Yep... things have changed. However, there is one place where there is a more-enlightened attitude - New Zealand. Having been there a good few times but never done any serious spotting, on our last trip we did just that. Everywhere we went we were treated with friendship and hospitality, including cups of coffee. At one place we saw a new helicopter through a hangar window... then saw an engineer to explain what we were at. His reaction: "Pop inside and climb in"! I can just imagine that happening at that dreadful Fairoaks place.