December 6, 2007 Picture of the Week: AVweb's Flying Photography Showcase |
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Each week, we go through dozens (and sometimes
hundreds) of reader-submitted photos and pick the very best to share
with you on Thursday mornings. The top photos are featured on
AVweb's home page, and one photo
that stands above the others is awarded an AVweb baseball cap as our
"Picture of the Week." Want to see your photo on AVweb.com?
Click here to submit it to our weekly contest.
*** THIS WEEK'S WINNERS ***
As the holiday season gets more frantic, AVweb
readers are still making time to send us their original photographs.
With just under 100 submissions this week, we have plenty of great
images to choose from, so let's dive right in!
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Used with permission of
Timothy O'Connor |
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Balluminaria
Timothy O'Connor of Cincinnati, Ohio
is a regular contributor to our "Picture of the Week" contest, and it's
a nice surprise to find his name on this week's winning photo.
We've been marveling at Tim's snapshots for two or three years now
(maybe longer?), and there's no AVwebber out there who's worked
harder to earn a baseball cap.
FYI, Balluminaria is a balloon gathering held at Cincinnati's Mirror
Lake and, according to Mr. O'Connor here, "the first time my wife has
taken me to an aviation event rather than the other way around!"
(We'll be including an extra hat for Mrs. O'Connor in our package.) |
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Enjoying the Gulf's Sunset
The caption from Robert Plourde of
Ellington, Connecticut says it all, doesn't it? |
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John Slemp
Used with permission |
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Mine's Better!
John Slemp of Atlanta, Georgia saw
last week's winning photo and couldn't help noticing that it looked
a little familiar. John's shot was "taken the same day, and
probably within minutes." |
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"After Much Trial and Error, Sara Finally Learned How to Use
the Garmin 430s"
Al Zlogar of Santa Barbara,
California writes:
Sara is my 10-year-old Shepherd-Lab rescue co-pilot.
She holds a private pilot cert. with multi-engine and
instrument ratings and loves flying my Seneca V, although
programming the Garmins was a challenge.
(10 years old, eh? It seems like the graying of aviation is
happening across all species of pilot ... .) |
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The FAA Does Have a Sense of Humor
This rather unconventional-looking chart sucked us in from the
moment we pulled it out of our submission box, but it wasn't until
Colin Anderson of Magnolia,
Texas pointed out the joke that it clicked:
When you look at the waypoints, you will see they come
from the Tweety Bird cartoon: "ITAWT ITAWA PUDYE TTAT."
The hold fix is at IDEED ["I deed tee a puddy tat!"], and
the IAF is at "SATAN," which was the name of the dog in the
cartoon.
(We're a little slow sometimes.)
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Want more reader-submitted photos?
Cruise on over to our
home page and check out the "Picture of the Week" slideshow in the
sidebar.
And don't forget to
send us your
photos! (Where do you think we get all these pictures?)
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A quick note for submitters: If you've got several
photos that you feel are "POTW" material, your best bet is to submit
them one-a-week! That gives your photos a greater chance of seeing
print on AVweb, and it makes the selection process a little easier on
us, too. ;)
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
Rules or
or
send us an e-mail.
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