Images: Aviation Photographers

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From the west side observation area next to 9L.

http://www.pbase.com/lautermilch/spotters

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Dean. What type of airplane was it that attracted the interests of so many
photographers?

Rob

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"Dean S. Lautermilch wrote ...
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> Fort Lauderdale is a tourist destination and many plane spotters and
> photographers will visit FLL and MIA when in the area. Not to forget that
> the viewing area in question is about as close as you can get to a runway
> at a major airport. I've met a lot of people from around the country and
> Europe that knew about that spot and wanted to visit it. There used to be
> holes in the fence for cameras but those were removed.

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That's really quite interesting. I didn't realize anyone else shared my
interest in photographing aircraft.

The city I live in has its main airport {YWG} well within the city's
boundaries. It's no problem to get at least as close to the flight
operations here, as was shown in your photos. The added plus is that the
civilian airport shares its runways with the local Air Force base. We get a
nice, steady mix of civil and military aircraft types coming and going on a
regular basis. I can even stand and photograph aircraft at either end of the
runway - right among the lights, just short of the piano keys. If we had the
same high traffic levels you get there, this would become an absolute Mecca
for spotters.

Rob