Paris – Charles de Gaulle , 8 April 2007

Excellent stuff!

I expect this letter will come in handy for a lot of photographers thinking about going to Paris.

Would the ID card cover me at other paris airports? I’m thinking about Orly, and Le Bourget mainly.

Many Thanks!

Alex
http://www.alexpeake.fotopic.net/

I’m happy to help you all guys 😉

About Orly , I heard you won’t get problems at all for the instance , let’s hope it stays this way and the document also counts for Le Bourget altough I don’t know if it’s forbidden there to photograph/spot 😎

Excellent stuff!

I expect this letter will come in handy for a lot of photographers thinking about going to Paris.

Would the ID card cover me at other paris airports? I’m thinking about Orly, and Le Bourget mainly.

Many Thanks!

Alex
http://www.alexpeake.fotopic.net/

Very enjoyable shots..it’s nice to see a different location now and then

PS Why Dont they let you take pictures at CDG?:confused: 😮

James

The Aeroportes de Paris enforce a prefectoral degree, enforced with a fine of 450 Euros for anyone caught shooting without authorisation, this came in about 2 years ago, for no other reason than to cut down the amount of spotters/photographers hanging around fences (the old “security” excuse) basically, a jobs worth thought, “i’ll get some brownie points off my boss by banning photographers” .
Excellent job reproducing the letter,Fabke. FWIW another way around the ban is to join Kerozen association, who have signed a prefectoral agreement with ADP that lets their members carry on about their business.

Excellent shots! I really like the Gulf Air; very nice indeed!

Superb selection! I particularly like the A310! 🙂

Paul

The French Airforce one? Brillaints shots fabke like them all from CDG.

PS Why Dont they let you take pictures at CDG?:confused: 😮

James

hi all

to all readers on key and anyone who does not speak french the above letter translates as

Chèr Mister the sub-prefect, I come by the present one, to ask for a personal authorization to you in order to be able to continue to exert my passion of photo hobbyist specialized on the aircraft. The various patrols of safety which I meet with the accesses of the airport of Charles of Gaulle, have me with several recoveries informed that it failed from now on a written and personal authorization delivered by your services and this, following the publication of one decree specifically related to the safety of this airport. I join to this request, a photocopy of my national indentity card. I engage in addition, to announce any abnormal situation or any suspect behavior to the telephone number which you will want clearly to show to me. Espèrant a favorable response of your share I remain sincerely yours

hope yous guys find this of great help

kind regards

peter

WOW, great selection, the best for me has got to be the Saudi 777. Great work man.

Thanks
Jamie

A l’attention de Monsieur Jacques Lebrot

Chèr Monsieur le sous-Préfet,

Je viens par la présente, vous demander une autorisation personnelle afin de pouvoir continuer à exercer ma passion de photographe amateur
spécialisé dans les avions. Les diverses patrouilles de sécurité que je rencontre aux abords de l’aéroport de Charles de Gaulle, m’ont à plusieurs
reprises informé qu’il faillait désormais une autorisation écrite et personnelle délivrée par vos services et ce, suite à la parution d’un
décret spécifiquement lié à la sécurité de cet aéroport. Je joins à cette demande, une photocopie de ma carte d’identité nationale.
Je m’engage d’autre part, à signaler toute situation anormale ou tout comportement suspect au numéro de téléphone que vous voudrez bien m’indiquer.
Espèrant une réponse favorable de votre part, je vous prie d’accepter, Monsieur le sous-Préfet, mes respectueuses salutations,

NAME
ADDRESS
EMAIL
PHONE NUMBER

Ooh god, I remember again why I hated French class at college. Scariest of it all is that I can read and understand what you wrote! Guess I shall have to contact my French teached from yesteryear and collect the winnings from our wager! 😉

Top man, Fabke! 😀

GA

I’m sure a lot of us would find that very useful indeed.

Any chance you could post it here?

GA

OK , no problem for me if it’s ok for the moderators of this forum 😉
Send the below text to this address :

Monsieur le sous-Préfet J. LEBROT
Préfecture de Seine Saint Denis
1, esplanade Jean Moulin
F-93007 Bobigny Cedex
France

and also add a copy of your ID-card with it , normally after a few weeks you’ll receive your authorisation document to take photos at CDG and LBG (Le Bourget) 😀

Good luck 😉

Here’s the letter:

A l’attention de Monsieur Jacques Lebrot

Chèr Monsieur le sous-Préfet,

Je viens par la présente, vous demander une autorisation personnelle afin de pouvoir continuer à exercer ma passion de photographe amateur
spécialisé dans les avions. Les diverses patrouilles de sécurité que je rencontre aux abords de l’aéroport de Charles de Gaulle, m’ont à plusieurs
reprises informé qu’il faillait désormais une autorisation écrite et personnelle délivrée par vos services et ce, suite à la parution d’un
décret spécifiquement lié à la sécurité de cet aéroport. Je joins à cette demande, une photocopie de ma carte d’identité nationale.
Je m’engage d’autre part, à signaler toute situation anormale ou tout comportement suspect au numéro de téléphone que vous voudrez bien m’indiquer.
Espèrant une réponse favorable de votre part, je vous prie d’accepter, Monsieur le sous-Préfet, mes respectueuses salutations,

NAME
ADDRESS
EMAIL
PHONE NUMBER

Moderator Message

…..If someone needs info on how getting this document , I can send you a copy of my written letter 😉

I’m sure a lot of us would find that very useful indeed.

Keep em coming Fabke
a great selection again, I’m glad the authorities are now a bit more relaxed about photography there, just hope that it last

Kevin

Top notch shots 🙂 Nice variety of traffic.

Looks intimidating to take photos at CDG though 😮

Thanks guys for the nice comments 😀 , taking photos at CDG is strictly forbidden except if you have a written permission , I have been checked 2 times by military people and have been asked to show my ID-card and the permission , they were very friendly with me but I don’t know what happens if you don’t have the needed document :rolleyes:

These boards can be found all around the airport on the fence , I took all photos from the parallel taxiways in front of the Sofitel hotel and at the meteo station , didn’t get problems at all , getting airborne shots isn’t that easy as CDG is a big airport and it’s very difficult to park you car near the fences…

If someone needs info on how getting this document , I can send you a copy of my written letter 😉

Excellent selection. The China Eastern A340 looks great. 🙂

Did you not get any Gendarmes with big pointy machine guns chasing you off??:D Are they still issuing the 450 euro fine?

I was about to ask the same question… I thought photography had been banned within the environs of CDG ?

Anyhow… A great selection, I love CDG !

Brilliant stuff,Fabke.
Don’t like what they have done with the concorde 😡
Did you not get any Gendarmes with big pointy machine guns chasing you off??:D Are they still issuing the 450 euro fine?

, hope you don’t mind the many photos

hmmm

i want to see more fable outstanding selection there and exellent captures

kind regards

peter

Superb selection! I particularly like the A310! 🙂

Paul