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which is the best for aircraft spotting:binoculars, telescope or spotscope? and what characteristics?

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some say that binoculars 15×70 others that spotscope and so on

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3 Responses to “which is the best for aircraft spotting:binoculars, telescope or spotscope? and what characteristics?”

  • Teagan Mackinnon:

    it depends on where you are going to be spotting from. I go to Manchester Airport every week and i use a pair of 10×25 binoculars and also a small 30×60 scope and they are adequate enough for me a lot of spotters use 12×50 binoculars, but my binoculars fit in my pocket nice and snug, some use scopes, its all down to individual taste and what you feel most comfortable with using.

  • Shania Williams:

    Hello. Binoculars are the way to go. Spotting a plane with a telescope is nearly impossible and keeping it in the scope is even harder. 15×70 binoculars are affordable and portable and would work great. Good luck on your plane spotting.

  • Yosef Ridley:

    If your Spotting for Tail Numbers in a Parking area I would say that a Spotscope or a Telescope would be the way to go. You can get a much better view then with Binoculars.

    Now of course for In Flight your best bet would be a GOOD pair of Bino’s.

    I saw a lot of the locals using both when I was Stationed at RAF Mildehall. They’d use the Spots and Tele’s for the Parked A/C and the Binos for Take-offs, Landings, and Taxis. Good luck.