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[anoraknophobia]

ref,spotting at brs

Don't know which direction your coming from,but from the A38 driving from Bristol immediately before the airport there is a turn right into a road called Downside road . The turn is right by a pub.Continue down Downside rd and turn left into Cook Bridle Path,follow the road up and around the taxiway perimiter until you end up on a fairly straight bit of road with the runway on your left. You can park up right against the fence.

[Jinkster]

One of the best places I've been to Moscow Sheremetyvo Airport - just for the variety of the aircraft compared to the UK.

Not sure about spotting locations.

[Magoodotcom]

Spotters Spots @ TLS

Hey guys

Just looking for some advice as to the best spotting spots at Toulouse. I'm going to be there next month and will have some spare time to go fill some flash cards!

Cheers

Magoo

[CSilvera]

Monterey airport in Monterey, CA (MRY) is pretty good. There's a balcony on top of the terminal. It's sometimes hard to see the little planes actually land or take off as they usually do it at the other end of the runway.

[night hawk 150]

Tips For New Spotters

Hello Everyone

I was thinking this morning how many new spotters cant find information on how to spot the difference between aircrafts and other general spotting tips.

I thought we could make this a little sticky for a while and get some of the most experienced spotters to give us all a little advice and tips on radio freq, best spotting sites & top 5 spotter sites.

So come on guys/Girls lets help others to enjoy a the great views and delights.

Craig.

My Top 5 Spotting Sites.

1. Manchester (FLYING UP WITH FLYBE ON 25TH MAY FROM NWI)
2. Amsterdam
3. Newcastle
4. Gatwick
5. Heathrow (GOING DOWN ON 18TH FOR THE A380)

[Gulf4uk]

spotters sites

hi


Think all this been done before but Radio well thats a touchy subject on here
best left to spotters Groups so to that Aim I Suggest

1 go to yahoo groups or google

2 sign up

3 enter the name of your local airfield or where your interest is
and see that Groups are Available and Subscribe .

4 they will be able to assist with all your Questions on Spotting

5 or for ALL Spotting Questions USE GOOGLE type in what you want
and Hey presto 99percent of time you get the answer

6 enjoy this HOBBY to spotters thats what it is DONT LOOSE
SIGHT OF THAT and like many others take to seriously

tony
farnborough

[devonlad]

Robin Hood/ Doncaster has some very good places for photos but some times flights are slow Friday morning between 900-1030 is very good

[Pilotdom]

Doncaster viewing from terminal

Anybody been to doncaster lately? What im am wanting to know is have they opend the shopping area upstairs yet and is there a cafe area etc where you can see the runway for aircraft departures and arrivals which is not airside? Have some family flying from there on sunday and want to watch them depart and arrive.

Cheers
dOM

[Dylan35]

Top 5 for spotting

1. Paris CDG (new rules on photos, be careful)
2. Munich (hill outside between runways)
3. Frankfurt (always top dollar)
4. Rome (always ask first)
5. La Gaurdia (NY) - 600 numbers in 2 days!!!!!!!!

Worst 5 for spotting

1. LGW
2. Verona (Got colour felt by carabenieri even though I asked first!)
3. Naples (great numbers...same problem)
4. Bristol (nothing there)
5. LHR (nothing there thats worth seeing)

[MidlandDan]

Manchester viewing areas

Hello all,

I have quite a few hours free tomorrow in Manchester so im going to have a few hours spotting, havent been to EGCC for quite sometime.
I know the viewing park is good and the area off to the side of 06R, but are there any other good areas??

Also does anybody know of any interesting aircraft that come in on a wednesday??


Any help appreciated

[Brandten]

Spotting in Johannesburg ?

Hi

Currently living in Johannesburg, and want to get out there on some planespotting tomorrow. Anyone know if there is a nice place to stand to see the big birds landing?
I have a car so can go wherever around the airport.

Perhaps anyone else on this forum is going this weekend?

[EI896]

If you look at EICK Cork Airport in Ireland, you should see the ammount of spotting points anyone going there would have a great time for spotting there are numerous spotting p[oints arround the asirport perimeter and on the multi-storey car cark roof this airport would receive 10/10 from me anyday.

[Jamie-Southend]

Stapleford - Easy access for some pic`s ?

Despite Stapleford being 1/2 an hour from me i have not been since the late 70`s! Does anyone know what access is like for someone with a camera in tow?

Just wondered if it was possible to have a wander round is the airfield anti-anarak

[rossym]

Cardiff Airport

Hi, does anybody know of any good places to take photos of planes at Cardiff Airport?

Thanks in advance.

[colmac747]

GLA

Anyone know of a spotters dream near or over-looking GLA airport?

[PPRuNe Radar]

Colmac

Sniff around http://www.taxiwayalpha.com

[madbadrob]

Originally Posted by MidlandDan

Hello all,

I have quite a few hours free tomorrow in Manchester so im going to have a few hours spotting, havent been to EGCC for quite sometime.
I know the viewing park is good and the area off to the side of 06R, but are there any other good areas??

Also does anybody know of any interesting aircraft that come in on a wednesday??


Any help appreciated

Dan try the pub at the end of the Runway. I think its 23 right but I may be wrong. Not been yet myself but know plenty who have. The pub serve meals and coffee etc as well as beer which in my book is an essential when out spotting
Rob

[madbadrob]

Originally Posted by Pilotdom

Anybody been to doncaster lately? What im am wanting to know is have they opend the shopping area upstairs yet and is there a cafe area etc where you can see the runway for aircraft departures and arrivals which is not airside? Have some family flying from there on sunday and want to watch them depart and arrive.

Cheers
dOM

Dom,

Very late and I appologise. Yes the cafe area is open upstairs as is the bar. You can see the apron from this area also. For viewing away from this point you have a road at the opposite side of the runway. Easiest way to get to it is to leave the airport and turn right at the lights. Turn left at the roundabout and drive for about a mile. Turn right at the next set of lights and then drive for approx 2.5 miles when you reach the next roundabout turn right. Follow this road for about 2.5 miles and after you make a tight left hand bend there is a road about 100 yards on the left. Turn down this and keep driving till you can go no further. We have nicknamed this spotters lane

Rob

[colmac747]

Originally Posted by PPRuNe Radar

Colmac
Sniff around http://www.taxiwayalpha.com

Will do. Thanks for that

[PMN]

Originally Posted by RobT100

Leeds Bradford airport is my local airport and it certainly aint bad at all for spotting from. Like EDI though the biggest your really going to get (unless you land very lucky) is a 767.

LBA local here as well... There are some superb opportunities for photography here, although the traffic doesn't tend to be all that varied.
MAN is definitely the top of my list. The south side is just unbelievable for photography (as is the AVP depending on the time of day). Not to mention a certain drinking establishment sat right at the end of 24R...
Paul