# My current obsession: SkyCards! Anyone else play? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 11, 2026, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818 "2026-06-11T07:05:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/141 "2026-07-01T18:49:09Z")
I had caught an Antonov AN-12 just a few days ago, but I figured my best bet was to snoop around Russia during the daylight hours with a “Catch Anywhere” handy, and I was able to snag an AN-148 there this morning. > [@psiekier](#): > > I wanted to include some nifty images from my stash of Alliance pics, but my image hosting service is down right now. Maybe next time! I could have been patient, but you never know with these things! [![](https://u.cubeupload.com/psiekier/c17globemasterontheg.jpg) ](https://u.cubeupload.com/psiekier/c17globemasterontheg.jpg) C-17 Globemaster on the ground here at Alliance [![](https://u.cubeupload.com/psiekier/fifiintheair.jpg) ](https://u.cubeupload.com/psiekier/fifiintheair.jpg) Fifi in flight during one of her visits [![](https://u.cubeupload.com/psiekier/sikorskys58carryingm.jpg) ](https://u.cubeupload.com/psiekier/sikorskys58carryingm.jpg) Sikorsky S-58 operating like a crane during construction ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/142 "2026-07-01T18:59:03Z")
WB-57 is up again. It’s at 62,000 feet and descending; who knows how high it got. No luck finding anything over 550 knots. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/143 "2026-07-01T22:02:25Z")
AH-64 Apache near Dulles. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/144 "2026-07-02T02:06:38Z")
Several rares around Anchorage. Just need one more DHC Beaver to get from bronze to silver in this one sitting. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/145 "2026-07-02T02:12:11Z")
Got it! Just before I had to return home. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/146 "2026-07-02T03:07:04Z")
If anyone is trying to complete today’s missions, I caught a Singapore-to-Tokyo flight just now by visiting the airport at Manila. ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/147 "2026-07-02T14:06:48Z")
There’s an Iberian Air A350-900 (tail number EC-NDR) going from Madrid to Buenos Aires which will be within radar range of Tenerife shortly if you’re still looking for the other half of that. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/148 "2026-07-02T15:43:24Z")
Do they always select from a small group pf cities for those missions? I haven’t even been playing for a month and I’ve already been to Singapore, Tokyo, and Madrid. ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/149 "2026-07-02T20:59:13Z")
B-25 Mitchell “Pacific Princess” - appeared in _Catch-22_ and _1941_ - cruising around Victorville, CA today. Rarity of 9.81! [![](https://u.cubeupload.com/psiekier/B25pacificprincessno.jpg) ](https://u.cubeupload.com/psiekier/B25pacificprincessno.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/150 "2026-07-03T05:00:48Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Do they always select from a small group pf cities for those missions? I haven’t even been playing for a month and I’ve already been to Singapore, Tokyo, and Madrid. Today is Doha and Delhi again, but it looks like there’s a good chance to catch one over Dubai. Only need 7 more for the Scarce Master trophy. ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/151 "2026-07-03T17:06:01Z")
Thanks to advice in this thread I have been doing a bit more traveling. A couple of days ago I hit CAN/Goanzhou where I picked up many new fleets and a fair number of cities (mostly in China), but also unintentionally completed that airport’s tasks, so I have a few more days of traveling there for free. I researched what were the busiest airports in the world in terms of international flights, and IST/Istanbul was way up there. Today I visited at noon EDT and indeed it was a cornucopia of exotic destinations and new fleets. I missed completing its six tasks by just one aircraft. In both of these cities I rarely added a new aircraft, maybe a half dozen across both, but worth it for the new airports. I’m up to 515 airports and 223 fleets. Aircraft models stable at around 400. ---
**Author:** ![BomTek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bomtek/32/21364_2.png) [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/152 "2026-07-03T17:19:45Z")
Hey, I traveled to CAN this week too! Currently at the top of the weekly leaderboard there 💪🏼 ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/153 "2026-07-03T17:36:11Z")
Awesome! I picked up a gazillion China cities, of course (40 total for me). As far as aircraft, I followed the tip to visit southern England (LHR) on a weekend and added perhaps two dozen new models, so that worked out great. For someone who has already the most common US aircraft, any other recommendations on airports to visit to acquire new models? ---
**Author:** ![BomTek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bomtek/32/21364_2.png) [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/154 "2026-07-03T17:54:29Z")
Phoenix is a pretty good choice in the States. Miami, DFW, O’Hare, and SeaTac all come to mind. Colorado Springs could get you some good military aircraft. Did anyone notice that they adjusted the rarity? The 737-800 used to be worth 1130 XP and is now worth 1140, the A350-900 and A330-300 were both adjusted slightly, and the Ultra craft got a _big_ shakeup… what used to be my rarest craft is now my 19th-rarest! ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/155 "2026-07-03T18:07:09Z")
Soon Oshkosh (OSH) will be a great place to get all sorts of unusual aircraft. > **[EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Oshkosh Air Show | Oshkosh, WI](https://www.eaa.org/airventure)** > > Official website of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, attracting more than 500,000 people and 10,000 airplanes each July. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/156 "2026-07-03T18:08:17Z")
> [@BomTek](#): > > Did anyone notice that they adjusted the rarity? The 737-800 used to be worth 1130 XP and is now worth 1140 Based on your comment I checked, and yes: my former rarest at 13.51 Lark Commander is now my eighth at 10.78. My new rarest is P-47 at 12.47. ---
**Author:** ![BomTek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bomtek/32/21364_2.png) [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/157 "2026-07-03T18:09:27Z")
Oh my gosh, Oshkosh during the air show is AWESOME! ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/158 "2026-07-03T18:14:38Z")
Curious of the value of the Ford Trimotor – wikipedia says 8 are airworthy, but the EAA one flies quite a bit. There must be a bunch that only fly during Airventure Brian ---
**Author:** ![BomTek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bomtek/32/21364_2.png) [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/159 "2026-07-03T18:17:12Z")
SkyCards lists 2, with a rarity of 11.56. I’ve only caught the one that flew over Oshkosh last summer. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818/160 "2026-07-03T18:20:19Z")
A [T-6 Texan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_T-6_Texan) has been near Dulles today. _[Nella,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_T-6_Texan#/media/File:North_American_T-6_Texan_-_Nella_(07).jpg)_ I think. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-current-obsession-skycards-anyone-else-play/1030818.md?page=9)