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xxMATTGxx
07-02-2009, 12:50 PM
Went to Manchester today, took many shots but only sorted some of them out. Weather was freezing again, frozen feet and hands and everything :P


http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0205.jpg

http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0209.jpg

http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0213.jpg

http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0221.jpg

http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0223.jpg

http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0228.jpg

http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0239.jpg

http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0266.jpg

http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0281.jpg

http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0318.jpg

http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0322.jpg

http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0364.jpg
Stephen!
07-02-2009, 01:11 PM
If only flight simulator looked like that.

Nice shots
Mathew
07-02-2009, 02:30 PM
Brilliant photography, as always. :)
Adam!
07-02-2009, 05:02 PM
Nice pictureieieieissss.s.
xxMATTGxx
07-02-2009, 05:06 PM
Thanks for the kind comments, I shall look at what else I have taken and see if they are worthy to post or not later on. :)
Adam!
07-02-2009, 05:31 PM
Thanks for the kind comments, I shall look at what else I have taken and see if they are worthy to post or not later on. :)
All of your pictures are worthy of being posted on a teenagers forum, sir.
BeanEgg
07-02-2009, 05:34 PM
Quite good, once again.

My nearest one would be Heathrow. Good luck to me. LOL
Impossible to take pictures there.
xxMATTGxx
07-02-2009, 05:50 PM
Two more:

http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0325.jpg

http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0337.jpg
BeanEgg
07-02-2009, 06:01 PM
Two more:

http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0325.jpg

http://osxmatt.org/Airport/DSC_0337.jpg

Love the PIA one. :D
Ashhizzle
07-02-2009, 09:19 PM
How so close?

i'd be scared if i saw sombody taking pictures of my plane :(

is it even legal? :P
Adam!
07-02-2009, 09:26 PM
How so close?

i'd be scared if i saw sombody taking pictures of my plane :(

is it even legal? :P
Aviation viewing park at Manchester, the airport is spotter friendly and so are the police.

Yes it is legal :)

Nothing to be scared about :S
Mathew
07-02-2009, 09:37 PM
We live about a hour from most airports (Leeds Bradford, Manchester, East Midlands) then around 3 hours to Hethrow, 4 to Gatwick.

I'd love to go out for the day and take pictures of planes with a nice camera.
Ashhizzle
07-02-2009, 09:37 PM
Aviation viewing park at Manchester, the airport is spotter friendly and so are the police.

Yes it is legal :)

Nothing to be scared about :S
omg :P never knew there was anything like that

Im not to comfortable with flying anyway, so it would put me on edge :P

Awesome pics though (Y)
xxMATTGxx
07-02-2009, 09:43 PM
Manchester Airport = Friendly, theres the viewing park and don't forget the other places Adam. Like adam said, the police are good to get along with as well. We not London Heathrow ;)
Ashhizzle
07-02-2009, 10:04 PM
Manchester Airport = Friendly, theres the viewing park and don't forget the other places Adam. Like adam said, the police are good to get along with as well. We not London Heathrow ;)
Dont manchester have those fibreglass boards around the boundarys? about head height :P

Heathrow and gatwick do, they're the only airports ive been to in the UK

I must say Faro in portugal is pretty laid back...
xxMATTGxx
07-02-2009, 10:05 PM
Dont manchester have those fibreglass boards around the boundarys? about head height :P

Heathrow and gatwick do, they're the only airports ive been to in the UK

I must say Faro in portugal is pretty laid back...

No? We got like fences? :P. If Police think your causing a threat at Manchester. Then they will sort you out, but its pretty obv to tell from a terrorist and a spotter.
Ashhizzle
07-02-2009, 10:47 PM
No? We got like fences? :P. If Police think your causing a threat at Manchester. Then they will sort you out, but its pretty obv to tell from a terrorist and a spotter.
Yeah, Heathrow & gatwick have big 8-10ft fences, circular barbed wire on top, with a Fibreglass sheet about head height to stop any views of the runway :)

Theres also armed police a lot too :P

Also, Is plane spotting not in any way illegal? Im sure there somthin about the identification numbers and things?

mabye im just going on about complete rubbish :)
Adam!
07-02-2009, 11:09 PM
No it's not illegal, the only time it would be illegal would be if you was spotting to aid terrorism and such like.

Taking aircraft registrations is not illegal, nor does it set any alarm bells ringing.

Heathrow is totally no spotting, 5 minutes max before the police ask you to move.. Well tell you too, with the threat of arrest.

Never had any problems with the police at Manchester, only really spoke to them to say hello.
xxMATTGxx
07-02-2009, 11:31 PM
Yeah, Heathrow & gatwick have big 8-10ft fences, circular barbed wire on top, with a Fibreglass sheet about head height to stop any views of the runway :)

Theres also armed police a lot too :P

Also, Is plane spotting not in any way illegal? Im sure there somthin about the identification numbers and things?

mabye im just going on about complete rubbish :)

I think I know what your getting at. There were a couple of people few years ago now who got arrested in Greece for being plane spotters. They were touring air force bases? It was made into a program on ITV as well. Well, that's something different anyway but in the UK spotting isn't illegal :P
Antony
08-02-2009, 01:06 PM
No? We got like fences? :P. If Police think your causing a threat at Manchester. Then they will sort you out, but its pretty obv to tell from a terrorist and a spotter.

Is it... ?

Yeah AVP is a great place.. even if it is a building site at the moment with concorde being moved :P
Lee
08-02-2009, 09:26 PM
Well, not aways, not just terroists were bagpacks the size of a basement?
xxMATTGxx
08-02-2009, 09:40 PM
Is it... ?

Yeah AVP is a great place.. even if it is a building site at the moment with concorde being moved :P

Yeah, builders everywhere. Well its not always, but you know what I mean :P
Adam!
08-02-2009, 10:04 PM
Yeah, builders everywhere. Well its not always, but you know what I mean :P
Builders that seem to spend all their time stood at the burger bar drinking coffee ;)
flatface
08-02-2009, 10:13 PM
Nice pictures GGGG unit :D
Joe!
08-02-2009, 10:46 PM
Dont manchester have those fibreglass boards around the boundarys? about head height :P

Heathrow and gatwick do, they're the only airports ive been to in the UK

I must say Faro in portugal is pretty laid back...
Agreed, I fly to Faro every year at easter time, have done for many years. I hate them buses you have to get on. I've never tried taking pictures but i would guess they wouldnt care, seen as you do just get off the plane and stand around on the actual airport bit for ages..
Antony
08-02-2009, 10:56 PM
Well, not aways, not just terroists were bagpacks the size of a basement?

So you think all terrorism related attacks are random, not planned?

Police at Manchester Airport encourage spotters to report suspicious activity, that being a person taking various pictures of things not aircraft related etc, not just when someone has a bomb strapped to them and is walking towards the taxiway.
Adam!
09-02-2009, 12:54 AM
I would report any suspicious activity, despite however small it seems. The police would apperciate it, even better if it turns out to be nothing.

One of the many posters on display at Manchester;
http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/anti-terror_poster.jpg


Agreed, I fly to Faro every year at easter time, have done for many years. I hate them buses you have to get on. I've never tried taking pictures but i would guess they wouldnt care, seen as you do just get off the plane and stand around on the actual airport bit for ages..

Nope they wouldn't care in the slightest, I do it all the time in Spain and stuff lol.

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