Fixed+Rotary (aircraft, not washing lines)
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Peak District, Yorkshire, UK
Age: 56
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Additionally to direct sighting... Pay close attention to the ATC, especially at those fields you are most familiar with. You can build up a very good mental picture of arrivals and departures.
This helps a great deal to plan ahead and predict where that traffic will be when you yourself are arriving / departing. Et voila - there it appears.
With younger passengers - play 'spot the other aircraft' game.
With older passengers (my father on first flight) ask them to keep a look out then don't act too surprised when something comes within 200ft of you to the right and underneath you!!!! "Oh indeed I did spot it, and just watched it fly towards us, a very interesting sight". OK, keep on keeping a good look out, and when you see something TELL ME.