November 22, 2006 Picture of the Week: Thanksgiving Day Edition |
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It's Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S. — time to reflect on the
blessings of the year and spend a little time appreciating the good
things that have come our way. "Picture of the Week" may not be a
national institution, but you'd be hard pressed to find a web feature
today that's more thankful for its loyal readers (and contributors) than
this one. So, before we delve into this week's crop of photos, let
us say "thank you" to everyone reading today's AVweb news. Without
your pictures, your encouragement, your financial support (through
shopping with our sponsors), and your constant readership through the
years, we wouldn't be here to look at airplane photos and have a bit of
fun with you every Thursday morning.
*** THIS WEEK'S WINNERS ***
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Sheer Power The phrase "kick things off" has never been
more appropriately used in a "POTW" column than it is here, with this
photo Christian Hauser
of Vienna, Austria. "Boeing's chief type test pilot Ricardo Traven lets the Hornet thunder off for one of the displays at RIAT 2006,"
writes Chris. "Really a mighty machine!"
Thanks for
participating, Christian! As the submitter of this week's lead
photo, you'll be getting an official AVweb baseball cap and thank-you
note in the mail. Keep your eyes peeled!
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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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Daniel Valovich
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Never Trade Air Speed for Altitude
Daniel Valovich of Hot Springs,
Arkansas gives us something else to be thankful for: "During a fly-in at a grass strip in
Glenwood, Arkansas, this departure caught my attention. [The pilot] just barely cleared the tree tops."
A good photo — and perhaps an even better reminder to heed Daniel's
closing, "Be careful out there!"
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On the Way to Adoption
Jens Meinecke of Graceville,
Queensland (Australia) snapped this shot of his Angelbear en route to
its new owner on a mission for Angel Flights Australia.
If you're unfamiliar with Angel Flights, they're one more thing you can
be thankful for today. Find out more about this bear's mission in
Jens's personal
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Kenneth M. Chapman |
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Sunrise over New Caledonia, UAL863
Kenny Chapman of Canby, Oregon has
sent us some truly amazing sunsets in the past — and this one's no
exception. |
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Andrew Moore
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#5 Title
Andrew Moore of New York City gives
us a study in contrasts: "Michael Davis' brand-new Cub Crafters Spot
Cub, taken from Michael Maniatis's De Havilland Tiger Moth." |
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As long as we're looking back on the year and feeling thankful, why not
cast our mind's eye back to the distant past — and revisit last
Thursday's helicopter theme!
Hiding in the Grass
Nathan Luecke took this photo while
serving in the 1-25 Aviation Regiment in Hawaii. This, he tells
us, is Dillingham Air Field on the North Shore of Oahu. (From the
looks of things, this is the "field" part.) |
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Daniel Weaver
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Where Is the Throttle?
Daniel Weaver of Alliance, Ohio asks
the question; we're busy looking outside and hoping the PIC has things
under control. |
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Sunset over Point Reyes, CA
Max Tardiveau of sees us off this
week with another glorious, sunset.
Thanks, Max — and everyone else who's taken time to contribute and
participate in the "Picture of the Week" column. We'll see you
back here next week for more aviation photos! |
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