[ScanIndiana] Indianapolis Airport Parks/Scanning/Planespotting

Wed, 24 Mar 2004 20:33:31 -0500

After 9/11, Purdue University fenced off and shut down
a number of areas that are within their sphere of
influence and as your email suggests, stating openly 
that security concerns were the reason.  In fact, some
of those areas have been known trouble spots for 
years, particularly the "gravel pit" where a number
of satellite dishes for the campus are located.

Duane
WB9OMC
Lafayette, IN

> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 7:16 PM
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> Subject: Re: [ScanIndiana] Indianapolis Airport
> Parks/Scanning/Planespotting
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> 
> It's a shame that the illegal activity that went on at the 
> airport parks has caused them to be permanently shutdown. It 
> wouldn't surprise me, though, if the airport authorities used 
> terrorist awareness as the reason for closing them, but I think 
> the real reason was the illegal drug and sexual activity that 
> went on there. Unfortunately, legitimate and harmless 
> planespotters pay the price, no matter what the reason.
> 
> There is a parking lot near the International Arrivals terminal 
> on the north side of the airport property that still seems to get 
> some planespotting visitors. I've never been hassled there, but 
> I've never stayed there any longer than to eat a sandwich, either.
> 
> Bob...
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