Tinfoil Pigeons
See the aircraft flying over you on a retro radar scope
Tinfoil Pigeons launched on June 15, 2026 with 120 votes, #296 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
What it does
What plane is flying over my house? Tinfoil Pigeons is a live radar scope: enter your postcode and see the flights overhead right now, then tap one to find out what it is.
A live radar of every aircraft sneaking over your house, rendered as glowing green blips on an old radar screen. The birds aren
Enter a postcode, town, or city — anywhere in the world — or use your location, and see the aircraft overhead right now. Tap one to find out what it is. A LIVE RADAR OF THE AIRCRAFT ABOVE YOU. TAP ANY BLIP TO SEE WHAT IT IS. OFF STILL SHOWS MILITARY CONTACTS — IT JUST STOPS THEM SHOWING OFF. AIR AMBULANCE, POLICE, COASTGUARD, SAR — MARKED IN BLUE. OFF HIDES THEM. OFF KEEPS THE SCOPE CLEAN — HOVER OR TAP A BLIP FOR ITS TAG. KILOMETRES, METRES, KM/H. OFF SPEAKS AVIATION — NAUTICAL MILES, FEET, KNOTS. You heard a jet. You looked up. You asked the eternal question: what plane is flying over my house? Tinfoil Pigeons answers it. Every airliner, cargo hauler, helicopter and suspiciously quiet…from tinfoilpigeons.com
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