Aircraft Spotting

[RADIOMAN015]

Aircraft spotting can be fun both "on scene" (where permissible by airport security) with binoculars & cameras as well as electronically with a radio scanner or other equipment that can access the internet. 

Information on the hobby can be found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_spotting

Radar box information:
http://radarspotters.eu/guides/radarspottingguide.pdf>

Listening to Air Traffic Communications without a radio scanner/monitor:
http://www.liveatc.net/

ACARS digital transmissions:
http://www.acarsd.org/


Also Passur systems has some online data information:
http://www4.passur.com/bos.html

I find it's difficult most of the time to ID civilian aircraft so getting a tail # via radio or picture and looking up the tail # will also give you a lot of information:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/
www.flightaware.com

You might be able to use some of this for an aerospace education class with your cadets & senior members.

RM   

[AirAux]

Neat information, thank you.

[Persona non grata]

Im letting the FBI know what your doing and giving your picture to every TSA employee I meet.

Thanks for posting the sites I use to do this type stuff up in CANADA.