Can someone explain why it is so bad for a film showing the shooting of a terrorist by the American military to be broadcast? Why all the outcry about the terrorist being shot anyway?

It is no worse than the vile scum who kidnap unarmed civilians, and then make home videos of them being beheaded or shot at point blank range is it?

It is time people got their priorities right and sympathised with innocent victims instead of terrorists, who deserve to die anyway.

You don’t need a car to spot at BRU, just get off the stoptrein at Kortenberg and walk along the road until you come to 25L, that’s what we did last year, but this year a couple of our Luchtzak friends gave us a lift from Leuven station.

Never thought Icelandair had 727’s…

Yes they did. They operated the type until around 1990, I flew loads of times on them, including several flights from Glasgow in 1988/89. My only 727 flights were with Icelandair. The FI 727s were replaced by the Boeing 737-400, which in turn was replaced by the 757.

We got moved on in September, but just from one place. When we went and stood in a different bit no one bothered us. They get a bit sensitive if you are near the refugee centre and the fuel tanks, but closer to the road at the end of the runway and they don’t hassle you unless you park your car wrongly.

Our spotters group consisted of Luchtzak and Airliners.net spotters who spot at BRU most weeks (or even most days) and they knew all the best places. At one point I even found myself standing on top of a junction box under the approach path to 25L to video an approaching Algerian 727. I have got some truly stunning video in BRU. It is really my favourite airport in Europe, nothing beats landing there from the UK, but I am not as keen to leave as I am to arrive!

Rudi – I know the Brussels Airport cafe you mean. It’s official name is “Wingtips” but the “food” in there is so inedible that I call it “Gloptips”.

A good place at Brussels is not on the airport site, but near to the end of runway 25L. That is a ten minute walk from Kortenberg station (stoptrein to Leuven from Brussels Noord stops there). The views of landing aircraft are unsurpassed there, I met up with a load of Belgian spotting friends from the Luchtzak forum in September for a spotting session there, and we had some great sightings and took some superb photos and video. That is where I always spot now when I go to Brussels.

I know that it can get warm in BHX’s Aviation Experience, but last week the weather outside was so gross it was nice to be undercover. But I get hardly any chance to go spotting, unless I am flying off somewhere, that I will grab any opportunity I can, so I am maybe not as choosy as people who are able to spot more regularly. I doubt that most photographers would have been in BHX last Tuesday afternoon, but as I won’t be spotting now until March at the earliest, I took the chance.

I have never been to any other spotting areas at MAN and i’m sure they are great aswell but Comet is entitled to his opinion and i agree with him that BHX has a great outdoor spoting area. 🙂 😀 😎

Future Pilot – I am a girl, so you should say Comet is entitled to her opinion. But not many girls are into spotting, flight sim and Belgian beer I suppose.

Totally disagree with some points there Comet, while I have never been to BHX, MAN looks far better. Whats horrid about the walk from the cargo centre to the AVP? I really dont get that at all…. Ive done it twice now and found it fine. The car park might have wire fences but you cant expect them to just have it open at the top can you ? The cafe is also excellent, as is the pub. I really cant see what makes BHX better than MAN, the Aviation experience might be good but you are a long way from the action and their looks to be several buildings in the way. The outside spot looks very good, but BHX isnt as busy traffic wise as MAN anyway.

For women on their own the walk to the AVP is bad, we followed the signs and ended up walking along a very overgrown path, not really ideal 😡 And the terrace at BHX is great, having done both MAN and BHX this year, I know which I prefer.