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.

Brilliant shots. I’ll say it again, a marvellous airport.

btw Did u put a greyscale filter on all the scene apart from the “carrot” ?
If so it’s pretty smart that is !

Good set Matt ! I like the first one, Jet2, is that taken from a multi storey car park ? if so which one ?? I may be spending some time there this weekend !!

Keith 😉

Hi again Keith, it’s Terminal 1 departures car park level 13 (top).

That’s where I go in the mornings. It’s a great spot and you get everything that comes in and out of Terminal 2 and some aircraft that park on T1 stands facing T2. You can get nice line up shots on T2 as well. If weather is reasonable I will be there on Saturday morning. The light is good from early morning to about 1pm. Then after 3pm the light is great from the viewing park. If I see you up there I’ll give you a lift to the viewing park.

I was on that very BH Air a couple of weeks ago coming back from Bourgas. The one on way out was all white for some reason despite it being in full colours not so long ago :confused:

Great shots. I bet Southend will be like a mini Frankfurt when the Olympics are on !

The last EasyJet shot and the Germania take-off shot have great unobstructed view like you are stood right next to the runway.

Do you have ramp access or is it a public viewing spot ?

That’s right, but there are some problems at terminal 1 if you are there for photography: the heat distortion will destroy all of your photos in this period, then, the police will give you problem there (tested so much time), but, yes, if you are there not for spotting, then it is a good location too 🙂

Yep I agree on the heat distortion if it is hot. July/Aug probably not best time due to heat haze. I prefer later or earlier in year when sun strength is lower and the sun does not get too high. Even though there are less hours of sunlight.

However they taxi really close so I reckon it will be ok even at this time of year. When I went in Sept it was quite hot but heat haze wasn’t excessive.

Police wise I had no problems whatsoever and in fact there were a group of spotters sat at the table next to MacDonalds all with binoculars, cameras, log books etc and the police paid no attention whatsoever.

Other people I know who went had no problems also with the police. People who have been stopped may have just been unlucky or had a huge lens (which is not required here – 200mm max is enough for taxi shots).

Yes, you are right: this is Ferno, the best spot of Malpensa (and the only decent one)
But, at terminal 1, there isn’t a good spotting location: There is the CBC (Crew Briefing Center) close to the Terminal 1, but from here you can get only takeoff of runway 35L in the afternoon, and is good only for heavy aircraft: the light ones, are too high at this point.

The only good spotting point in MXP is Ferno 🙁

I don’t agree unless you are only interested in landing shots. I got some brilliant taxiing shots from Terminal 1 as you can see in my link. I assume you only take landing shots then ? It’s worth adding that for people who are just interested in spotting and not into photography then Terminal 1 you will see practically everything taxi past the terminal at some point. It’s also a nightmare to get to Ferno unless you hire a car (or you are a local spotter). I had to walk for over an hour from a “nearby” hotel to get there. Taxis are very expensive and 90% won’t even take you to Ferno !