Originally Posted by
Gulf4uk
The problem is that there are and have been in the past Idiots who have wandered
onto Airfields and strips without permission in some cases Damage has been caused
so Security are not co-operatative. Where BIZ Flights are concerned Clients do not
Want there movements known or pictures taken.
At Farnborough during the build up and after to the SBAC SHOW An enclosure
near the Canal entrance it Available to Registered Police watch members anyone
can Join for about 30cars and its been very well used past shows with no problems.
Perhaps "idiots" are a special UK problem, but I doubt it, and as for corporate operators, nobody is asking anybody to pre-warn / pre-alert enthusiasts about impending arrivals, though there are a myriad enthusiast groups that will do just that on the web. The issue is provision of facilities, which in many European countries, and I believe also at many US airports, are a given. Nobody minds paying to use the facilities, provided the charge is reasonable.
Despite this, for some reason the UK, although it is the most aviation minded country in Europe from an enthusiasts standpoint steadfastly refuses to provide decent facilities, with the result that enthusiasts are forced to pursue their hobby in industrial estates, and on road sides, sometimes in residential areas sometimes I am sure causing inconvenience to local residents and tenants of the business facilities.
It is a short sighted attitude that has everything to do with profit and little to do with security.