Plane Spotting.

By Alex in Auto & Transportation, Pictures, Sports, Travel on May 14, 2007 at 4:09 pm

Neatorama reader Jerrold Litwinenko wrote about a weird hobby: airplane spotting [wiki].

"Plane spotting" is an odd hobby, and most certainly isn’t for everyone. But those that do it are really into it and seem to enjoy themselves immensely. I learned this first hand the other day when on a whim I decided to take a curiosity-induced drive around the perimeter of Toronto’s Pearson International Airport and see what I could learn about the phenomenon that is plane spotting.

Link - Thanks Jerrold!

Of course, some of the best plane spotting pics can be found at Airliners.net. For example, this, this, and this ~~Where is that crazy airport?~~ from The Princes Juliana International Airport [wiki] on the island of St. Maarten.

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binky
May 14th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
I think some of these dudes played a part in exposing / documenting the secret “extraordinary rendition” flights around Europe.
RooBoy
May 14th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
Well I can’t say what airport it is, but I can tell you it ISN’T the Princess Juliana Airport in St.Maarten..unless that is… Canadian Petroleum company Petro-Canada has taken over…

There is a Petro-Canada gas station in the background…
Alex
May 15th, 2007 at 12:50 am
RooBoy, I meant the 3 links at airliners.net being shots taken from the Princess Juliana Airport in St. Marteen.
Pete
May 15th, 2007 at 8:22 am
I imagine you’d get arrested under ‘anti-terror’ laws in the UK for doing this. Then they’ve got your DNA, you’re fingerprints, and it’s all over.
b
May 15th, 2007 at 10:54 am
In this post 9/11 world, this can get you thrown in jail.

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