YSSY spotting - Radar Field is off Limits

paul b · #1 27th January 2011, 08:01 PM

Does anyone know if the radar field is still accessible. Spotters wiki says it is fenced off and locked. Does this mean there are no good vantage points around there?

Also, was going to do some spotting the other day at 16L when it was quite active on the mounds underneath it but there was 2 fp in a marked car up there. Thought better of it. Is this off limits now when active?

Whats probably the best spotting area now?

Paul

Nigel C · #2 27th January 2011, 08:20 PM

Radar field will be permanantly off limits as far as I'm aware.

But do a search of the board and you'll come up with all sorts of spotting location topics.

Brenden S · #3 2nd July 2012, 02:10 PM

I see that there has been a few photographers going to the Radar field of late. I take it that it is back open again?

Dan Collins · #4 2nd July 2012, 03:12 PM

Have only been there once (a few years back) and there were no signs. I was kindly told that it wasn't a spotting area by one of the security patrols and so I moved along. It's a great place to spot from but I'm guessing we're not supposed to be there.

To answer Paul's question, I'm not sure that there is a 'best' location, but I look at things from a videographers perspective which means I like to see a bit more of the aircraft movement than a photographer might.

Good spots that never fail would be the Tower Mound (mornings), The Beach (afternoons), Swamp Rd/Qantas Dr for the big stuff, Foreshore Dr areas for the small stuff (16L/34R).

Dan

Jaryd stock · #5 2nd July 2012, 05:47 PM

The radar field is definitely off limits, but underneath the container area near the Tempe dog park where Brendon gets his shots is open and not off limits...

Brenden S · #6 3rd July 2012, 12:36 PM

So I guess those guys who have been putting pictures up on the net lately are not supposed to be there?

I was up at the container spot the other day, still a great spot fot 16L/R arrivals and 16R departures.

Nathan M · #7 3rd July 2012, 09:43 PM

The radar field is defiantly off limits and I can only hope that for the sake of the responsible spotters in Sydney someone reports them to the AFP so that we can still continue to build a positive relationship with the airport as spotters. Going into off limits areas like this will be sure to spoil it for the rest of us responsible spotters thanks a lot guys!

Brian Wilkes · #8 3rd July 2012, 11:50 PM

I do know a lot of overseas spotters head for that area.

Hendra Barnes · #9 4th July 2012, 08:29 AM

Edited.

Nigel C · #10 6th July 2012, 10:14 AM

I can confirm the radar field is still off-limits. The people who access this area are trespassing and really should take note of the signage they pass on the way. I agree with Nathan's sentiments regarding the behaviour of a selfish few.