Air Spotter

How to earn your badge:

1. Learn to recognise 38 out of the 50 aircraft listed in The Scout Association’s Aircraft Recognition List:

   Combat aircraft   

   1. BAe Hawk
   2. BAe / McDonnell-Douglas Harrier II
   3. Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon
   4. Lockheed Martin F35 Lightning II
   5. Eurofighter Typhoon
   6. McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle
   7. McDonnell-Douglas F-18 Hornet
   8. Panavia Tornado
   9. SAAB Gripen
   10. McDonnell Douglas F-22 Raptor
   11. Dassault Rafale
   12. Sukhoi Su-27/30/35 Flanker

   Large military aircraft   

   13. Airbus A400M
   14. Boeing C-17 Globemaster
   15. Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker/E-3 Sentry
   16. Lockheed C-130/J Hercules

   Light and executive aircraft  

   17. BAe Jetstream 32/41
   18. Cessna 150/152
   19. Grumman Gulfstream 2/3/4/5
   20. Piper PA-28 Cherokee
   21. Beechcraft King Air
   22. Robin DR.400/500 series
   23. Cessna Citation
   24. LearJet
   25. Grob Tutor G115E

   Helicopters

   26. McDonnell Douglas MD-900 Explorer
   27. Boeing-Vertol CH-47 Chinook
   28. Eurocopter EC135
   29. McDonnell-Douglas AH-64 Apache
   30. Robinson R-22/R-44
   31. Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
   32. Agusta Westland Merlin
   33. Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
   34. Sikorsky S-92

   Airliners

   35. Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR-42/72
   36. Airbus A-318/319/320/321
   37. Airbus A-350
   38. Airbus A-380
   39. Boeing 737
   40. Boeing 747
   41. Boeing 777
   42. Boeing 787 Dreamliner
   43. Bombardier Dash-8
   44. Bombardier Regional Jet CRJ700/900/1000
   45. Embraer ERJ-135/145
   46. Embraer EMB170/190

   Heritage aircraft  

   47. Hawker Hurricane
   48. Supermarine Spitfire
   49. Avro Vulcan
   50. Avro Lancaster

2. Complete one of these activities:

   1. By yourself or with another Scout, take photographs or collect pictures of at least 10 different aircraft types.

      Name the different types and their uses.

   2. Visit an airfield or airport viewing area, for at least an hour.

      Record the aircraft you spot, including any distinctive features and the aircraft’s approximate heading.

3. Complete one of these activities: (2)

   1. Recognise and name the national aircraft markings, both service and civil, of at least six countries including the United Kingdom.
   2. Learn the RAF and NATO system of letter designation according to aircraft function.

      Give examples of three designations.

   3. Name three basic training aircraft used in private flying.

      Give a brief report on one, naming a club and airfield where it is used.

      Try to make it a local airfield, if possible.

4. Describe the main features you would use to recognise six aircraft, which have been chosen by an appropriate adult.