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US Citizen Arrested At Chkalovsky, Russia.
It used to be a no problem area. http://tass.ru/en/politics/862574
RE: US Citizen Arrested At Chkalovsky, Russia.
I've been at this base myself as a foreigner and it is unfortunate this happened. Like you said it was never a problem. However, I think (and hope) this was simply an unlucky coincidence and not a precedent. It's a great place to spot classic Soviet hardware.
RE: US Citizen Arrested At Chkalovsky, Russia.
Great name for a photographer!
I wouldn't be surprised if they were more concerned about the radio than taking photos. I've actually been on two organised tours inside Chkalovsky and had understood that photography from the outside was OK.
Anyway, glad they acted reasonably and released him. I wonder if he still has his photos?
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I wouldn't be surprised if they were more concerned about the radio than taking photos. I've actually been on two organised tours inside Chkalovsky and had understood that photography from the outside was OK.
Anyway, glad they acted reasonably and released him. I wonder if he still has his photos?
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RE: US Citizen Arrested At Chkalovsky, Russia.
| Quoting scbriml (Reply 2): Great name for a photographer! |
Heh, totally missed that at first.
| Quoting scbriml (Reply 2): I wouldn't be surprised if they were more concerned about the radio than taking photos |
Yep. While in India you will most certainly get picked up for shooting, the last time foreign spotters were actually arrested (as opposed to escorted away or simply detained) it was because they were using radios. That's a no-go according to some obscure section of an archaic law, but it's on the books, so they were screwed.
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/briti...plane-spotters-to-walk-free-412111
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RE: US Citizen Arrested At Chkalovsky, Russia.
"Hi-tech equipment used for recording conversation between the ATC and the pilot, besides a high-power binocular, was recovered from the possession of Hampston and Martin."
Poor guys had Phuck with them to view the traffic on the laptop. I don't think they had any scanners with them.
As for high power binoculars. How many Amps does it take to make low power binoculars into high power.
Poor guys had Phuck with them to view the traffic on the laptop. I don't think they had any scanners with them.
As for high power binoculars. How many Amps does it take to make low power binoculars into high power.
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RE: US Citizen Arrested At Chkalovsky, Russia.
Last two years Chkalovsky is quite unsafe for any spotters, including locals. It doesn't helps also that this guy used natural gas switching station as spotting post (with definitely "restricted area" and "do not cross" signs at the fences). On the other hand, he was not "arrested", but seized by police after some fuel station worker reported him (and not by military patrol of the base which commonly catch local spotters lately).
As for Mozdok incident both that spotters are from embassy military mission and it's not a better place for spotting, than, say, any military airstrip near Israeli - Palestinian border also doesn't make things easier
PS: From 7:20
As for Mozdok incident both that spotters are from embassy military mission and it's not a better place for spotting, than, say, any military airstrip near Israeli - Palestinian border also doesn't make things easier
PS: From 7:20
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RE: US Citizen Arrested At Chkalovsky, Russia.
Paul's a nice guy - I hope he's ok. But I guess he might not be welcome in Russia again!
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RE: US Citizen Arrested At Chkalovsky, Russia.
| Quoting AndyEastMids (Reply 9): Paul's a nice guy - I hope he's ok. |
BTW, they mentioned his photos at internet on TV, can we have a link to his page on A.net, or other spotters resources?
| Quoting AndyEastMids (Reply 9): But I guess he might not be welcome in Russia again! |
Don't think so, not more so as if he had been fined for red light crossing.
RE: US Citizen Arrested At Chkalovsky, Russia.
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Because Sovietjet, and others of us on this forum, know the guy in question.
| Quoting kulverstukas (Reply 10): BTW, they mentioned his photos at internet on TV, can we have a link to his page on A.net, or other spotters resources? |
You can surely find him by googling the name in the article. It's not my place to share Paul's work. To my knowledge he has never uploaded here (like many good spotters)
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RE: US Citizen Arrested At Chkalovsky, Russia.
I managed to find only 500px page. Great photos, BTW.
RE: US Citizen Arrested At Chkalovsky, Russia.
It was always not easy to make photography aroud military airfields in Russia (like in many other countries btw) but last years were more or less flex for photographers. This certain case had happened right after another one:
http://tass.ru/en/world/862392
So it can be related as they were looking for other 'spies'.
http://tass.ru/en/world/862392
So it can be related as they were looking for other 'spies'.
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