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===Runway 14 Threshold=== | ===Runway 14 Threshold=== | ||
This is a good spot for aircraft on approach to runway 14. Unlike runway 32 the road here is at the same level as the runway, but the runway threshold is | [[Image: Charlespolidano_ATR-42.jpg |left|thumb|200 px|ATR-42 approaching runway 14 (150mm).]][[Image: Charlespolidano_Gulfstream.jpg |thumb|200 px|Gulfstream V in park 3 (150mm).]]This is a good spot for aircraft on approach to runway 14. Unlike runway 32 the road here is at the same level as the runway, but the runway threshold is impossibly far from the perimeter fence. From here you can also see park 3 where the occasional executive jet, light plane or small turboprop may be parked. Beware of heat distortion on hot days however. | ||
'''Time of day:''' All day for runway 14 approaches; afternoon and evening for park 3. | '''Time of day:''' All day for runway 14 approaches; afternoon and evening for park 3. | ||
'''Directions:''' This spot is not feasible for walkers. By car, follow the directions to the previous spot but go past the phallic sculpture. You will then descend a hill, at the bottom of which you will find another roundabout this time sporting a metal rocket-like construction. Turn left here and take a very bumpy road uphill. At the crest of the hill on your left you will come to a clearing next to the airport perimeter fence, where you can park. You will be practically under the flight path at this point but you can walk some distance further up the road, angle of the sun permitting, to shoot side-ons. | '''Directions:''' This spot is not feasible for walkers. By car, follow the directions to the previous spot but go past the phallic sculpture. You will then descend a hill, at the bottom of which you will find another roundabout this time sporting a metal rocket-like construction. Turn left here and take a very bumpy road uphill. At the crest of the hill on your left you will come to a clearing next to the airport perimeter fence, where you can park. You will be practically under the flight path at this point but you can walk some distance further up the road, angle of the sun permitting, to shoot side-ons. | ||
===Park 4=== | ===Park 4=== | ||