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User currently offlineAirplanepics From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2003, 2725 posts, RR: 45
Posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1249 times:

Hey all,

I have just booked up a trip to Cologne after seeing all of the lovely images that come from the observation deck there. Can someone tell me what time the observation deck closes?

Any other information about CGN would be great. Ill be there for the day so will try and get as many photos as possible!

Kind Regards,

Simon Nicholls


Simon - London-Aviation.com
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User currently offlineINNflight From Austria, joined Apr 2004, 3765 posts, RR: 62
Reply 1, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 1212 times:

Don't know about opening / closing times, but it's usually open the whole day so from early morning until evening.

The obs.deck is glassed, but with a chair from the terrace you can easily shoot over the glass walls!

Regards,
Florian


Jet Visuals
User currently offlineAirplanepics From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2003, 2725 posts, RR: 45
Reply 2, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 1205 times:

Florian,

Do they mind you climbing on stuff to see over?

Simon


Simon - London-Aviation.com
User currently offlineINNflight From Austria, joined Apr 2004, 3765 posts, RR: 62
Reply 3, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 1193 times:

I've done it about 7hrs the day I've been there, nobody ever complained!


Jet Visuals
User currently offlineSpencer From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2004, 1624 posts, RR: 19
Reply 4, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 1168 times:

Never had any problems when I've been. There's a guard up there but he was really helpful, even told us when the interesting traffic was due in!  Smile
Spencer.


EOS1D4, 7D, 30D, 100-400/4.5-5.6 L IS USM, 70-200/2.8 L IS2 USM, 17-40 f4 L USM, 24-105 f4 L IS USM, 85 f1.8 USM
User currently offlineChris78cpr From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 2813 posts, RR: 52
Reply 5, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 1160 times:

Don't stand on the large wobbly information tables/desks that are right up against the glass.

When i was there in september to go on the IR SP flight. We went up there to watch it come in and there was about 6 people standing on it and it was very unstable and felt like it was bout to collapse!

Chris


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User currently offlineFUAirliner From Germany, joined Jul 2001, 538 posts, RR: 3
Reply 6, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 1157 times:

Hi Simon,

the glass on the terrace itself is tinted, so you must have something to stand on. When I was there last July there was no chair to stand on available.

An alternative is a spot inside the terminal with non-tinted (and clean) glass which is below the terrace. It also gives you a better angle of the planes, you don't shoot from too high above.


Frank


Frank Unterspann - Hamburg, Germany
User currently offlineAirplanepics From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2003, 2725 posts, RR: 45
Reply 7, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 1157 times:

An alternative is a spot inside the terminal with non-tinted (and clean) glass which is below the terrace. It also gives you a better angle of the planes, you don't shoot from too high above.


Do the authorities mind people doing this?


Simon - London-Aviation.com
User currently offlineChris78cpr From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2004, 2813 posts, RR: 52
Reply 8, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 1155 times:

When i was there we walked past about 60 people standing there with cameras and reg books and god knows what else!

They didnt care, they just kept an eye on them!

Chris


5D2/7D/1D2(soon to be a 1Dx) 17-40L/24-105L/70-200F2.8L/100-400L/24F1.4LII/50F1.2L/85F1.2LII
User currently offlineEDDL From Germany, joined Dec 2002, 738 posts, RR: 17
Reply 9, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 1139 times:

An alternative is a spot inside the terminal with non-tinted (and clean) glass which is below the terrace. It also gives you a better angle of the planes, you don't shoot from too high above.

Due to the Germanwings expansion the view from terminal area is blocked as there are aircraft parked 80% of the time.

Why not bring a ladder, Simon?

EDDL

User currently offlineAirplanepics From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2003, 2725 posts, RR: 45
Reply 10, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 1137 times:

Why not bring a ladder, Simon?

It's a bit difficult as im flying EZY. I don't really want to have to check it in - as this takes time. Knowing EZY, they will charge me for it anyway!

Thanks for all of your comments.
Simon


Simon - London-Aviation.com
User currently offlineEDDL From Germany, joined Dec 2002, 738 posts, RR: 17
Reply 11, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 1145 times:

The obs.deck is glassed, but with a chair from the terrace you can easily shoot over the glass walls!

I have been to CGN today. No chairs outside as it's winter time.

EDDL
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