September 27, 2006 Picture of the Week |
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"Stiff competition" is the order of the day in our latest installment
of "Picture of the Week." Not only do the number of
contributions continue to rise as we enter fall here in the U.S., but
the quality of photos seems to be on the rise, as well. Not
that quality has ever been a problem when it comes to picking "POTW"
contenders, but the last few weeks have been chock-full of great-looking
photos that we simply couldn't find a way to squeeze in. Rest
assured, we've saved plenty of them to our hard drives and turned them
into lovely wallpapers — so
keep sending 'em!
Even those that don't make it into our weekly round-up are ogled and
appreciated by the AVwebbers who go through 'em.
*** THIS WEEK'S WINNERS ***
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Robbie Culver
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Helicopter Exit
Robbie Culver of Waukegan, Illinois
is a familiar name at "POTW" headquarters. Robbie's signature has
shown up on several contenders over the last year or so (most notably
last week), but he's never sent us the right photo on the right week to
win one of our coveted "Picture of the Week" AVweb hats. This
week, circumstance and an awesome photo come together to push
Robbie's latest submission to the top of our pile.
Congrats, Mr. Culver — it's always fun to see your name on the back of
our photo submissions, and it's about time you won an AVweb hat.
You've earned it!
(Oh, that's Brenda Culver and Kevin Hultsch jumping out of
a Bell 422 helicopter in the photo.) |
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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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A Lake Above Misty Fjord, Alaska
Paul Tipton of Belton, Texas flew
into Misty Fjord in Alaska with pilot Ryan McCue.
We're not sure who built the fire or pitched the tent, but we think we'd
like an invite the next time, Paul — looks like a lot of fun. |
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Someone's Treasured "Pot of Gold" at the End of the Rainbow
Ken Price of Muskegon, Michigan
snapped several shots of this incredible rainbow last week. "So
bright it almost hurt my eyes," writes Ken — and the photos came out
great. We had a hard time choosing just one, but we finally
settled on this one, which seemed to capture the spirit of "POTW" best. |
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Skytypers at Sunset
Mark Silvestri of Upton,
Massachusetts writes:
This picture was taken Friday night, September 8, 2006 at the Oceana NAS, VA air show. The planes look like regular T-6 Texans but are different. They
are actually SNJ-2s. The SNJ-2 is the only model with the enlarged 180-gallon fuel tank, allowing the skytypers to operate for over four hours,
skytyping messages throughout the day.
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Breathtaking!
Larry Portman of Garland, Texas
rented a C-206 with the intention of landing at this — um, somewhat
intimidating-looking airstrip on Milford Sound, New Zealand.
Weather let Larry and crew off the hook — "we were advised that the
winds were too dangerous," he writes, and "we had to settle for this
view from 2,500' instead!" |
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Short Final
Iain Indian of Oak Park, Victoria
(Australia) snapped this from the radar tower near Melbourne
International Airport. (The muted colors look great in the
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Pre-Flight Check
Scott Porter of Prestonsburg,
Kentucky flies us out this week.
Thanks, Scott — and everyone else who took time to submit this week!
We'll see you all next Thursday for more great airplane pictures. |
To enter next week's contest,
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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
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