eastafspot From France, joined Jan 2008, 479 posts, RR: 4 Posted (6 months 1 week 5 hours ago) and read 2946 times:
Hi everyone,
Soon i'll get an afternoon to catch few birds at O.R. Tambo Airport.
so the basic questions are:
- Is it allowed to photography around the runways?
- What are the most common used departure/arrival runways there (north/south)?
- Regardless of the transportation, how easy is to get to the best spots? and any restriction or place to be?
- Any special event held at the end of this month?
Thanks for all the useful hints
Regards
Léonard
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eastafspot From France, joined Jan 2008, 479 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (6 months 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 2863 times:
Thank you so much, exactly what i was looking for
Quoting scbriml (Reply 1): On my own, I'd have been a little worried
No other spotter around these places? Were all of you granted a special authorization?
In Paris (ORY and CDG) only spotters holding a spotting permit delivered by the Prefecture of Police (Metropolitan Police) are allowed to wander around the runways.
You have some nice pictures here, well done!
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I was part of an organised trip and there were four of us shooting those two days. As far as I know there are no restrictions to stop anyone taking photos around the airport.
Johannesburg has a bad reputation for crime and I would have been uneasy to be spotting at those locations on my own. I was perfectly happy in a small group.
johnmiller From South Africa, joined Mar 2006, 32 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (5 months 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 2559 times:
There are quite a few local spotters in Johannesburg - a good place to make contact is the photography section at avcom . co . za
Do NOT use or carry a handheld radio - a guy was arrested for listening to a handheld radio a couple of years ago in a ridiculous case brought by the local cops.
Speedbird128 From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 1151 posts, RR: 2 Reply 7, posted (5 months 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2428 times:
Quoting johnmiller (Reply 6): Do NOT use or carry a handheld radio - a guy was arrested for listening to a handheld radio a couple of years ago in a ridiculous case brought by the local cops.
Same goes for ADSB equipment. Be very careful. Those goons called SAPS have nothing better to do (like fight crime, for instance) than to harass/arrest innocent people enjoying their hobby. There are documented cases of this in South Africa.
Another - and very important- issue, is to be very careful to avoid being out there by yourself. Being a native JNBer I can honestly recommend that you do not hang out at these isolated spots by yourself. Things happen very quickly and life has little meaning in Jozi. Please don't think your car windows offer any defense.
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