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===The Spotters' Wall (Safi side)=== | ===The Spotters' Wall (Safi side)=== | ||
The Spotters' Wall, as it is known, is really an elevated viewing platform. Built by the Malta Aviation Society some years ago, it offers unobstructed views of runway 14/32 and it is the place from which to shoot takeoffs in either direction. With any luck the aircraft will rotate right in front of you. It is easily the best spot for photography at MLA. Its only drawback is its very popularity: it can get crowded if there is a particularly unusual movement. | [[Image: CharlesPolidano_A300.jpg |thumb|200 px|Runway 14 departure (125mm).]][[Image: CharlesPolidano_B738_2.jpg |thumb|200 px|Runway 32 rotation (100mm).]]The Spotters' Wall, as it is known, is really an elevated viewing platform. Built by the Malta Aviation Society some years ago, it offers unobstructed views of runway 14/32 and it is the place from which to shoot takeoffs in either direction. With any luck the aircraft will rotate right in front of you. It is easily the best spot for photography at MLA. Its only drawback is its very popularity: it can get crowded if there is a particularly unusual movement. | ||
Across the road from here lies the Medavia/NCA aircraft maintenance complex. Aircraft cross the road to the complex and back via a gate in the airport perimeter just beyond the viewing platform, with road traffic being temporarily halted by barriers. Aircraft crossings are | Across the road from here lies the Medavia/NCA aircraft maintenance complex. Aircraft cross the road to the complex and back via a gate in the airport perimeter just beyond the viewing platform, with road traffic being temporarily halted by barriers. Aircraft crossings are infrequent, however, and you would need to be very lucky to witness one. | ||
'''Time of day:''' Noon to evening or from around 9 am on in winter for take-offs and landings. | '''Time of day:''' Noon to evening or from around 9 am on in winter for take-offs and landings. | ||