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Newcastle_paul
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Newcastle spotting locations

Post by Newcastle_paul » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:20 pm

Has anyone ever used the bridleway under the 07 approach for a photography location?

Could you post any pics taken from there?

Thanks

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Post by Bat 21 » Sun Oct 03, 2010 12:01 pm

Newcastle_paul wrote:Has anyone ever used the bridleway under the 07 approach for a photography location?

Could you post any pics taken from there?

Thanks
Yep Paul

Good for approach shots but big lens & a cold day needed for over the runway pics ( distance & heat haze .. even in Newcastle !! :D )


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Re: Newcastle spotting locations

Post by pilot_ngb » Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:14 pm

I love the REDS shot. Did you take it last year? I seem to remember seeing it before.

Is it easy to walk to that spot?

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Post by lee19822 » Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:13 pm

if you got the right sort of camera then u can get some realy goos shots like this person has here they are brill bye the way we will have to try it some time soon

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Post by Bat 21 » Mon Oct 25, 2010 3:56 pm

pilot_ngb wrote:I love the REDS shot. Did you take it last year? I seem to remember seeing it before.

Is it easy to walk to that spot?
Yep the Reds shot was taken last year ... it was them departing for their display at the Sunderland airshow.

It is easy to walk there ...just walk out of the airport to the roundabout at the airport entrance ... the footpath begins to the left of the exit at the opposite side of the roundabout from the airport entrance ..ie the one that is rough ground with taxis parked in it (& often a burger van).

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Post by dannyboyo20 » Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:17 pm

Hi guys, Dan Boyd has created a very useful spotting guide for NCL and can be found on my forum at the following address, it is under "pages"

http://groups.google.com/group/north-ea ... -movements" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


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Post by knowlsey » Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:03 am

Hey Guys,

Bat 21,

Brilliant pictures, what lenses did you use for these pictures? Particularly loved the one of the Red Arrows, awesome picture.

Knowlsey

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Re: Newcastle spotting locations

Post by Marcus G » Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:17 pm

Hi Paul :thumb:

Just to add to Bat21's posts.

I photograph in that cul-de-sac area at the top of the bridleway when 07 is in use, with no more that a 200mm lens for this shot.
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G-EZGD into Newcastle. by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

However, Bat21's images looking along runway 07 will require a stronger lens, say 400mm.

If runway 25 in use, you cannot really do better than at the top of the Hazelrigg Road (Coach Lane). The Google Earth image shows where I go for most of my 25 appraoch shots.

The red dot is the location, with plenty of parking available in the nature reserve just around the corner on coach Lane.

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Google Earth. by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

A couple of images to show you whats available. I use no more than a 200mm lens up there, BUT a greater zoom will help you more for light aircraft, although having said that, the GA shown below was taken at 200mm.
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G-BIDH into Newcastle. by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

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D-ACNN from Dusseldorf. by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

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G-BYAW @ Newcastle. by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

Next image is taken on the opposite side of the 25 approach, towards Dinnington Village, your images will be backlit through the day, but late summer evenings when the setting sun moves to the north of the runway can give you good results, although angles are not the best.
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S5-AAI arrives into Newcastle. by Marcus Gilmour, on Flickr

Hope this helps.

Kind regards.

Marcus.
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Post by Mike » Sun Nov 13, 2011 8:28 pm

Thanks for the information, I've stickiefied this - very useful indeed. :D :thumb:
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Post by AJSanders » Mon Dec 02, 2013 1:19 am

I've got a good spot on a footpath just off the treshold for 25 and u can just about see over the fence-gives some amazing head on views here https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ll ... 4&t=h&z=17 :thumbs:
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Post by andygolfer » Mon Jul 28, 2014 6:40 pm

Trevor (tb2) sent me this link to another useful website re Newcastle, to access much of it you need to register but thought it still worth including

http://www.novembertango.co.uk/

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Re: Newcastle spotting locations

Post by thebobster » Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:01 am

I wrote this guide a while ago, hope it's of use to some...
https://www.spotterguide.net/planespott ... -ncl-egnt/

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