Paris CDG / ORY / LBG 23rd - 25th June 2012

Hey everybody!

Some new pics from me - this time I was in Paris.

06/23/2012 – CDG

At around 5:30am after a six hour ride we started taking pictures at CDG's northern runways. Unfortunately the sky was covered by clouds. Far away at Air France's maintenance area we could see an Orenair B772, but it was impossible to take a picture of it.

Here we go:

9M-MRA
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/ye5qxdz5ttj3.jpg

F-GZCD
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/i987qb68u5n.jpg

OK-SWX
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/hhbdi6wl2exe.jpg

F-GUGG
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/epqc7ofwyb.jpg

OH-LKN
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/dono49f1nob6.jpg

G-EUOH
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/m6l4jm1f4j.jpg

Now we decided to change the position to the other side of the runways for the case the sun would come out.

F-RAJB
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/utgbn1u4318o.jpg

the position
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/gfdhq9ngqzb8.jpg

C-GCTS
http://www7.pic-upload.de/28.06.12/2ki5goiln4mb.jpg

F-RADA
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/axmvf1oyc416.jpg

F-GZNN
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/xgezzfpgcrzv.jpg

N175DZ
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/cpzila956dll.jpg

JA708J
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/9aa3x33qns99.jpg

F-GITI
http://www10.pic-upload.de/28.06.12/5slzbi25p.jpg

5Y-KQX
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/d9f4qey7tu.jpg

F-OSUN
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/92dz52up1qff.jpg

B-HOV
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/klrt3h2z2il1.jpg

TJ-CAC
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/ezgudlxwkob8.jpg

TC-JJF
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/pywb8s7yeeaf.jpg

After rush hour was over and after a short lunchtime we were looking for a position at the southern runways. We drove along the runway when we saw an A346 in the final approach. We moved the car right, grabbed our cams, jumped out of the car, climbed onto a wall and finally we got this one with sun:

A6-EHJ
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/lcuy9qtdg6ld.jpg

SP-ENE
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/5pijjtpj1vd.jpg

SU-BPV
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/4h1qyo9s7kzo.jpg

SU-GDV
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/y1v5kquyucz.jpg

EC-LEQ
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/z8wl31vlqaxu.jpg

In the evening we chose the same position as in the morning at the northern runways and now there were only some small clouds left.

VQ-BLR
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/limaykmtd8x.jpg

SX-DVQ
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/ymrqf9s2cy5.jpg

N619FE
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/myoa3b3rxkj.jpg

D4-CBP
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/rd6bfizk9ge3.jpg


to be continued...

06/24/2012 – LBG / ORY / CDG

On Sunday we wanted to do the 'Orly' airport in the south of Paris. On the way we decided to make a short stop at the business and government airport 'Le Bourget'. There was some very nice stuff on the apron. Unfortunately it was impossible to photograph some aircrafts because of other aircrafts were parked in front ot them. But nevertheless we could take some pictures like these both:

5U-BAG
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/xnw6b9wucrm.jpg

HZ-AB3
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/twvbefi8i2ho.jpg

Now we continued our ride to Orly where it started to rain.

CS-TEX – now without its Oman Air basic colors and operated by Royal Air Maroc
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/nwnqhgij3n3v.jpg

F-HBEV – old colors
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/6qgxv8jj1bsh.jpg

F-HDGK – new colors
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/itohp96lyqyn.jpg

Then we were chased away by the police and we have to change our position from the fence to a hill far away from the runway. Reason was a guy who shot some doves near the runway. Now and then a dove fell down after it was hit by a bullet as you can see at the following picture:

http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/txvx6lxxfqln.jpg

CN-RGA
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/99tqrrfu4n.jpg

And in the evening we got this not yet shot dove :tongue:

G-EUPD
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/qiuivtbvaa47.jpg


to be continued...

06/25/2012 – LBG / CDG

On Monday we decided to do a whole day at 'Le Bourget'. The first time I was at an airport without any flight information. As we reached the airport, the private DC-8 VP-BHS was taxiing on the apron and were parked on a very bad parking position. So we missed it. Ten minutes earlier at the airport and we had got it in the final approach. :mad:

VP-BHS
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/s2l56pr5ib5f.jpg

N767A - was also parked on a bad position
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/hccg8qaosjs.jpg

But there were some other doable aircrafts:

9H-BBJ
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/alktkxyo2hmw.jpg

5U-BAG
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/7194re1fletp.jpg

TU-VAO
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/6e5g89tyke8.jpg

http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/fu1btjwb2ze.jpg

After the B727 was gone, we went back to the apron. We asked an airport employee whether he has some information about the DC-8. He invited us to visit him in the ATC office after his lunchtime. So after an hour we visited him. I gave him the registrations VP-BHS and N767A and he gave me a departure time for the N767A for 4pm and after some phone calls he gave me the time for VP-BHS. 12pm on the following day. So we would miss it.
Frustrated we left 'Le Bourget' and do 'Charles de Gaulle' for the rest of the day:

F-HBXP
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/u1bvyznjlkap.jpg

OK-LEF
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/a7ed67gxr3gp.jpg

JA732A - with 15mm
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/orxhnoh151z.jpg

G-GDFK
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/fcmqycpjqepv.jpg

F-GSEU
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/9rbdspxbdely.jpg

3B-NBE
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/mjntdggvgwt.jpg

9A-CTI – now with new 15 years StarAlliance sticker
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/z7ridrwcri63.jpg

TC-JNB
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/fjm8olif32w6.jpg

XA-APB
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/afgh37nicr7h.jpg

ES-ACD
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/cl7rbhb9w87.jpg

G-CELU
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/dfqwahzf3exz.jpg

B-2031
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/98vyeylmop2y.jpg

N850FD
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/snm9yzc5qkg.jpg

N727FD
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/ci6xf492agoq.jpg

LN-RCT
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/pehkbsjfdglv.jpg

N919FD
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/25mwnqrwzndg.jpg

Gear of a FedEx MD-11
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/olz1uow73q.jpg

F-GIUA
http://www10.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/hr2xmilk6h5x.jpg

A7-AGC
http://www7.pic-upload.de/27.06.12/l55oz8bkt6s.jpg

After the clouds covered the sky again we left Paris heading back home to Germany.

As always I hope you enjoyed this trip report.

Wow, great variety there...nice set! Did you have to ask for permission/get cleared before spotting at some/all of the airports?

Thanks!
Yep I had ordered a permission in 2010 (valid for lifetime).
You need a permission to take pictures at CDG and LBG (not for ORY). But unfortunately no more permissions are issued and the permissions are non-transferable. So it's hard to go spotting at CDG without a permission because the military comes round several times a day to check the permission. But I don't know what will happen if you don't have any.

LBG is easier to do without permission - I've never seen any police/military/security at LBG while my stays. And at ORY taking pictures is allowed anyway without permission but sometimes the police send you away from the fence.

I'm amazed that you've gotten more in three days time than I've gotten in Seattle in 3 years - and Seattle is good to us in terms of unique carriers!

So they simply don't issue permission slips anymore? That'd be unfortunate and a major decision in whether to make a stay for spotting...

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Originally Posted by Cary

Wow, great variety there...nice set! Did you have to ask for permission/get cleared before spotting at some/all of the airports?

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Carey, I got mine thru local spotting group....

http://www.kerozen.org/

And yes the Grandmere & Military will often ckeck IDs. Your name must be on their list or else they will remove you or worst take you in for questioning.

The above spot is Meteo (weather station). Also the center spot next to Sofitel is awesome as fence is below ground level!

http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6832031&nseq=30

Raj

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Originally Posted by CX777

Also the center spot next to Sofitel is awesome as fence is below ground level!

http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6832031&nseq=30

Raj

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I'm sorry, but this position is history. They removed the meadow and replaced it by a new parking area. I've heard that its still possible to take pictures a few meters right next to the Concorde. (fence is also below ground level)

I've been there in 2010:
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.p...918002&nseq=10

Quote:

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Originally Posted by CX777

Carey, I got mine thru local spotting group....

http://www.kerozen.org/

And yes the Grandmere & Military will often ckeck IDs. Your name must be on their list or else they will remove you or worst take you in for questioning.

The above spot is Meteo (weather station). Also the center spot next to Sofitel is awesome as fence is below ground level!

http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6832031&nseq=30

Raj

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Very useful information thanks for the link.