Good question, Richard. The most popular current viewing area is no more than a road side, which undulates in places it's quite difficult to see. From where we were, for instance, you could see four forlorn Rex aircraft only by their tails. You really want taxiing and takeoff as well as aerial views, so elevation is useful.
These Ten Things are becoming must reads for me. This one resonated for me with the news of Graham Thorpe this week but also the plane spotting which I did for the first time in Sydney a few weeks back.
The highlight being seeing the Emirates A380 take off for the 6am to Dubai (if I could add the photo & video I would)
Shep’s Mound was the place at Sydney which they have recently renovated to cater for the legion…however I’m sure I’m speaking to someone who may have already been there.
As a kid in England I was a trainspotter. I have a vague memory of jotting down train numbers, but for the life of me I can't remember what the attraction was. What is the attraction in plane spotting?
I think it's the sense of mastery one obtains over a large body of knowledge, giving order to the world, learning how everything relates to everything else. C's other great enthusiasm, which I share, is geneaology, similar in its appeal.
It is rare, I think, for a young person to show an interest in genealogy. Your encouragement will help your daughter unlock the pleasures of knowing and understanding her heritage and identity. Most of us leave it until too late.
In relation to consultancy firms coming in to choose people, I do sometimes wonder whether Cricket Australia has too much money in the coffers these days and literally doesn’t know what to do with it, for example, having more backroom staff and coaches and various hangers-on around the teams than players. And paying (undoubtedly) some ridiculous sum of money to a consultancy mob to pick someone they could do themselves. But maybe that’s it, the method in the madness, if the chosen person turns out to be a dud, CA can say “well, don’t blame us, we didn’t choose them”.
‘Cricket has developed a ridiculous learned helplessness, and would rather call in a consultant to tell it the time rather than look at its watch.’ Note the entire sports admin/governance industry..
Sorry, why do you need a ladder to see something flying overhead?
Good question, Richard. The most popular current viewing area is no more than a road side, which undulates in places it's quite difficult to see. From where we were, for instance, you could see four forlorn Rex aircraft only by their tails. You really want taxiing and takeoff as well as aerial views, so elevation is useful.
These Ten Things are becoming must reads for me. This one resonated for me with the news of Graham Thorpe this week but also the plane spotting which I did for the first time in Sydney a few weeks back.
The highlight being seeing the Emirates A380 take off for the 6am to Dubai (if I could add the photo & video I would)
Thanks again for the read.
Brett, we are legion.
Shep’s Mound was the place at Sydney which they have recently renovated to cater for the legion…however I’m sure I’m speaking to someone who may have already been there.
Thanks Brett. Had a look - that's a great tip.
As a kid in England I was a trainspotter. I have a vague memory of jotting down train numbers, but for the life of me I can't remember what the attraction was. What is the attraction in plane spotting?
I think it's the sense of mastery one obtains over a large body of knowledge, giving order to the world, learning how everything relates to everything else. C's other great enthusiasm, which I share, is geneaology, similar in its appeal.
It is rare, I think, for a young person to show an interest in genealogy. Your encouragement will help your daughter unlock the pleasures of knowing and understanding her heritage and identity. Most of us leave it until too late.
In relation to consultancy firms coming in to choose people, I do sometimes wonder whether Cricket Australia has too much money in the coffers these days and literally doesn’t know what to do with it, for example, having more backroom staff and coaches and various hangers-on around the teams than players. And paying (undoubtedly) some ridiculous sum of money to a consultancy mob to pick someone they could do themselves. But maybe that’s it, the method in the madness, if the chosen person turns out to be a dud, CA can say “well, don’t blame us, we didn’t choose them”.
Expenditure rises to meet income - it's an iron law.
Time to bring back Stakeholders Sutherland.
‘Cricket has developed a ridiculous learned helplessness, and would rather call in a consultant to tell it the time rather than look at its watch.’ Note the entire sports admin/governance industry..