i have noticed that when i say i am a "Aviation Hobbyist" or a "Plane spotter" i usually i get these looks of boredom or get asked if it is boring... i was thinking about names or sayings we could have to spice it up, i could not think of anything for the civilian market but i came up with a few that would work well for north american military aircraft fanatics, any more you can think of is very welcome!!!


you could say you are any one of these:
"Eagle Eye'r" (still kind of iffy on that one)
"Viper Sniper" (especially applies to those with big lenses)
"Hornet Hunter"
"Raptor Catcher"
"Lancer Chancer"


when someone asks you where you're going you could say"
"i am going to catch a Boeing"
"i am going to catch a spirit" (applies mostly to Whiteman AFB spotters)


anyways i had more last night but waited till this morning to post so... any suggestions

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you gotta admit... viper sniper sounds awesome... i  used it once and i got quite the look (in a positive way)

What about Cigar-Tube-Aficionado 

Matt

Hagar wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 1:46pm:


I've got a wife as a witness. 
I've got "bigger" things I could fib about. 

Here in corn land, that seems to be the norm.  I think she didn't quite understand what I was asking for.

Perhaps she thought I meant blueprints. In any case, no one I talk with outside of Simv, has the slightest knowledge or interest in aviation it seems. Glad to know I'm not alone in that aspect. 

B-Valvs wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2010 at 3:20pm:

Quite a few people I know are aware that I have a PPL, but I keep flight simulation stuff strictly to myself in person unless someone else happens to bring it up out of chance. I at first wanted to try keeping the real world flight training/license stuff to myself too, but after a couple days I figured it's the only notable accomplishment I had going for me and that it wouldn't be too bad to share.

Also, I have only revealed an interest in photography to close friends and family.
I have a few friends who are more open with others about photography, and people around here either are indifferent or treat them suspiciously if they see a camera.

My usual "canned response" to questions about hobbies is that I "have an interest in aviation, along with photography". Usually that's the most detail you'll get out of me in person, unless they ask about school which results in either:

A: If I don't know you well: "A state university".
B: If I have met you more than once/you're a cute female/I'm in an exceptionally trusting mood: "<insert University name here>, studying <insert major here>".

If online in boards like these, I'll usually be a bit more open, with the exceptions that I won't show images of myself (not counting those who I granted Facebook access to), or be very specific with my living location. If you know where to look here, or have a good memory, you'll know where I go to school, and generally (within a few hundred miles) where I reside, etc.