The anti spotter vitriol and stories of how the skygods would conspire to punish them is a sad reflection on some people.
I always feel I have been lucky to have been given the opportunities I have had.
Not everyone has had the opportunity to get an education such that they could join the service as aircrew, or underake civilian pilot training. Many would have loved to have the life many here have had, and just want to look at aircraft out of fascination for something we have.
I realise those here have had to make considerable individual effort in addition to luck, and some have had little opportunity other than their own effort, but most of us have also had opportunities denied to some others. Being forced by circumstance outside your control to leave school early and work in a more mundane job when you have dreamed of flying does happen.
I cringe a bit when people lambast annoraks or spotters in a smug way.
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