Spotter Logbook

SWMcCaig

Has it ever been discussed to add a spotter logbook function to this website? The function would enable the user to search an aircraft registration and then add that aircraft to their logbook after entering the date/time and location spotted?

SWMcCaig

Okay, if nobody is interested in this idea, can someone tell me the easiest way to log your spotting entries (preferably free)? Also, exactly how detailed do most of you get on your spotting entries.....example 1: Date/Location/Time/Reg/Aircraft Type.....example 2: Date/Location/Time/Reg/Type/CN/Hex Code/Line Number/Previous Regs, etc, etc, etc......

Ken Wang

Has it ever been discussed to add a spotter logbook function to this website? The function would enable the user to search an aircraft registration and then add that aircraft to their logbook after entering the date/time and location spotted?

This is an interesting idea. Though will it raise any privacy concerns? I am pretty sure some private owners do not want their trace publicly available on the internet.

Ken

SWMcCaig

Just curious, but is it really any different than uploading a photo with a caption stating the date and location where the photo was taken?

DougRobertson

Not sure if I understand the concept-or why of the practice. But, then again Railfans patiently stand by a railroad track jotting down serial numbers of boxcars as they go by.: :?:

SWMcCaig

Not sure if I understand the concept-or why of the practice. But, then again Railfans patiently stand by a railroad track jotting down serial numbers of boxcars as they go by.: :?:

It is probably considered an odd obsession by many, but those of us who pursue the hobby are usually very passionate about it. It's like collecting coins or stamps...you are always on the lookout for a new piece that you previously din't have in order to "complete" your collection.

ChrisHall

There are already several online Aviation Spotting Logs

try

Spot2Log

No more underlining

Aviation Databases

to name just a few

DougRobertson

To each his own pursuits.

I would think that an aircraft spotting log could pose many error problems, producing suspect personal databases. Railroad boxcars/tank cars/flat cars/automobile cars, etc at least in America don't change serial numbers per Interstate Commerce Commission regulations, but many aircraft are re-registered with change of numbers, some many times, or many aircraft have had the same registration numbers. Our US FAA database is rife with examples. And, refinishing an aircraft can change its appearance. For example, one would never think that N7813N is a 1974 aircraft, with its later refinish it looks new.