Plus I called with the Indian embassy to check if the information in this document is still valid. They expect photography will be allowed, but this is up to the captain. Neither did they know if the helo can be seen by the public.
So see you tomorrow. (It is a long drive for you, but they made quite a journey to see us as well )
Holland Amerikakade, Rotterdam Port at Haven no. 1245
Rotterdam - Holland - Amerikakade
Per auto
Vanuit Dordrecht/Antwerpen
Volg Rotterdam (A16, E19) en vervolgens ring Rotterdam-Oost richting Den Haag (A16).
Ga bij afrit 24 Feyenoord richting Centrum. U rijdt nu op de John F. Kennedyweg die overgaat in de Stadionweg. Vervolg de Laan op Zuid richting de Erasmusbrug. U gaat voor de brug naar links.
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Volg Rotterdam (A13), volg bij het Kleinpolderplein de borden Centrum en Erasmusbrug. U gaat over de Erasmusbrug bij de
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Volg Rotterdam (A20), volg bij het Terbregseplein de borden Dordrecht A16 (E19).
Ga bij afrit 25 Centrum richting Centrum. U rijdt nu op de Abram van Rijckevorselweg die overgaat in de Maasboulevard.
Vervolg de Maasboulevard en de Boompjes richting de Erasmusbrug. U gaat over de Erasmusbrug bij de stoplichten
rechtsaf.
Parkeren
U kunt (betaald) parkeren op de parkeerplaats bij Hotel New York of in de parkeergarage van Port of Rotterdam. U kunt gratis, onbewaakt en op eigen risico parkeren op de parkeerplaatsen onder de metrobaan op de Hillelaan - station Maashaven. Vanaf hier is het ongeveer 10 minuten lopen naar de Wilhelmina-kade of u kunt 1 halte met de metro nemen naar het Wilhelminaplein.
SquAdmin wrote:Is it possible to take (reasonable) pictures of the Alouette?
As Rob already explained: nope! It is parked inside the left hand side hangar. The hangar is very very narrow and the Chetak is wrapped in covers from the nose to the beginning of the tail boom. Unless you have a fish eye and don't mind the large cover, it is impossible...
Today it was still parked inside the left hand hangar, but only the engine was covered. A crew member told they want to make a film/photoflight Friday again while sailing out. Fingers crossed
Well, the hangar was half open (or half closed if you like). It was much further opened than seen on the picture made by Peter (username PH-HEE). From shore the helicopter is almost not visible, and I expect they close the hangar when they have no visitors onboard.
However, the crew was very friendly, so I suppose that if you ask polite you can come on board and they will show it to you. Just like Rob described.
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