Airplane Spotter -another hobby

If you love an airplane like me or others you might know the term "plane spotter". Its somekind of past time hobby like other hobbies. "Plane Spotter" is actually an individual or a group of people thats enthusiasticly and passionately like to hanging around near an airport at a strategic spot to have a glimpse of an airplane movements in their free time.
I'll think its a universal hobby thats every country got their own indivdual or groups existing to appreciate this activities.
Some of them sometimes equipped with binocular, SLR Camera, Video Camera or occasionally with Airband Scanner (while the latter is some time depend on where you are, I mean, in some countries possessing such radio is against the law, so must be careful if you bring it into such country).
Actually you must take precaution in handling such activities in high security area such an airport. You must adhered to any rules and regulation that is usually clearly shown in the area, carefully read the sign or signboard pertaining to any warning.
Such caution is to ensured that you will not be prosecuted by authority. Remember, there is a cases involving "plane-spotter" in Russia and China thats has been jailed for doing just that.
I'll think elsewhere like in Area 51 the famous place thats signboard warning is everywhere there is people been prosecuted or been warn by the guards. So beware such consequences. Happy plane spotting.

Jet Aircraft Noise - Ages of Problem

Noise of jet aircraft is not a new issue. In Europe, we heared a news how certain airport ban Russian aircraft because they breach the allowed limit of sound measurement. Certain western jet engine manufacturers starting to design engine with less or emitting sound that comply with European standard.
In US an already noise-conscious, busy Santa Monica airport (SMO) just north of LAX is set to adopt a city council ordinance prohibiting category C and D aircraft (those aircraft with approach speeds of 121 knots or more, but less than 166 knots) from using its sole 4,973-by-150-foot runway in spite of a letter from the FAA that calls the move "flatly illegal." With a Dec. 5 meeting set for SMO representatives and the FAA, the issue may yet end in court. Category C and D aircraft (Gulfstream IV, Challenger and Citation X aircraft (Piture Above), and the like) account for about 8,500 operations per year at SMO and half of its jet traffic. Violation of the ordinance, which the council says is proposed for safety concerns, would incur a $1,000 fine. The FAA has stated it will use "all available means" to prevent implementation of the ordinance. Proponents say the FAA's own guidelines call for runway safety areas of 1,000 feet at either end of runways accommodating category C and D aircraft. Santa Monica presently has none ... but it does have homes within 300 feet of the runway's ends.
There is no doubt there is noise problem moreover if you stay near a Military airbase.There is a report in newspaper that I read on how public who's home near an airbase complained about the noise when the Air Force conducting an exercise be it at day or night. But one thing that I'm notice is old jet aircraft like MD DC-10 or Boeing 727 or military jets contribute most of the noise pollution. New aircraft like Airbus 320 is most likely emitted less noise pollution.

Tupolev 214 Aircraft Will Do

With sanction cloud hanging over Iran by the western allies against the alleged nuclear enrichment project, Iran will do with Russian aircraft although it might be not up to western standard.

Iran's national airliner Iran Air will buy five Tupolev (Above Photo: Tupolev 214)passenger planes from Russia to meet high demand for domestic flights, Iran's state broadcaster said on Wednesday.

"Iran Air has various plans to complete its fleet and is to buy five Tupolev 214 passenger planes," Managing Director Saeed Hessami was quoted as saying on the web site of state broadcaster IRIB.

"The deposit has been prepared for transfer to the (Ilyushin Finance) company and they (the aircraft) will gradually join the fleet," Hessami said without giving any financial details on the deal.

Hessami did not mention any other plans to buy Tupolev planes from Russia.

In Moscow on Monday, a source with knowledge of the deal said Iran had started talks to buy 30 Russian Tupolev 204 passenger aircraft worth more than USD$1 billion.

The source, who asked not to be identified, said the deal was likely to be reached by the end of the year.

Government-owned Iran Air operates a fleet of Boeing and Airbus planes, while its Iran Air Tours subsidiary flies Tupolev 154 planes. Iran's airline sector has been under US sanctions for almost three decades, preventing it from buying new US planes or spare parts.

So, what else you can do if you're under that circumstances.