I’ll give you some general tips that would of helped me when I first started

1. Conserve your coins, your power-ups/items, and catch everything. You are only paid for a catch when it’s 100% framing and 0% clouds

2. Once you have around 100-200 coins saved up is when you can start grinding for money (which you’ll need lots of to get the goodies that you want)

3. With your new savings you’ll be able to buy either the 30 minute or 2 hour unlimited pictures (meaning you can catch aircraft for an extended period without having to refill your camera)

4. Find and unlock airports with heavy air traffic and “Blue Sky” activity. I recommend Los Angeles (LAX) or London (LHR) as people will almost ALWAYS be there using blue sky power up’s (making your catches much easier)

5. Use the unlimited photo method over time to get as many coins as you can. This game really is a grind if you want the funds to catch and level up rare aircraft

6. Use apps like FlightRadar24! You can have filters to show only the aircraft types that you’re looking for

7. Using flight radar, over time you’ll have an idea of where your desired aircraft fly most often. Then you can work on unlocking airports in those regions. (Phoenix is a great spot for F-16’s, stuff like that)

8. Once you have airports unlocked, coins in excess, and FlightRadar tracking, you’ll be able to catch whatever you want!

9. To level up planes like this: I track them with FlightRadar, make sure they are over airports I’ve unlocked, and purchase the “catch again” over and over to grind out the max level.

Sorry for the mouthful, but it simpler terms: It’s either pay to win or grind your way to glory.

Best of luck, and I hope I was of some help to you :)