Questions and answers

The FAA publishes its aircraft registry as a public database and updates it daily. The tail number, make, model, year, serial number, engine, and seat count on each card come straight from it.

Yes. The registry data is public. The photo is the part that has to be yours: only upload pictures you took or have permission to use.

The card shows what the FAA has on file, and the registry does contain mistakes. You can overwrite the extra stat lines in the card maker. For anything else, email support@tailcards.com and we will fix your card by hand.

Three lines on the back that you control. For common types we fill them in with typical cruise speed, range, and ceiling for the model. Those are type averages, so change them to match your airplane.

By counting how many aircraft of the exact same model are on the registry. Common means 1,000 or more. Legendary means fewer than 10.

Standard trading card size, 2.5 by 3.5 inches, printed on both sides. They fit ordinary card sleeves and binders.

Every order is printed to order, which takes a few business days. Then it ships the way you choose at checkout: Standard, 10 to 13 business days (no tracking number); Express with tracking, 7 to 9 business days (tracked); Priority Express with tracking, 5 to 7 business days (tracked). With Standard, most orders arrive in 2 to 3 weeks.

Not yet. The site also only knows US-registered aircraft (tail numbers that start with N) for now.

Send us a photo and we will reprint them free. Because every order is custom, we cannot take returns otherwise.

Yes. See removing an aircraft.

No. This is an independent product. Manufacturer and model names are used only to identify the aircraft.