March 2, 2006 AVweb's Picture of the Week |
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Past POTW Winners We've always heard it's best to do your
preflight checks before the rotors are spinning. Then again, we're
not lucky enough to have a flight suit that matches our aircraft's paint
job, so who are we to question this brave soul?
This week's winning photo is from Gary Grass of Port Alberni, British
Columbia. Like all our first-place winners, Gary will be receiving
an official AVweb baseball cap in the mail, as a "thank you" for
submitting. To win one of these hats for yourself, all you have to
do is submit
your aviation photos. Each week, we'll choose one first-place
winner and show you the best runners-up, right here on AVweb.
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"One Final Look"
Gary Grass of Port Alberni, British
Columbia (Canada) reminds us that it's never too late for one last
pre-flight check. We're not sure what the back story on this photo
is, but it made us curious enough to name Gary this week's "POTW"
winner. |
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AVweb continues to receive a large number of excellent images for
our POTW contest. Here are some of the runners-up. Due to privacy issues,
AVweb does not publish e-mail addresses of
readers who submit photos. |
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of Mark DeFrancisco |
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"Ghost of an Era Never to Be Forgotten"
Mark DeFrancisco of Glendale,
Arizona sent in several photos of the Collings Foundation's restored
B-17 Flying Fortress, the
Nine-O-Nine — but our favorite photo was this one of the
bombardier's seat. |
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copyright ©
Dan Valentine
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"Heavy Metal"
More close approaches! We always get a kick out of these photos,
and regular "POTW" contributor Dan Valentine of
London, England (U.K.) delivers up a fun one. |
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copyright © John
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"New Feathers for the TBM 850"
Ah, airplane premiere events! John Hayes of
Tucson, Arizona captures the surreal atmosphere and general
circus-excitement with this photo of Socata's TBM 850 premiere party.
John writes, "The grand unveiling revealed the plane draped in mist and
surrounded by beautiful, feather-clad showgirls. It was
spectacular, and everyone wanted to order one."
John adds, "There were probably even a few new TBM 850s ordered!" |
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"Short Final for Shelter Cove"
Two approach photos in one week? When you've seen this one from
Ralph Finch of Davis, California at
its full-size,
you'll realize we couldn't pass it up. This one makes a great
desktop wallpaper! |
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copyright © Jean
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"DCA in 1979"
Jean Aker of Gaithersburg, Maryland
takes us back in time. For those who don't recognize the gate,
this is Washington National Airport in 1979, as seen from a UH-1D en
route to Andrews Air Force Base. |
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"Coming to Get Shane Before the Freeze-Up"
According to Mike Radford of
Anchorage, Alaska, Yoder Lake is accessible only by floatplane (when
it's warm) or snowmobile (during the freeze). Shane here was
apparently ready to leave — and no wonder, considering that the trip is
only 45 minutes by plane, but can take over 5 hours by snow! |
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"Night Panel"
Michael H. Burnett of Richmond,
Virginia takes us home this week, with a quick photo of his Cessna 172
instrument panel during a night flight. Stay safe out there,
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To enter next week's contest,
click here.
A Reminder About Copyrights: Please take a moment to consider the
source of your image before submitting to our "Picture of the Week" contest.
If you did not take the photo yourself, ask yourself if you are indeed
authorized to release publication rights to AVweb. If you're uncertain,
consult the
POTW
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send us an e-mail.
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