Before I tell you my story, I just wanted to say wow! I had no idea there was a whole forum dedicated to NYC aviation! I am so excited that I finally have some help, I thought I was alone! I live in a residential neighborhood north of Newark Airport, and I am right in between Newark and Teterboro airports. Anyway, heres my story
Me being an aviation enthusiast ofcourse decided it was time to take a trip to Newark Airport to take some pictures of some planes, it is something I've always wanted to do.. Me being only 16 and not having a license, I took the NJ transit train to EWR, and I rode the monorails and enjoyed the nice shots of some planes at the gates.. but ofcourse this did not satisfy me.. So, basically what I did was from the very last monorail stop at the north area of the airport, I hiked around the perimiter, (I did not climb and fences, I stayed within boundarys), and I eventually found myself an hour later in the parking lot watching the 22L arrivals come in, and oh boy was I one happy camper :) This was about January 6th of this year, so imagine the temperatures were below freezing, and I was numb, but I didnt care, I was having too much fun! And then.. *dum dum dum* A Port Authority Police Officer approached me, but he was actually inside the fense, while I was outside, and he asked me to approach him, he questioned me what I was doing, I told him the truth, he asked to see my I.D. I showed him my highschool identification, and then next thing I know two more cops had come, only this time they approached behind me, and they had asked to see the pictures I had taken.. I showed them every single one.. I didnt hide anything, I was completely honest and open.. Now since I'm only 16.. by law they had to bring me in back to there head quarters and I had to get picked up by my parents.. I rode in the front of the police car.. not the back.. but ofcourse my mother was furious when she had arrived, but I still got to keep my pictures! It was a heck of a day.. the sad part is I want to go back so bad, but IM afraid that security might be a really big issue.. and i dont know im just skeptical!
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