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I spent this morning taking shots in the field under the 09L approach, after a couple of hours the police turned up and said we were not allowed be in the field as it is private property but we could go up on to the path and take photos there. They also told all the cars parked up on the side of the road to move as it was under the flight path and they were no longer allowed to park there due to threat of terrorism. Luckily I got the H30 to BA Waterside and walked down to the 09L approach. So you can still take photos at 09L as long as your not in the field and you don't come by car.
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That's strange?police turned up and said we were not allowed be in the field as it is private property
Police advised you that you are not allowed to be in the field as it is private property?
How does the police know that?
Unless of course, the property owner asked the police to chase you.
Do you know if that was the case?
Maybe English and Scots land access laws are different right enough.
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Yeah I was thinking the same thing about the owner of the land (which I think is BAA). I just moved along like a good citizen and carried on taking photos up on the path.Click Here to view my aircraft photos at JetPhotos.Net!Comment
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Thanks for posting that information, this is the first ocassion I am aware of where people have been moved on from that field etc but it is BAA property so they call the shots.
Fortunately I don't drive and I have only been in that field twice-I prefer the roadside-so I guess I'm not really affected. It'll be interesting to see what happens the next weekend where the wind is from the east.
MattComment
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If the field belongs to the BAA, then photographers entering the field could be regarded as trespassing. As long as no damage is done entering the field, then trespass is not a criminal offence, it is a civil offence which is not a matter for the police. The owners (BAA) are entitled to request that trespassers leave, and if those trespassers refuse are entitled to use reasonable force to make the trespassers leave.
In this case, it seems that the BAA has managed to get the police to do its dirty work. Of course, a debate could be started with the police, but I suspect that if things got even slightly heated the police would raise issues surrounding provention of terrorism, which would definitely put the photographer in worse standing.
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I was thinking that at the time the police moved everyone on but I thought any attempt to try and reason with the police would fall on deaf ears and probably make the situation worse. Like you say any criminal wanting to attempt anything is not going to do it with people around most of which have cameras. Feels like the police have just turned into security guards for BAA and there 'War On Photographers and Spotters'.Originally posted by cjaClick Here to view my aircraft photos at JetPhotos.Net!Comment
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I must admit that the last time I was shooting at 09L I noted a group of 3 or 4 photographers hanging around the ILS lights etc and actually climbing on them at one point......this is perhaps why BAA doesn't want people in that field.
MattComment
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Strange because I went up last Sunday afternoon, along with about one hundred others, the majority in cars to see the inbounds and BA2. The Police drove past and did jack. Now, me thinks this thread, although there is an element of truth in it, does sum up the whole picture.Comment
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Duplicate posting. Please ignore.Comment
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