I am using an RC plane and trying to see it fly around in a 3D area. I am planing on putting an arduino on it and maybe a GPS tracker however I dont know how to program it to track it as well as if that would even work.
What you want to search for is a “gps logger”. You can do it with an Arduino, gps and a SD card reader.
Do you want to be able to monitor the plane's GPS position from the ground whilst the plane is in flight? Or do you want the plane to record its GPS position during the flight and examine that information after the plane lands?
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Those are self contained. You don't need to do anything but start it tracking. For data visualization, there are several websites that will plot the resulting path on a map.
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Worth having a look at what is used in drones which can be set to run preset path .
Basicly every flightcontroller with GPS and SD-slot does GPS tracking. Some even send the date home without asking the user (DJI). So, if it's not for the fun of it, just buy a FC with GPS+SD-slot.
After the plane lands make like a render of the path
Do you have any that you know are good?
You should do you own research. Size, weight and presumably cost will be very important, but you haven't given us any specifications.
You might look at a forum member's Arduino-compatible balloon trackers: Improved Tracker and Sensor Node for XIAO and LoRa | StuartsProjects
Sorry I meant websites.
The search phrase "gps visualizer" turns up several websites.
Alright thank you
I am trying to create a 3D model of the flight path of a 3D plane. I am trying to find a part that can do all of these things on its own and is relatively small and light (because the plane is not that strong and it will mess it up if it is to heavy). It needs to be able to record the latitude, longitude, and altitude standalone, that means it does not need an arduino or something like that to function. Then it needs to log it in an SD card. I have been searching all over but this is a very hard ask to find because of its specifics.
Look at model rocketry data loggers. They have to do similar things and remain very lightweight.
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Hi, @cooper_roth
This is probably what you need.
https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-use-cases-and-applications.html
Tom... 
Get a burner cellular telephone with GPS and IMU. Download RideWithGPS. Track will be on the internet with lat/lon and elevation. RideWithGPS.com
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