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I know it well. ;)

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I'd love to be able to get back there again, I only flew in/out of that airport once before, didn't really get a chance to look around. Out here, I haven't tried getting near O'Hare unless I have business there. I suppose my being on foot and in possession of a camera would point me out as an obvious terrorist, so probably not a great idea :lol:

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They spent a lot of money on the viewing park in the past few years. It's really nice there now. Price is a bit steep 3 quid an hour but the best views. There is also a bike path that you can walk round that is near to one of the runways. It's a family outing every year!

http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/m...wayvisitorpark

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:rofl:

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Having never spotted in the US before, would taking pictures on the glide path really be seen as something illicit?

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The glide path in most airports is usually right over city streets. For the most part you should be OK.

I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek earlier but many people don't understand that a photographer is fully within his or her rights to take pictures of anything they want to from a public area (except military installations). Basically, if you can see it you can shoot it. You may be questioned but as long as you are off private property (i.e. try to stand in a car park, or on a side street) there is no law saying one can't take pictures of arriving and departing flights.

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I literally just sent that link to the wife :) I've been there a few times, it is a damn fine pot, but prefer to catch landings which can be difficult at LHR.

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Mentally planning a trip to London as soon as possible as we speak ... :lol:

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Last time I was at Heathrow, I rented a Car from Enterprise who were on the Northern Perimeter Road., and caught this 747 arriving from New Zealand.


Jim

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Never again with Enterprise (at least in the UK). I had a bad experience with them in May at LGW. Earlier this month I used Sixt at LHR. Much better and they are easier to get to being close to T4.

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Didn't have any problems at Heathrow. They gave me a new Ford Galaxy, which had come right off of the Transporter.

Jim.

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We had a bad experience with them at Dublin airport on our last trip. Never any bother (apart from getting a really shit car once) here in the US but utterly awful at Dublin airport.

We'll probably be flying into EGLL/EGCC and connecting to EGAA next time so we're going to use whatever rental company has cars actually at the airport in Aldergrove and not in some pokey little town 5 miles from the airport :lol:

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After having a bad experience with Hertz at Manchester Airport...I have always used Enterprise and have never had a problem.

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Speaking of Dublin Airport.......Dan Dooley Car Rental can kiss my ass.

They tried to give me a Fiat Panda in 2006 (I know....it was just me) which was covered in Mud. I told them to wash it or give me another vehicle. They pissed and moaned about it before giving in and giving me another car.

Jim.