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April 20, 2012
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Mark Plumley
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We have spruced up the spotting guides here on OPShots and will be adding more over time. The first new one is DTW. Stay tuned and make sure to check back on new areas added.

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April 20, 2012
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Chuck Slusarczyk Jr.

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Nice job, Mark!  Thanks for updating and adding to the spotting pages!

April 22, 2012
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Some suggestions for a few problems with some spotting locations at DTW. The camera icon for the Wick Rd. turnoff is wrong. Where you have the icon now is a restricted government facility. Move it west along Wick Rd across the field to where the south end of the tree line meets the road.  Suggest a camera icon for the parking lot of the Comfort Inn. Great for morning arrivals on runway 22R. I don't think the Lear Corp Lot on the southwest is good for spotting. When last up there in July of 2011, these buildings were vacant and a heavy cable prevented driving into the parking lot. The top level of the Big Blue Parking Deck is blocked off for employee parking. You could park at a lower level and walk up the stairs. Never tried this, but it would almost ensure a visit from the airport police. If anyone is planning a trip up there, I would be happy to provide you with more details about spotting there, or at Willow Run Airport.

April 23, 2012
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The camera icon for the Bomb Group Restaurant looks like it got removed from the map for CLE, you should definitely add that one back soon because that is one of the best spots at CLE!

Also,there are a few good areas at CLE you are missing in the update. One is in an office building right next door to the Aerospace Technologies building, kind of a back up spot if they ever do close off the lot again. Another is a small driveway right under the approach lights for 6L, which gives awesome views of planes landing that way. Last one is a DHL office building which gives super close views of planes on the 6R parallel taxiway, but I would only recommend going on weekends when nobody is there or you will be kicked out.

I have those and some others listed on my spotting guide You need to be a member to view our links.. 

April 24, 2012
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Mark Plumley
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Thanks guys. I will get these updated tonight.

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April 25, 2012
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shhhh! i watched saturday night from the zin lot! someone (not me!) pushed the orange cones aside. i watched for an hour and nobody bothered me. i even had a c.p.d. wave at me from the ring road. SHHHHhhhhh!

April 25, 2012
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LOL!  I stopped by there yesterday myself for about forty minutes.  No interruptions or problems either, but only one landing!  I heard the building was going to be torn down, but I don't know if there's any truth to that.

April 25, 2012
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ohiodave54 said:

shhhh! i watched saturday night from the zin lot! someone (not me!) pushed the orange cones aside. i watched for an hour and nobody bothered me. i even had a c.p.d. wave at me from the ring road. SHHHHhhhhh!

Thats been open for a while now, in fact I witnessed the "re-opening". There were some workers there clearing out the building and I asked if I could come in and spot. I was till there when they left so they just never put the cones back.

I have met a friendly police officer there too, he stopped on the perimeter road and asked if I was getting some good shots (I expected him to kick me out Confused) . Maybe it was the same guy?

April 25, 2012
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Added the additional parking lot on soutside of CLE. We decided not to add under the approach lights at this time. That is to questionable of an area to guide the general public to.

 

Fixed up DTW as well...thanks Dave!

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