Hey Peter,

Personally i would stay at 26L end if you are flying out tomorrow evening?

I have never used it, and not sure on bus number, but there is a bus to Charlwood cost something rediculous like £1 each way. Just get off there, and walk towards where you see aircraft:rolleyes:

Like i say, i have never used the bus. But it is walkable, and depending on your speed could take around 45 mins. Just continue walking along past 26L end. Walk out onto the dual carrige way. Opposite a dog home place there is a footpath going into a wooded area, go down here. It may be a little overgrown as i dont think it is used much anymore. Anyway, follow this footpath to the end, and you end up in an industrial estate. Keep walking towards the exit and you will see a travelodge infront of you. You are then at a roundabout/crossroads. If you turn right, you can go down to a crash gate. This is the place to go for reg’s only really. Not photographer friendly as there is two fences and a road between yourself and the active. Anyway, back to that crossroads place. If you keep going straight you end up going down a rather busy country road. Keep walking and about a mile or so later you arrive at a pub. Here there is a big layby which is where spotters park, if you have a car, which in your case is a no?

Continue past here untill you reach Air Parks parking. And from there you will see the field with all the spotters in if it is busy/hot/sunny? If not, just stand in it anyway, or if you dont want to risk annoying the angry farmer with the shotgun:D continue walking for 2 mins longer and you reach the 08R crash gate :p from here you can shoot things lineing up!

Hope this helps you

Josh

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Such a shame to see an airline i am so close with go down…Only 2 months ago i was walking around the office and everything was running like clockwork 🙁

I feel sorry for all the great people i was fortunate enough to meet there, not only Hugh Boyle and Jonathan Hinkles, but the people whos names no-body knows. The ones sat in the office, at the end of the day. Those are the people i feel are worse off in these sort of situation

Josh

Let Gatwick go too!!!!:D

Well i went up to see it. Unfortunally it was dark and the only place my dad would take me was the crash gate half way down:mad: but meh still saw the beast!

Not the best shot because of the fence, diggers, dark and me being a novice but at least its evidence it was there:p

Josh

Great shots Si, love the flybe one

Deano, what have you got against Ryanair. I find there livery quite attractive….If you take away the Ryanair writing, the logo on the tail, the yellow cheatline, the blue on the belly and tail and with white engines, i think it looks amazing then!:dev2:

Josh