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On Fourth Avenue, you will find the 2excel and Cessna Citation hangars, where you may see the Boeing 727 Oil Spill Response parked up, or any other smaller aircraft owned by the company such as their fleet of Beechcraft King Air aircraft, or a number of Cessna light aircraft for the flight training schools. | On Fourth Avenue, you will find the 2excel and Cessna Citation hangars, where you may see the Boeing 727 Oil Spill Response parked up, or any other smaller aircraft owned by the company such as their fleet of Beechcraft King Air aircraft, or a number of Cessna light aircraft for the flight training schools. | ||
You will also see stands 16 and 17 from this location, where cargo aircraft sometimes park up, although at the time of writing this(Winter 2020), a number of aircraft are parked here in storage. | You will also see stands 16 and 17 from this location, where cargo aircraft sometimes park up, although at the time of writing this (Winter 2020), a number of aircraft are parked here in storage. | ||
You are unlikely to be moved on by security here | You are unlikely to be moved on by security here. | ||
For spotting on stands 16 and 17, it may be useful to have a zoom lens, although a 55-250mm will suffice | For spotting on stands 16 and 17, it may be useful to have a zoom lens, although a 55-250mm will suffice. | ||
Stand 5 | ====Stand 5==== | ||
This location is where the majority of cargo aircraft parks up, especially since stands 16 and 17 are presently occupied. From here you will be very close to the parked cargo aircraft such as the Astral 747. Night spotting is ideal here as you can set up a tripod and take a long exposure through the fence. | This location is where the majority of cargo aircraft parks up, especially since stands 16 and 17 are presently occupied. From here you will be very close to the parked cargo aircraft such as the Astral 747. Night spotting is ideal here as you can set up a tripod and take a long exposure through the fence. | ||
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A kit lens would be suitable and would be best for this location as you are very close to the aircraft. | A kit lens would be suitable and would be best for this location as you are very close to the aircraft. | ||
===Stands 1 and 2=== | ====Stands 1 and 2==== | ||
This location is not needed most of the time as aircraft don’t usually park here unless it’s relatively busy and there is no other suitable option. | This location is not needed most of the time as aircraft don’t usually park here unless it’s relatively busy and there is no other suitable option. | ||
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Security may sometimes ask you to leave this location. | Security may sometimes ask you to leave this location. | ||
A 55-250mm lens may be useful at this location as there is a double fence for part of this, and you aren’t as close as you are at the stand 5 location, although you may be fine with a kit lens | A 55-250mm lens may be useful at this location as there is a double fence for part of this, and you aren’t as close as you are at the stand 5 location, although you may be fine with a kit lens. | ||
==Locations to Avoid== | ==Locations to Avoid== | ||