Camera in flight shots

Kalamata (http://www.btinternet.com/~zola25/Duxford.htm), which is also a military base and probably why the Greek authorities turn a blind eye at places like Rhodes……

That is what I’m saying. In civilian airports you’re fine. In Diagoras (the passenger airport in Rhodes), you can do what you like & no one cares. If you go near the military airport (Maritsa) there are signs warning you not to take photos and anyone who ignores them gets what they deserve in my opinion.

thanks 🙂

By the way Pablo, welcome to the forum. Four posts so far and all very informative.

Kalamata (http://www.btinternet.com/~zola25/Duxford.htm), which is also a military base and probably why the Greek authorities turn a blind eye at places like Rhodes. The new Athens airport at Eleftherios Venizelos has an indoor viewing facility of the entire apron in the terminal and no one seemed bothered that I was noting aircraft regs. Probably a bit risky even so :rolleyes:

At what airport did they get caught at, anyway?

Oh oh, Fred Seggie strikes again (lol) 😀

LMAO!

the only sign was lying on the ground, covered by a bush some 300 yards up the road from where the “spotters” were nicked.

Oh oh, Fred Seggie strikes again (lol) 😀

True True, if signs are they, you get whats coming to ya for ignoring them

But apparently these people were on a public road, with no signs visable. Apparetnly the only sign was lying on the ground, covered by a bush some 300 yards up the road from where the “spotters” were nicked.

Maybe jailing them was a bit extreme but I still do not have much sympathy with them for ignoring the signs in the first place. They couldn’t even use the argument that they didn’t understand Greek as it’s a picture sign. I think the Greeks made a big deal of it to make an example of theese people so maybe others won’t be so stupid in the future.

My thoughts exactly.

But to jail a bunch of obviously innocent tourist was wrong.

Exactly. This is why I couldn’t understand the whole thing with those spotters that got arrested. There are clear signs around military airbases of a camera with a big red line through it. Anyone who doesn’t understand that that means no photography can’t have too much common sense.

Indeed, I was being slightly sarcastic in my last post. The main things to be aware of are signs prohibiting spotting/photography. You’ll find this to be the case mainly at airbases or airports sharing with military traffic.

Because the Greek authorities can’t believe anyone in their right mind would be interested in watching planes, other than spies. So if they catch you watching planes they will lock you up and throw away the key ! 😮

As I posted above, I have NEVER had any problems in Rhodes. One year we even managed to tune in to ATC on our hire car radio (I think my dad used the frequency for radio 1 & we heard the tower clearing a Hapag-Lloyd 737 for take off). I have sat at the end of the runway & taken photos many times without anyone saying anything. As far as I’m aware, if there’s no sign telling you you can’t take photos then you’re ok. As for just watching the aircraft, you should be fine.

DO I have to be carful there? Why be careful especially in Greece?

Because the Greek authorities can’t believe anyone in their right mind would be interested in watching planes, other than spies. So if they catch you watching planes they will lock you up and throw away the key ! 😮

Good questions, Jeanske. The newest aircraft in OA’s fleet has to be the A340. The oldest are the 737-200’s, but to my knowledge, all of these are parked. I’m really not sure what you mean by “being careful” in Greece. Are you referring to safety issues?

Whats the oldest and the newest aircraft in Olympîc’s fleet?
I’m going to Heraklion in the summers… DO I have to be carful there? Why be careful especially in Greece?

It was taken in 1996

That is all your reply should have consisted of, because that is all I was asking. The rest of your tirade is complete nonsense, and totally uncalled for. I shouldn’t even have to justify my previous post, but I will anyway. I was in no way criticizing your photos for being outdated, and I really don’t know why you took my question in that manner. Anytime someone posts a photo of Olympic, I always make a comment. You posted a photo of Olympic, a good one at that, and I noticed it was in the previous livery. I was just curious as to when it was photographed. THAT’S ALL!

By the way, thanks Sandy. You knew what I meant.

Calm down can! he wasn’t cussing your shots!

Just mentioning the old livery that all. They are brilliant shots.
2 737-400’s and a 300

Excellent

Man, that Olympic shot is old school. When was that picture taken?

It was taken in 1996, but does that matter? We are discussing taking photos whilst boarding airliners, not when they were taken or if the livery is current or not? At least I am posting photos relevant to the question and not wasting forum space with profiles of an airliner not yet built and when it IS built, that United livery will be ‘old school’….! 😡

Man, that Olympic shot is old school. When was that picture taken?