Cadet57 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 9081 posts, RR: 34 Reply 5, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 2 hours ago) and read 1510 times:
Quoting Planesailing (Reply 4): From what I remember reading once, they are sitting infront of a massive ditch, almost a canal between themselves and the runway.
still, imagine if the us DHS saw this....
must be a spotters haven.... wish we still had this in the us...
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Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15872 posts, RR: 66 Reply 6, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 2 hours ago) and read 1514 times:
Quoting Planesailing (Reply 4):
From what I remember reading once, they are sitting infront of a massive ditch, almost a canal between themselves and the runway.
Indeed. AMS doesn't have fences all around, but a lot of canals.
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Type-Rated From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 4353 posts, RR: 20 Reply 8, posted (7 years 7 months 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 1373 times:
Seeing that the sofa is red.......
I think it was back in the late 70's / early 80's a photographer published a book of photographs of a red couch being put in all kind of situations and places. Indoors, outdoors, rooftops, etc. I wonder if this is for the next edition of that book.....
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Kappel From Suriname, joined Jul 2005, 3533 posts, RR: 18 Reply 11, posted (7 years 7 months 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 1182 times:
Quoting Planesailing (Reply 4): From what I remember reading once, they are sitting infront of a massive ditch, almost a canal between themselves and the runway.
True. there are some fences, but that's only at access roads with the runways. at some runways there are even big parking areas with a french fries stand. Most runways have dedicated spotting areas. Spotting at AMS is still a joy and nobody bothers you, unless of course you try to swimm across the ditch or climb a fence...
And today in the news comes the end of this. Schiphol is closing "illegal" spotting areas, such as the polderbaan, and only will allow three areas, Kaagbaan, the terrace (wich I would hardly call a spotters area) and the buitenveldertbaan.
Seems they have succumbed to the fear for terrorists, or so they say. http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/news/?id=10810
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