Kleine Brogel Spotters Day 17th July

[Groove]

anyone besides me and Joe Kurr and his friends will be there ? TucsonSonny ? ;)

 

http://www.baha.be/oie07_frontpage_02.htm

 

I should have some space in my car so if you are from NRW and interested reply here or PM me !

 

Groove out !

[TucksonSonny]

anyone besides me and Joe Kurr and his friends will be there ? TucsonSonny ? ;)

 

http://www.baha.be/oie07_frontpage_02.htm

 

I should have some space in my car so if you are from NRW and interested reply here or PM me !

 

Groove out !

 

2x RAF Typhoon :love: count me in!!!

[wasserfall]

Kleine Brogel

 

I will be there with Joe Kurr too:)

 

See you all, will be cool to see some faces:)

[Joe Kurr]

For those who have never been to Kleine Brogel before, and don't know what to expect, check the link below for some example pictures.

 

Link

 

These pictures were taken during the 2005 Spotters Day, and give a good indication of the photographic possibilities at the airbase :)

 

At this moment they are expecting over 90 aircraft, with more being added on an almost weekly basis.

[Groove]

Joe, have u been there already ?

 

How much money do i need there ?

 

How is the parking ?

[Joe Kurr]

The entrance fee is €20, which you have to pay at the gate.

Parking is free, on a piece of grassland just outside the base.

From the parking lot, expect a 10 minutes walk to the flightline.

Don't forget your passport, because it will be checked at the entrance, and you won't be able to get in if you don't have it with you.

Your bags will also be checked, but I haven't had any problems with that so far.

 

Also don't forget ear protection, as you can get VERY close to the aircraft.

This Canberra for example came so close I could touch it.

 

 

I'll post a Google Maps screenshot showing the parking spaces, entrance and crowd area when I get home.

[krel01]

Yeaahh I will be there too with a couple of friends!

This will be THE event of the year. I already was at KB 2 years ago.

We could get sooo close to the taxiway when the jets took off for

maneuver we could have touched the wings. No kidding!

Great place to take fantastic pics!

[tflash]

Can you imagine that I live in belgium but ... will be on vacation abroad during this event. Bummer!

[Groove]

I vote for a Lockon.ru forum community pic !!!1

[thesystem]

Yeah i will be there to!:smilewink:

[Joe Kurr]

I vote for a Lockon.ru forum community pic !!!1

 

That would be cool.

 

If all goes according to plan, we might even be able to do this in front of a real Flanker!

It isn't confirmed yet, but they are working on 'something of Russian origin', and they stated some time ago they were working hard on getting the Indian Su-30MKIs which are at Waddington at the moment to KB, including their support aicraft, an IL-78.

There are also rumours about Algerian MiG-29s, which they have ben trying to get to the spotters day for three years now.

An update was planned for today, if I read more, I'll let you know.

[thesystem]

wow, lets hope!

 

I will bring my videocam....i like it more than pictures...you can also hear the power:smilewink:

Hmmmmm, Klimov and Lyulka's!:thumbup:

[Joe Kurr]

Here is a quick image of which areas were accessible during previous spotters days.

I've also marked the fields which are used as car parks.

 

 

Most aircraft will be parked in front of the crowd area, on the parallel runway.

The platform at the bottom, next to the white entrance line, will also be used for parking aircraft.

 

Along the bottom crowd area, along the taxiway to the platform, there are several food and drink stands, as well as souvenir stands from participating squadrons.

 

Given the huge number of aircraft and spotters expected, I don't know if they will use this layout again this year, we'll just have to wait and see.

 

If this layout is used again this year, I will most probably be somewhere near the intersection between the taxiway and the parallel runway.

[Groove]

We should exchange mobile phone numbers via PM

[Joe Kurr]

Great idea.

 

If everyone who is planning to go to KB sends me a pm with their phone number, I can create a list and pm this to everyone who sent me their number.

[Groove]

Okay guys,

 

so how about a meeting at the show then ?

[Joe Kurr]

So far, these are the people whom I know for sure will go to the spotters day:

 

- Groove

- HPO

- Wasserfall

- LigerZero

- Emmer

- Joe Kurr

 

I'm carpooling with Wasserfall, LigerZero and Emmer, and will be at the gate around 08:00.

There we'll meet up with HPO and some other friends.

 

Some small reminders:

 

- Double-check that you have your passport with you, else you won't be allowed to enter the airbase

- The entrance fee is 20 Euros

- The gate will open at 09:00, and close around 17:00

- Ladders are allowed, but only on designated areas

- Use ear protection, remember that you will be less than 10 meters away from running aircraft

[Groove]

Did i PMed you my cell phone number already Joe ?

 

We will start here in Wuppertal 0600 so we should arrive around 0800 ( Its 140 km ).

[TucksonSonny]

So far, these are the people whom I know for sure will go to the spotters day:

 

- Groove

- HPO

- Wasserfall

- LigerZero

- Emmer

- Joe Kurr

 

I'm carpooling with Wasserfall, LigerZero and Emmer, and will be at the gate around 08:00.

There we'll meet up with HPO and some other friends.

 

Some small reminders:

 

- Double-check that you have your passport with you, else you won't be allowed to enter the airbase

- The entrance fee is 20 Euros

- The gate will open at 09:00, and close around 17:00

- Ladders are allowed, but only on designated areas

- Use ear protection, remember that you will be less than 10 meters away from running aircraft

 

80% chance that I can make it!

(I have to do about 130km: from direction AALST)

Ladders? :huh:

[Joe Kurr]

Yes, ladders.

 

More and more spotters take a small step ladder with them, to be able to take pictures even when they're on the second or third row from the fence.

 

A few years back though, it was the other way round at KB: the people with ladders were at the fence, and the others had to look at a 3m hight wall of people.

To avoid this, the organisation has created special areas for people with ladders, and keep the rest of the fence free of them.

[Joe Kurr]

Baha.be has published details about the layout of the spottersday:

 

A general overview of the lay-out of Kleine Brogel airbase and the available areas for spotters and visitors as well as the emergency exits can now be found on http://www.baha.be in the "OIE 07 news section". Due to the operational nature of Kleine Brogel airbase and the Spotters' Day 07 being held on a normal "working day" security measures are maintained as usual, so it is very important that you bring your ID. At all times spot-checks are possible by security personnel. In the public areas do not litter (Foreign Object Damage - FOD!!!), stay clear of the aircraft (exhaust & equipment), do not use scanners (forbidden by law in Belgium), use ladders only in the designated areas and for evident reasons smoking can not be allowed. Sticking to these basic rules will help you and us to have a splendid day packed with aviation highlights. Enjoy it and "fire" at will (with your camera of course). See you on Tuesday.

 

Regards,

 

Daniel

http://www.baha.be

 

This is the overview mentioned in Daniel's message:

 

[TucksonSonny]

So far, these are the people whom I know for sure will go to the spotters day:

 

- Groove

- HPO

- Wasserfall

- LigerZero

- Emmer

- Joe Kurr

 

I'm carpooling with Wasserfall, LigerZero and Emmer, and will be at the gate around 08:00.

There we'll meet up with HPO and some other friends.

 

Some small reminders:

 

- Double-check that you have your passport with you, else you won't be allowed to enter the airbase

- The entrance fee is 20 Euros

- The gate will open at 09:00, and close around 17:00

- Ladders are allowed, but only on designated areas

- Use ear protection, remember that you will be less than 10 meters away from running aircraft

 

Looks like I can’t make it for Tuesday. It is a difficult year for me

anyway 2007/2008 (I am on very low budget with the construction of my house

and the car is kind of unreliable :D)

I hope you guys can make some nice pictures at KB and post them here! :thumbup:

Good luck and find a nice spot!