Vitória Airport (ES) hosted its first Spotter Day, on 18/07 (Monday). The event, which welcomes photographers who love aviation in normally restricted areas of an airport to take pictures of operations and aircraft, was attended by spotters groups TMA VIX, from Vitória, and Spotter Clube MG, whose traveled from Belo Horizonte exclusively to attend the event.
The spotters' afternoon began with a visit to the new control tower of the Telecommunication and Air Traffic Service Provider Station (EPTA) in Vitória, led by air traffic coordinator Revan Berger, who gave a brief presentation on equipment and procedures. From the top of the tower, in the control room, the first clicks began to be fired, ing landings and takeoffs. Then, the spotters headed to one of the sides of the runway to continue the photo and video session, in a position predetermined by Infraero.
“We would like to thank the staff at Vitória Airport for their reception and willingness to assist us at this event. We know how much work it is to organize and assume responsibility for an action like this”, said the air traffic professional and Infraero employee Eduardo Cabrera Júnior, who works in the Air Traffic Coordination at Pampulha Airport and is part of the Spotter Clube MG group.
The organization and conduction of the 1st Spotter Day at Vitória Airport were carried out by the Operational Management and Security departments and by the Air Traffic, Traffic, Operational Security and Institutional Communication, Press and Ombudsman departments.
