To see an aircraft’s rarity in FlightCatcherPro, identify it with your camera or a photo on your phone, review the suggestion and save the catch. Open your hangar to see its label: Common, Rare, Epic or Legendary.
In short
- Identify the aircraft, save the catch and check its label in your hangar.
- Common, Rare, Epic and Legendary describe aircraft types, not your sighting count.
What the four rarity labels mean
The labels run from Common to Rare to Epic to Legendary. They describe the aircraft type from a civilian spotter’s perspective and help you see which types stand out in your collection.
A label belongs to the type, rather than your personal sighting count. Your first catch of a familiar airliner can still be Common. Seeing a type often near its home base does not make its app label lower.
You do not need to count fleets or search registrations to discover the app’s rating. For the short phone walkthrough, see how to check a plane’s rarity.
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Why a familiar plane can have a high rating
What you see depends on where you spot. A specialised cargo aircraft may pass one airport regularly while being unusual at most passenger airports. The app’s type label is a collection category, not a forecast for your next spotting session.
For example, the BelugaXL F-GXLO gallery shows a Legendary label, checked on 18 October 2026. Adding more photos of that aircraft does not turn the label into a count of sightings.
Use rarity to choose your next catch
Start with an aircraft you can see or a photo you already have. Check the suggested identification before saving: a wrong type can mean the wrong rarity label.
Once it is in your hangar, look for a type or airline you have not collected yet. Common catches still build your collection.
Unsure about the aircraft? Our photo identification guide explains what to check.