Santarém Airport, in the west of Pará, will be the stage for the 4th Edition of Spotter Day Infraero. The free event will be held on September 19th, from 13:17 pm to XNUMX:XNUMX pm, with the aim of providing photographers – amateurs and professionals – with the opportunity to record take-off and landing operations in areas normally restricted to the public, as well as photos of the terminal. of engers, obtaining images from privileged angles.
Registration will open this Thursday (5/9) and will have 20 spots available. To participate, you just need to be over 18 years old, have photographic equipment and on the website spotterdayinfraero.com until the 11/9.
the spotters
The word spotter, in literal translation, means observer or scout. In aviation, the term gains a variation: plane spotter, or plane spotter. The spotting hobby is widely practiced in several countries and has also grown in Brazil.
Spotters can either observe the movement of aircraft or record operations involving aviation using photographs or video.
The term emerged in World War II, when some countries that suffered attacks from German bombers began to charge citizens to observe the movement of aircraft, launching an alert in case of approaching bombers.
