> 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

> 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