"Sand Hills" are going bye-bye :(

icr5 · Post by **icr5** » 29 Nov 2006, 13:04

Today I was supprised by the traffic of heavy trucks going towards the "sand hills" and when I arrived there I was saw the renewed gate with a chain and lock ( open due to truck movements). Seems like we are going to loose one more place for spotting

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rut-her · Post by **rut-her** » 29 Nov 2006, 17:43

when I was there for the Qatar A330, there was no movement, no trucks, nothing, but the gate was open...

a380man · Post by **a380man** » 30 Nov 2006, 08:08

I was there yesterday and they have indeed restricted access by replacing the gates with more solid ones. Additionally a mud bank has been built all around which effectively prevents access;however it is possible to see stuff if you park near the football ground and walk up the path, it is blocked off but you can walk around it. I suspect this has more to do with the moto cross riders than the odd spotter but it is nonetheless a pain in the A***/A** (For US readers

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Duke · Post by **Duke** » 30 Nov 2006, 22:05

I was there last Monday, and everything was closed by a gate and a sign saying that acces to the work-site was forbidden.
Does anybody know what works are going on there? Is the site definitely closed or only temporarily?

rut-her · Post by **rut-her** » 11 Dec 2006, 17:53

Maybe Brussels Airport can make a real visitor and spotters place of it. If they cut some trees, and make a platform with a nice view on the apron I think that place will tempt lots of visitors and spotters. But than comes the question: who ownes that place now?