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Not only did you not need a pass, but often times people would go to the boarding area and watch planes go off for an afternoon of 'fun'. Others would go and p
by icefox 17y ago
Not only did you not need a pass, but often times people would go to the boarding area and watch planes go off for an afternoon of 'fun'. Others would go and photograph all the planes (in case any crashed they would cash in $$$)
- petewarden 17y ago> in case any crashed they would cash in $$$ Doesn't sound like much of a business model. As I understand it, Plane Spotting is much more of a nerdy hobby with the goal of spotting unusual or interesting craft, as well as accumulating lots of 'spots': http://www.planespotters.net/ http://www.planespotters.net/ In a hacker vein, some of these folks' observations were crucial to uncovering the secret CIA bases in eastern Europe: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/dec/10/usa.terrorism1 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/dec/10/usa.terrorism1
- icefox 17y agovery neat.