Most airline passengers will have seen London's Gatwick Airport as they take off and land but it's normally a glimpse, and sometimes from between fingers for nervous fliers.

These stunning photographs offer rare unobstructed aerial views of the airport from directly above it.

They were taken by renowned New York photographer Jeffrey Milstein as he hung out of a circling helicopter.

The images show the true scale of the operation at Gatwick Airport, which offers flights to destinations around the world.

These images show the amazing geometry of the airport one of Europe's busiest with aircraft of all sizes taxiing and waiting at boarding gates.

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Nigeria nko

Hh

The airport, which is awaiting a government decision on whether it can expand.

'Recent months at Gatwick have also seen an increase in cargo volumes up 31 per cent on average of every month of the last quarter'

A drone could have done better tho

bigtt76:
A drone could have done better tho

Sure but will be very expensive, must be hollywood grade.

This incredible image shows an Emirates A380 dwarfing an easyJet plane nearby.

Milstein's helicopter circled at varying heights so that he could capture a variety of fascinating perspectives.

I dey here ooo

Air traffic




Aviation officials are preparing for today to be the busiest-ever in UK skies.

The National Air Traffic Services (NATS) expect to handle a record-breaking 8,800 flights in and out of the country on Friday, July 21.

And this transfixing footage shows just how hectic that looks on a screen, with planes looping around Britain - the heaviest air traffic concentrated to London's Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted.





This transfixing footage shows just how hectic Britain's airspace is, with planes looping around Britain the heaviest air traffic concentrated to London's Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.

22nd, July, 2017.




http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3734916/The-hypnotic-view-Fascinating-aerial-photographs-London-s-Gatwick-Airport-ve-never-seen-before.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4714076/Amazing-time-lapse-shows-record-number-flights-today.html

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

My favorite nairalander

Naaaaa some cheap $300 drone. Helicopter ride is even more expensive than the drone

Explorers:


Sure but will be very expensive, must be hollywood grade.

Control Tower.



The National Air Traffic Services (NATS) expect to handle a record-breaking 8,800 flights in and out of the country on Friday, July 21.

Today marks a high-point of the country's busiest-ever summer, with 770,000 flights scheduled between June and August an increase of 40,000 from last year.



AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL: HOW DOES IT WORK?



Air traffic control aims to move planes safely and efficiently through the airspace system.

Controllers keep aircraft set distances apart while moving them from airport to airport using designated routes.

Before take off, airlines will file a flight plan with air traffic control so every controller who deals with the flight on its journey is aware of its details and route.

When an aircraft is at an airport, the pilots on board will be in contact with controllers in the airport's control tower.

Air traffic controllers will monitor the aircraft while it is on the ground and give it permission to take off.

bigtt76:
Naaaaa some cheap $300 drone. Helicopter ride is even more expensive than the drone

Lol.....That's why i said Hollywood grade.

Most of these pro photographers will never go for that because the quality of the image is very important to them.

They consider stability, pixels, control range, auto focus , home return, and like that.

You cant compare what a $5k drone will do with that of a $300.

Most of the $300 - $500 drone will come with 2MP camera, low flight time and short range.


Is like comparing Canon EOS 5D Mark IV ($3,299) and Canon EOS Rebel T5 $399.


What am saying is photographers like this guy, pete souza or other professional photographers will go for what will give them the best quality.




Pictured is DJI Phantom 4Pro, for photography, the pros go for something like this, but for movies, they use something better.

Is about $1,500, 20MP, 30 mins flight time, obstacle sensors, auto return to point of takeoff, it can track you and follow you where ever you go making a video.



Specifications

https://www.dji.com/mobile/phantom-4-pro?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C5661024397

You wrote Hollywood shaaa

Explorers:



Lol.....That's why i said nollywood grade.

Most of these pro photographers will never go for that because the quality of the image is very important to them.

They consider stability, pixels, control range, auto focus , home return, and like that.

You cant compare what a $5k drone will do with that of a $300.

Most of the $300 - $500 drone will come with 2MP, low flight time and short range.


Is like comparing Canon EOS 5D Mark IV ($3,299) and Canon EOS Rebel T5 $399.


What am saying is photographers like this guy, pete souza or other professional photographers will go for what will give them the best quality.




Pictured is DJI Phantom 4Pro, for photography, the pros go for something like this, but for movies, they use something better.

Is about $1,500, 20MP, 30 mins flight time, obstacle sensors, auto return to point of takeoff, it can track you and follow you where ever you go making a video.



Specifications

https://www.dji.com/mobile/phantom-4-pro?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C5661024397

bigtt76:
You wrote Hollywood shaaa

Haaaaaa..... see me, na Hollywood i wan write abeg.

Amazing stuff

let's explore with Explorers

make sense

Building, running and maintaining an airport is not beans.

And if it was one Naija international airport eh, we would have seen herdsmen with cows(cattle) in most of the images.

About the Air traffic Control bit...

I noticed the photos you put up are some of the futuristic plans of UK; that technology (as seen in the pictures) is not yet in use. Summarily, it will allow Control tower to monitor flights on screen even if the control tower is situated hundred of miles from the Gatwick Airport!

ride on explorer my guy. U are the only sensible person that make me log into Nairaland daily. Even oga seun no get sense reach u.......







But wait ooo...............



I no talk anything

iamadonis2:
About the Air traffic Control bit...

I noticed the photos you put up are some of the futuristic plans of UK; that technology (as seen in the pictures) is not yet in use. Summarily, it will allow Control tower to monitor flights on screen even if the control tower is situated hundred of miles from the Gatwick Airport!

Ending of next year.

paooxide:
Nigeria nko

which one are u taking about
abuja
Porthercourt
kaduna
lagos or edo Airways
which one u talking about

Dexema:
Building, running and maintaining an airport is not beans.

that's just a little change to the owners bro.

ajalawole:
which one are u taking about
abuja
Porthercourt
kaduna
lagos or edo Airways
which one u talking about

Lol..

Anyone, I just believe that we should criticize and praise our own things too...

The race of the black men is not inferior , we only learned slowly ...

Nice pictures