Bit late showing of these photos since I have been very busy lately. If not the last time, then definately one of my last visits to the spottersplaats since it is slated for closure late May.
Long term storage at Schiphol Oost.
Waiting for London City to open up. Funny airport LCY. They are closed every sunday till 12:00 or so. Thus every saturday morning you can see 3 or 4 VLM F50s lined up. And they all leave within an hour after 12:00.
A nice biz-jet proving there is a lot of money to be made in the railroad business. But I suppose most people in the UK already knew that! :diablo:
Some crosswind after take-off.
Packed as always.
Replacing the Surinam Airways 747 that is in heavy maintenance.
The standard AMS shot.
Still not as good as I want it to be, but at least I now got a shot of the wingleted KLM 737.
Trying some approach shots to the Zwanenburgbaan. Will do that more often.
Surprise visitor of the day. No clue what it was doing here.
Something else with wings to please the moderator. 😀
By: Manston Airport - 10th May 2007 at 19:22
Oh right thanks for the info Peter , shame about people not picking up there litter Thats a pain when that happens.
James
By: tenthije - 10th May 2007 at 19:14
tenthije,
Superb shots from AMS! Booking a flight tomorrow with Transavia from PIK to get to AMS on June, looks like a hell of a place to get around. May require some info on the place, would be appreciated, also staying the night, maybe some info on local hotels ?
Around that time the Kaagbaan spot will likely be closed. As already explained no official date has been set, but construction is due to start mid 2007. Most frequently heard date is late may. The other spots will be accesible, but for the most part only when you got a car or a bike at your disposal. Of course the observation terrace will be open and is easily accesible.
There is a map on my website that shows the hotel in the area. While I obviously have not tried them myself, I know that amongst spotters the NH Hotel, Bastion hotel and the Ibis hotel are most popular. All these hotels offer a shuttle bus to the hotel and have reasonable prices. The Ibis is usually the cheapest.
The Ibis hotel is a walking distance from the Mac Donalds spot alongside the (barely used and sun-facing) Buitenveldertbaan. Both other hotels are a walking distance from the final approach to the Kaagbaan and (if still open) the official Kaagbaan spot itself.
There are links to the hotels at my site.
If you come during the weekend I might be able to drop by. The first weekend of June I’ll be in Zurich, so no rides then. Saturdays would be preferred.
By: Jamie_787 - 10th May 2007 at 18:02
tenthije,
Superb shots from AMS! Booking a flight tomorrow with Transavia from PIK to get to AMS on June, looks like a hell of a place to get around. May require some info on the place, would be appreciated, also staying the night, maybe some info on local hotels ?
Thanks, in advance… 🙂
Jamie M
By: tenthije - 10th May 2007 at 17:14
Fab shots Peter like the VLM F50 and the KLM F50:D So has AMS only have too spotter places now?:confused:
There are two official spots (Mac Donalds and terrace, not counting the Kaagbaan spot that is for now still open) as well as a dozen or so unofficial spots. The Polderbaan is believed to get a new official spot as well to replace the Kaagbaan spot. Schiphol is in favour, but apparantly the borough is hesitant due to traffic and litter.
Let’s be honest, the Kaagbaan spot was never kept too tidy and the way people parked there was not that good. So I can understand the borough having some reservations. In the end they will no doubt agree since the alternative is even worse, having people flock all around the perimeter. They do not mind us spotters flocking around since we do try to keep things tidy. It’s the “tourists” that do not often bother cleaning up after themselves.
When spotters make a mess this is dealt with by ourselves. Not that long ago some spotters from Germany where seen cutting holes in fences. Something was said about it, and ignored. Suffice to say a picture of that ended up at the autorities along with information to trace the culprits down. It is a shame this has to be done, but if this maintains our good relation with the airport and autorities, so be it.
By: PMN - 10th May 2007 at 16:50
Superb, Peter, as always. I must get back to AMS for the day sometime soon!
Paul
By: Manston Airport - 10th May 2007 at 15:03
Fab shots Peter like the VLM F50 and the KLM F50:D So has AMS only have too spotter places now?:confused:
James
By: tenthije - 9th May 2007 at 22:32
very nice shots there peter ive heard a rumour that the polderbann is closed is that true
hoping to book up in the next few days for my trip
kindest regards
peter
Line-up point is closed. This means that at the eastern side we only got 200 metres and at the western side we only got 2600 metes left for spotters. Life’s hard at AMS. 😀
By: adamdowley - 9th May 2007 at 22:30
Far too good as usual, Peter. :diablo: 😀 😎
I WILL get to Schiphol one day…..
By: E-GPF - 9th May 2007 at 22:29
very nice shots there peter ive heard a rumour that the polderbann is closed is that true
hoping to book up in the next few days for my trip
kindest regards
peter
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