TheSorcerer From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2005, 1047 posts, RR: 0 Posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 911 times:
I was just thinking, at what point do you think an aviation enthusiast could be considered a terrorist. I have a scanner, charts of ABZ,flight simulator, printed out flight schedules in my room.
If the police raided my house, what do you think they'd consider me as? Aviation fan or terrorist?
Thanks
The Sorcerer
ALITALIA,All Landings In Torino, All Luggage In Athens ;)
Had that in the past. In mid-2003 I wanted to go to Milan-Malpensa from Lugano by car. Got into a control of the anti-terror-squad of the Carabinieri in PonteTresa, who found such "material" with me. As a result I was "interviewed" for five or six hours, and my car searched through totally, and everything photocopied. I in the end could get out, but the day of course was ruined.
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Farther back, after the Zerqa-matter in 1970, I got controlled by police when photographing at ZRH-airport up to four times per day. And during the years fairly often had that kind of problem.
Noelg From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 889 times:
Quoting ME AVN FAN (Reply 2): In mid-2003 I wanted to go to Milan-Malpensa from Lugano by car. Got into a control of the anti-terror-squad of the Carabinieri in PonteTresa, who found such "material" with me. As a result I was "interviewed" for five or six hours, and my car searched through totally, and everything photocopied. I in the end could get out, but the day of course was ruined.
The Italians are notorious for their treatment of aviation enthusiasts - I know several people who have been arrested for simply taking photographs out of the airport windows and writing down registrations.
Certainly not on my top list of spotting destinations!
SlamClick From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 10062 posts, RR: 71 Reply 6, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 879 times:
Quoting TheSorcerer (Reply 5): Have they had any major terrorist attacks involving aviation in any way in the past?
Isn't the Achille Lauro a widebody?
My son just came through Fiumicino after we had talked about this. He said there were uniformed troops up on the balconies and some of them were pointing their weapons directly at the crowd.
Pretty damn scary!
Happiness is not seeing another trite Ste. Maarten photo all week long.
ME AVN FAN From Switzerland, joined May 2002, 13874 posts, RR: 28 Reply 9, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 859 times:
Quoting 9VSPO (Reply 3): show them my high quality images available at very reasonable prices
might well make matters worse !
Quoting TheSorcerer (Reply 5): Have they had any major terrorist attacks involving aviation in any way in the past?
NOT aviation involved, but some things have almost occurred in Italy
Quoting SlamClick (Reply 6): there were uniformed troops up on the balconies and some of them were pointing their weapons directly at the crowd.
Pretty damn scary!
Fiumicino ? they possibly just are angry that the major civil aviation hub of Italy has changed up to Malpensa !
SlamClick From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 10062 posts, RR: 71 Reply 11, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 834 times:
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