents every day and still boards without hesitation.

• Gate to gate Eleven chapters that follow your flight in order, from boarding to landing.
• What was that noise? Quick reference pages that name every normal sound and sensation.
• Turbulence explained Why the thing nervous flyers fear most is the thing pilots worry about least.
• When plans change Go arounds, diversions and emergency calls, and why they show the safety system working.
• The real numbers The safety statistics, explained so they mean something, with every source listed.
• Calm flight toolkit Practical techniques and a printable checklist for before, during and after the flight.

Format

PDF, 100 pages

Author

James Field

Edition

1, October 2026, with free updates

Reads on

Any phone, tablet or computer, and prints on A4

Please note

General information, not medical or psychological advice

Quiz book

The Aviation Quiz Book

500 questions for enthusiasts, spotters and frequent flyers.

Fifty rounds of ten questions on aircraft, airlines, airports, history and how flying works. Play it alone, against a friend, or print the rounds and run a quiz night. Every answer is at the back, most with an extra fact, and all 500 were checked before publication.

• 50 rounds Ten questions each, in five sections from aircraft to aviation on screen.
• Three kinds of round Multiple choice, open answer and quick true or false rounds.
• Answers with facts Every answer at the back, most with an extra fact to go with it.
• Earn your stripes A score sheet turns your total into a rank, from Passenger to Chief Pilot.
• Made for quiz nights Each round fits on one page, so you can print the ones you want and hand them out.
• The Captain's Round The hardest ten questions in the book, plus a page of tie breakers.

Format

PDF, 76 pages

Author

James Field

Edition

1, October 2026

Reads on

Any phone, tablet or computer, and prints on A4

Reference book

The Ultimate Guide to Aviation

The complete history, science and business of flight in one volume.

Sixty chapters that take you from the first kites to the next hundred years. Read it as a history, dip into it to find out how aircraft fly and how airlines make their money, or keep it as a reference for the dates, aircraft and jargon you want to look up. Written for enthusiasts, spotters, students and anyone starting a career in aviation.

• 60 chapters, ten parts From the pioneers and the jet age to deregulation, low cost airlines and the 737 MAX.
• How aircraft fly Lift, wings, engines, structures, systems, flight decks and navigation, explained plainly.
• How the industry works Airlines, airports, air traffic control, manufacturing, leasing, cargo and regulation.
• Why flying is so safe The safety record, accident investigation and the accidents that changed the rules.
• 30 original diagrams Clear drawings of everything from the four forces to the instrument landing system.
• Built in reference A master timeline of more than 300 dates, reference tables and a glossary of nearly 300 terms.

Format

PDF, 550 pages, with bookmarks and a linked contents page

Publisher

The Aviation Hub

Edition

1, October 2026, with free updates

Reads on

Any phone, tablet or computer

Please note

General reference, not for flight training or operational use