OK, the other thing about spotters - why do they pick the most awkward places to stand and spot?
At Goodwood you can get yourself a cuppa and sit outside the clubhouse. It's a great place to be on a sunny day, and unless they're using 24 you will get just about the best view of the aerodome. But do you go there if you're spotting? No. You either hide behind the main hangar or, more often it seems, park in a lay-by outside the perimeter fence and stand on a box to try and see over the bl**dy great earth banks around the racing circuit. If that wasn't bad enough, your location also seems to be carefully planned to put you as far away from the active runway as possible. If you're lucky you'll see the occasional glimpse of someone hot'n'high and en-route to a go-around, but you'll miss most of the aeroplanes using the place. Why?
I guess it's one of the strange hobbies like model railways and pigeon fancying that i'll never understand. They all probably think the same about us. Pay 100 quid an hour to do what ?!?
