Photos Charleroi 21 May

[kristof]

Hello,

Photos of my visit to Charleroi on May 21st are availble on spottersparadise.fotopic.net

Greetz,

Kristof

[Vonsmalhausen]

nice pics i like that Air Polonia ; nice livery
where did you take you're pics from ? it seams to be a good place it's not easy to take pics @ charleroi

[Fabke]

kristof said:

Hello,

Photos of my visit to Charleroi on May 21st are availble on spottersparadise.fotopic.net

Greetz,

Kristof

Wow , very noce photos , seems there's more traffic at Charleroi than I thought ;D also nice you added a picture of the Airbus café I'm searching for and you certainly took them from the other side of the airport-terminal , the place near that large free parking in the "industrial zone" isn't it ?

[kristof]

Hello,

Most pics are indeed taken from the backside, the best way to get here (as far as I know) is to take exit 24 on the A54. Don't follow the signs to the airport but go towards Gosselies on the N568. Then at the traffic lights to your right on the N5. Now you are driving over a bridge crossing the A54. Some of my pics (like EI-CSQ, OO-LFV, LX-DAD, OO-ASE) are taken from here, as all planes, except for EI-CSZ , were using runway 07. You can park your car a little further at Carpetright and then go back by foot. I took some of the pics thrue the fence, but a step would be very handy! Driving a little further along the N5, you should go to your right at the third traffic lights , to Industrial park II. Follow this road and at the end go to the right. Again at the end of this road to the right, this road wil lead you to the airport perimeter. For taking pictures you will need a ladder here aswell. this spot can be used for landings and take-offs on runway 07 and 25, but the sun is in front of you , altough in summertime he's more right above the airport. i have been to Charleroi for about 4 times now and never had any problems with security or police. The first time I went I tried to take some pics from the car park at the back, but I was friendly asked to leave.

Then about the A.310, this is called Air US café and not Airbus café and is located at Gilly, not Châtelet as I mentioned before, sorry! I've taken some more photos of it, but got in an argument with the owner , who told me he was going to inform the police about my activities . The picture you could find in my gallery was taken from outside the fence. So for those who want to go the see the A.310 themselfs, don't enter the parkinglot.

Greetz,

Kristof