Photography at Paris-CDG

Nice one Robert….thats great news..get in about it

Or you could just take them from the cockpit of another airliner…..

Wow, good news 🙂

For the next people that want to ask for such a pass, please consider using the version below for your letter.
Indeed the version quoted above, while comprehensible by a French, contains grammatical / orthograph errors and uses the 2nd person of singular (which is very familiar in french, not to be used in such a letter;))

Bonjour Monsieur Huby,

Je m’apelle INSERT NAME et j’habite à INSERT CITY, au Royaume Uni. Je suis «Planespotter» et je vais visiter Paris dans quelques semaines. Je voudrais prendre des photos d’avions aux abords de l’aéroport de Paris – Charles de Gaulle.

J’ai appris que cette pratique était soumise à autorisation de vos services. Pourriez-vous me délivrer une telle autorisation ?
Mon adresse est :

INSERT YOUR ADDRESS

Une copie de ma pièce d’identité est jointe en annexe.

Meilleures salutations,

INSERT SIGNATURE, NAME, CONTACT DETAILS etc

Cheers
AZ

Pas de Problème. Bon voyage.

Got my pass delivered today, “thanks” to the folk who helped with the info !!

I applied for mine a couple of years ago and got the pass within about 4 weeks but I have not used it yet ! I took some shots from the terminal last year on way to Miami and got no bother at all from the police.

I hadnt been to Orly myself in decades either until a few months ago, no idea if the old terrace is still active, but, i can direct you to a spot right beside the main..good for shooting, and no probs with the gendarmes there.
Let me know how you get on with Xavier Huby…i keep meaning to try again

Cheers Scotty, will see what happens, Orly is a possibilty, not been there for years !!

Robert …give Xavier a try, but i sent him an email about a year ago, and he replied that no more prefecture’s were being granted!.. hopefully this may have changed since then…if you need locations of safe “off airport” shooting points just give me a shout.

Wow!! A reply so quick!! A thousand “thanks” 🙂

Have not tried it myself, but a mate of mine requested his pass roughly 2 years ago from below mail adress. Include a copy of your passport’s photo page.

[email]xavier.huby@seine-saint-denis.pref.gouv.fr[/email]

Typing your mail in French will help. Try Google Translate if you have difficulties with French.

Waiting times vary a lot. Can be days, can be weeks.

edited to add an example letter which I tweaked from a German site:

Bonjour Monsieur Huby,

je m’apelle INSERT NAME et j’habite à INSERT CITY, L’Angleterre. Je suis «Planespotter» et je vais visiter Paris a quelques semaines. Je veux prendre avions en photo à Charlles-De-Gaulles.

Je sais, que j’ai besoin d’ une permission. Est-ce que tu me peux délivrer une permission comme ça?
Mon adresse est :

INSERT YOUR ADDRESS

Mon carte d’identité est joint à notes annexes.

Meilleures salutations,

INSERT SIGNATURE, NAME, CONTACT DETAILS etc

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Loosely translated you get:

Hello mr Huby,

I am INSERT NAME and I live in INSERT CITY, England. I am a «Planespotter» and will visit Paris in a few weeks. I would like to take aircraft photos at CDG.

I heard that a permit is required to do so. Could you please provide me with such a permit?

INSERT YOUR ADDRESS

You will find a copy of my identity card in the attachment.

Best regards,

INSERT SIGNATURE, NAME, CONTACT DETAILS etc