The making of: Wings900 Spotter/Collector meeting (Europe)

Rex · 06-02-2010, 05:37 PM

Hello Everybody.

This is a planning thread. As we all know, Wings900 have users from all over the world.

The reason behind this thread is that it would be awesome to see the faces behind their colelctor Wings900 user names.. to see how many are interested to meet up with fellow model collectors.

As the threadtitle suggest, this thread is to be held in Europe. (If others want a different continent, please create a seperate meet-up thread)
I'm thinking that we could perhaps gather our fellow members and timed it with the Dusseldorf Wings Borse due to happen in October 16th.

It could well as be on other Aviation Fairs or some airshow due to be held this year.

Any suggestions are welcomed. If we all remember to plan well in advance, I'm sure some of us can spare a budget ticket and hang out with the bunch.

Take note that wherever we would locate this, I'm sure we could include aviation museum tour in the meet up, along with a couple of hours of spotting at the local airport. We just have to know when, where to held this and how many we can gather.

What do you guys say ?

STN216 · 06-03-2010, 06:17 PM

In London at anytime ??? King David Lounge could be arranged for a meeting at LHR ???

CO777 · 06-08-2010, 01:32 AM

London is always a good place. You get cheap flights and its always interesting for spotting. But I recommend a sommer month for a meeting and not october. Is there an aviation fair in London?

N1786B · 06-08-2010, 02:20 AM

Nothing wrong with DUS. OK no museum, but it does have the show AND a spotter-friendly airport.
Don't reinvent the wheel :-)

c5maier · 06-08-2010, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CO777/200

Is there an aviation fair in London?

The name of Farnborough may come to mind. It will be held July, 19th to 25th, probably too close for many to start planning.

But why not announce a date to get together for those who are there anyways (which, unfortunately, does not include me)?

furryforest · 06-08-2010, 08:34 AM

guys i'd genuinely love to attend this event. And depending where/when it is i'll try my best. The only thing i can say is i can't take any leave to go and funds are tight due to an impending holiday/wedding (not mine!)

CO777 · 06-08-2010, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by N1786B

Nothing wrong with DUS. OK no museum, but it does have the show AND a spotter-friendly airport.
Don't reinvent the wheel :-)

The "show" could be a little bit more spectacular

matt109 · 06-08-2010, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STN216

In London at anytime ??? King David Lounge could be arranged for a meeting at LHR ???

What's the King David Lounge Jon??

Farnborough is a possibility. You can get cheap tickets from the continent with FR and U2 to Gatwick, Stansted and get the train straight to Farnborough. The day before the first announced day is a trade day, and all visitors must be over 16. I will be going there anyway with my Squadron, and looking into careers etc. Just an idea

Now, what about Paris Air Show?

MYT DC-10 · 06-08-2010, 11:37 AM

Well Farnborough is every other year, if you where to go there you'd need to arrange somewhere else the next

Plus, it isn't really a model fair.

Maybe MAK's? I wish. Although its pretty much the same as Farnborough.

You would need something more annual. Like N1786B said, DUS would be the best option. Model Fair + Airport to spot at.

Cygnum · 06-09-2010, 08:17 AM

DUS is fine by me

STN216 · 06-09-2010, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt109

What's the King David Lounge Jon??

Farnborough is a possibility. You can get cheap tickets from the continent with FR and U2 to Gatwick, Stansted and get the train straight to Farnborough. The day before the first announced day is a trade day, and all visitors must be over 16. I will be going there anyway with my Squadron, and looking into careers etc. Just an idea

Now, what about Paris Air Show?

King David Lounge? It's EL-AL's Business Class Lounge at Heathrow. I t can be used for formal events as well as flights.

MYT DC-10 · 06-10-2010, 12:52 PM

Does EVERYTHING have to be ELAL with you?

To be quite honest, it's getting tedious that 95% of your posts are ELAL based!

STN216 · 06-10-2010, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MYT DC-10

Does EVERYTHING have to be ELAL with you?

To be quite honest, it's getting tedious that 95% of your posts are ELAL based!

Ok sorry, It was just A suggestion that I have the privilege to use.

Rex · 06-10-2010, 08:01 PM

Thank you for the suggestions.

London, UK and Düsseldorf, GE had been noted.

MYT and STN216, please no clutter on this thread. Take it on PM/elsewhere.

Charter · 06-18-2010, 01:20 AM

About the spotting point of view i suggest DUS (for the fair and for the viewing terrace) and AMS (for the viewing terrace); London is a marvellous city but, also if i have seen it is possible to take some good photos, Heathrow has no more a terrace. Another good place is Corfù (inside the hotel overlooking the airport runway), or Funchal.
P.S. DUS is the more realistic place, it is not expensive, easy to reach from all over Europe, it has a great models fair and a marvellous terrace for the photos. But...stop Air Berlin for some time, i got sick of this airline (too many models in very few time in my 1:500 collection) and the most air traffic at DUS is based on Air Berlin! Let's take a break, change airport!

P.P.S. At the end any airport is good, even in Alaska, because if we will meet it means that i am alive and i won my personal war!

06-02-2010, 05:37 PM	#1
Rex Fly me to the Moon Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 3,466	The making of: Wings900 Spotter/Collector meeting (Europe) Hello Everybody. This is a planning thread. As we all know, Wings900 have users from all over the world. The reason behind this thread is that it would be awesome to see the faces behind their colelctor Wings900 user names.. to see how many are interested to meet up with fellow model collectors. As the threadtitle suggest, this thread is to be held in Europe. (If others want a different continent, please create a seperate meet-up thread) I'm thinking that we could perhaps gather our fellow members and timed it with the Dusseldorf Wings Borse due to happen in October 16th. It could well as be on other Aviation Fairs or some airshow due to be held this year. Any suggestions are welcomed. If we all remember to plan well in advance, I'm sure some of us can spare a budget ticket and hang out with the bunch. Take note that wherever we would locate this, I'm sure we could include aviation museum tour in the meet up, along with a couple of hours of spotting at the local airport. We just have to know when, where to held this and how many we can gather. What do you guys say ? __________________ Visit my Collection: My Fleet Model thread ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

06-03-2010, 06:17 PM	#2
STN216 ELAL expert ! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: London Posts: 646	Re: The making of: Wings900 Spotter/Collector meeting (Europe) In London at anytime ??? King David Lounge could be arranged for a meeting at LHR ??? __________________ Here's my Collection ! http://www.wings900.com/modeldatabas...ion-16230.html Ashkenazi/Mizrahi/Sephardi I'm all of them ! Good Reps are applicable XD

06-08-2010, 01:32 AM	#3
CO777 Tourist Guide Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Giebelstadt, Bavaria Age: 29 Posts: 1,826	Re: The making of: Wings900 Spotter/Collector meeting (Europe) London is always a good place. You get cheap flights and its always interesting for spotting. But I recommend a sommer month for a meeting and not october. Is there an aviation fair in London? __________________ Julian \|\| scale600 - The #1 site for 1:600 scale model aircraft \|\| \|\| My aircraft photos at JetPhotos.Net \|\|

06-08-2010, 02:20 AM	#4
N1786B Admin Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Paris, France Age: 45 Posts: 922	Re: The making of: Wings900 Spotter/Collector meeting (Europe) Nothing wrong with DUS. OK no museum, but it does have the show AND a spotter-friendly airport. Don't reinvent the wheel :-)

06-08-2010, 08:34 AM	#6
furryforest Operations Director Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northern Ireland, UK Age: 31 Posts: 6,165	Re: The making of: Wings900 Spotter/Collector meeting (Europe) guys i'd genuinely love to attend this event. And depending where/when it is i'll try my best. The only thing i can say is i can't take any leave to go and funds are tight due to an impending holiday/wedding (not mine!) __________________ I swear to drunk i'm not God

06-08-2010, 11:37 AM	#9
MYT DC-10 Sworn to the Emperor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ponyville Posts: 2,468	Re: The making of: Wings900 Spotter/Collector meeting (Europe) Well Farnborough is every other year, if you where to go there you'd need to arrange somewhere else the next Plus, it isn't really a model fair. Maybe MAK's? I wish. Although its pretty much the same as Farnborough. You would need something more annual. Like N1786B said, DUS would be the best option. Model Fair + Airport to spot at. __________________ Some of you could pass your SAT tests with the grammar you have! Last edited by MYT DC-10; 06-08-2010 at 11:41 AM.

06-09-2010, 08:17 AM	#10
Cygnum RJ Second Officer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Netherlands Age: 24 Posts: 177	Re: The making of: Wings900 Spotter/Collector meeting (Europe) DUS is fine by me __________________

06-10-2010, 12:52 PM	#12
MYT DC-10 Sworn to the Emperor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ponyville Posts: 2,468	Re: The making of: Wings900 Spotter/Collector meeting (Europe) Does EVERYTHING have to be ELAL with you? To be quite honest, it's getting tedious that 95% of your posts are ELAL based! __________________ Some of you could pass your SAT tests with the grammar you have!

06-10-2010, 08:01 PM	#14
Rex Fly me to the Moon Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 3,466	Re: The making of: Wings900 Spotter/Collector meeting (Europe) Thank you for the suggestions. London, UK and Düsseldorf, GE had been noted. MYT and STN216, please no clutter on this thread. Take it on PM/elsewhere. __________________ Visit my Collection: My Fleet Model thread ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

06-18-2010, 01:20 AM	#15
Charter E = mc2 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rome Age: 38 Posts: 7,745	Re: The making of: Wings900 Spotter/Collector meeting (Europe) About the spotting point of view i suggest DUS (for the fair and for the viewing terrace) and AMS (for the viewing terrace); London is a marvellous city but, also if i have seen it is possible to take some good photos, Heathrow has no more a terrace. Another good place is Corfù (inside the hotel overlooking the airport runway), or Funchal. P.S. DUS is the more realistic place, it is not expensive, easy to reach from all over Europe, it has a great models fair and a marvellous terrace for the photos. But...stop Air Berlin for some time, i got sick of this airline (too many models in very few time in my 1:500 collection) and the most air traffic at DUS is based on Air Berlin! Let's take a break, change airport! P.P.S. At the end any airport is good, even in Alaska, because if we will meet it means that i am alive and i won my personal war! __________________ My collection: http://www.wings900.com/modeldatabas...ion-16877.html Charter airlines lover What do i think about life: "The moral law within me, the starry sky above me". (Immanuel Kant) "Stupid Flanders!". (Homer Simpson) I WANT: Neos B737-800, Novair A321, Pulkovo Tu-154, VIM B757, Air Finland B757, Arkia B757-300, Eurofly A320, SAS B737-800, Transaero Tu-204/B767, Sibir/S7 Tu-154,Europe Airpost B737-300, Blue Panorama Express B737-300. Last edited by Charter; 06-18-2010 at 01:41 AM.

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