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Happy days are here again – at least as far as “Picture of the Week”is concerned! The number of photos we receive each week isdefinitely on the rise, and it’s getting increasingly tough to pick asingle winner. This week, we had to throw some very tasty fishback into the virtual sea just to make room (and time) to share some ofour favorites. We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again – justbecause you don’t see your photo here, don’t think it goesunappreciated. We gawk at each and every photo you send us.We’re talking to you, Vicente Garza and Josh Cawthra andthe dozen or so other contributors who shall go un-name-checked thisweek! (Thanks for the great photos!)

*** THIS WEEK’S WINNERS ***

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Used with permission of Charles C. White

Early Morning Flight

Ooh, it’s hard to pick a winnerthis week – but we don’t think you’ll be able to find fault with us ifwe award the top honor this week to Charles C.White of Truckee, California. Maintenance (especiallymaintenance under duress) was a running theme in this week’s entries, sowe couldn’t resist picking Charles’s photo to kick off our latestinstallment of “POTW.”

Like all top-spot winners, Charles will receive an official AVwebbaseball cap in the mail. Keep your eyes peeled, Charles – andeveryone else, keep onsending thosephotos!

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 ofreaders who submit photos.

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Used with permission of Robert W. Nagel

Misty Fiords, Alaska

We get a lot of pictures from the Alaskan bush. You might thinkwe’d eventually get our fill of mountain streams and trusty Cessnas onfloats dusted with an unexpected morning frost – but you’d be wrong.

Take a gander at this photo from Robert W. Nagel of Hilton, New York,and tell us you could get tired of this sort of thing. Theapproach, writes Bob, “includes flying directly at a 3,000′ rock faceand a steep turn to final.”

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copyright Gary Dikkers
Used with permission

Nice Camouflage

Gary Dikkers of Madison, Wisconsinmade the pilgrimage down to Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio to visit theNational Museum of the U.S. Air Force. While there, he snappedthis colorful display of a World War I-era Fokker D.VII.

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Used with permission of Bob Perkins

Powered Parachute in Bavaria

Bob Perkins of Sherrills Ford, NorthCarolina writes, “This guy was having a lot of fun in Bavaria.Wish I’d been with him!”

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copyright John Rippinger
Used with permission

Slot Position with the Lima Lima Flight Team

John (Ripper) Rippinger of theLimaLima Flight Team – if you’re reading this at work, adjust yourspeakers before you click! – took this self-portrait during a pressflight for the Chicago Air & Water Show.

Who could have guessed that those guys’ flight outfits were aswell-coordinated as their aerobatic routines?

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Used with permission of Kenny Chapman

End of the Day

Kenny Chapman of Canby, Oregon seesus off this week with a photo taken at Olbia, Sardegna (Italy).

No, wait. It was a big week for submissions. Who’s gamefor two more?

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Used with permission of Alan Jewell

Great Emergency Landing

Alan Jewell of Binghamton, New Yorktells the tale:

This is a beautiful 1968 Champion-Citabria en route from Hampton, NH to Fargo, ND. Piloted by William Cowdan of Fargo when engine problems forced this landing in a cow pasture just two miles short of the Greater Binghamton Airport. This was a spectacular landing, as you can see from the distant photo – a long downhill, a brushy swampy patch, and the little pasture where he finally touched down only to be faced with a four-strand fence and about two acres of muck and cow pies. He took out the fence and got right into the muck, [which] killed off his speed. He somehow managed to keep the nose up and the airplane in a straight line. Unfortunately, the prop did get into the mud, and the pilot got slight injury to his nose, but, all told, he made a remarkable landing.

Indeed! Thanks for the photos, Alan!

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Used with permission of Dean Zinter

Death of a Lady

Here’s an aircraft that didn’t fare as well, unfortunately.Dean Zinter of Tigard, Oregonwrites, “This aircraft last flew in 1990. The owner would not sellor maintain it … sad that someone would let this happen.”


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A Reminder About Copyrights: Please take a moment to consider thesource 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 indeedauthorized to release publication rights to AVweb. If you’re uncertain,consult thePOTWRules orsend us an e-mail.

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