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User currently offlineFutterman From United States, joined Sep 2003, 1301 posts, RR: 55
Posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 15 hours ago) and read 584 times:

plane spotting is hardly a 'let go and come back' sorta thing, at least when hardcore people like us do it.

when i went to LGA this past summer, i usually went with just my radio scanner [radio shack pro-82]. then, got my digital camera [olypmus c-740] on 8/03, and packed that, now i bring a bookbag with my scanner, camera, and issue of airliner world. mom makes me pack the umbrella, too. i set up camp and move around over the course of a few hours, running around like im trying to catch a flight with my camera in hand, and scanner blaring ATC lol.

what do you bring when you go plane spotting? what scanner and/or camera do you use when you go?


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User currently offlinePortcolumbus From United States, joined Nov 2000, 1590 posts, RR: 6
Reply 1, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 14 hours ago) and read 556 times:

I just bring my old Uniden Bearcat SC150B and my Olympus C720 camera with me. When I had my truck I used to set up a lawnchair in the bed and hang out for a while.

User currently offlineVafi88 From United States, joined Apr 2001, 3116 posts, RR: 27
Reply 2, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 12 hours ago) and read 544 times:

Here up in Denver, people usually bring their cameras, scanners (if you have one) lawn chairs, and lots of Cold ice water in the summer or plenty of coats in the winter.


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User currently offlineUSAFHummer From United States, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 63
Reply 3, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 9 hours ago) and read 534 times:
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Usually just my camera (Finepix 2800) and a pen and paper to write down some random notes...along with spare batteries/memory cards and something to drink...

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User currently offlineCancidas From Poland, joined Jul 2003, 4112 posts, RR: 27
Reply 4, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 521 times:

camera, film, batteries, other camera, battery for that, memory stick for that, paper, pen, car, water, glasses.........


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User currently offlineDC-10 Levo From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 3432 posts, RR: 7
Reply 5, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 hour ago) and read 519 times:

Usually take my Fuji Finepix S602 camera, airband scanner (AR-108) binoculars.

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User currently offlineSushka From United States, joined Nov 1999, 4784 posts, RR: 23
Reply 6, posted (6 years 2 months 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 508 times:

I usually bring 2 cameras, my SP-200 Scanner, film and batteries. Also I sometimes bring binoculars.


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User currently offlineNormalSpeed From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (6 years 2 months 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 478 times:

I'm hardly ever without binoculars, since I just leave them in the car. I usually don't have much else on me. I don't have a scanner, and I don't bring my camera with me unless I've gone out specifically to get pictures. Besides (and I may be shouted off this website for saying this), I really think General Aviation airplanes are a bit more photogenic anyway.


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User currently offlineCrank From Canada, joined May 2001, 1552 posts, RR: 4
Reply 8, posted (6 years 2 months 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 453 times:

I usually bring: Camera, lenses, film, binoculars, notebook, pen, bike, water, food, flights schedule.

User currently offlineCancidas From Poland, joined Jul 2003, 4112 posts, RR: 27
Reply 9, posted (6 years 2 months 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 438 times:

maybe because they're slower and easier to capture? :P


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User currently offlineAA 777 From United States, joined May 2002, 794 posts, RR: 21
Reply 10, posted (6 years 2 months 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 376 times:
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