Daddy and His Co-Pilot
Kris Larson of Fullerton, CA
In case you have a Father's Day theme next week. Just an unedited iPhone picture taken by Mommy.
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TBM at BTV
Robert Shapiro of Burlington, VT
This prop obviously took a beating during a gear-up landing here in Burlington, but the rest of the plane looked pretty good. It was trucked off for repair, and I assume it is flying again. No manipulation of photo.
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Flying over Exuma on the GGC Caribbean Air Challenge/International Air Rally 2010
Catherine Tobenas of Laval, QC (Canada)
The Governor General's Cup Caribbean Air challenge is an event taking place every year across five Caribbean countries hosted by local governments of visited destinations. (See AirRally.com for more information.) The photo has been cleaned up with Photoshop.
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Shadows
Lucas Locke of Ithaca, MI
Taken with Nikon N75 35mm camera. Scanned for digital file. No manipulations.
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Yes, It Really Does Fly — And Fast, Too!
Brent Dalrymple of Corvallis, OR
BD Technologies of Siletz, Oregon test flew an improved version of their BD-5 Microjet last January at Corvallis Airport (KCVO). Photo taken after the successful flight with a Panasonic Lumex DMC-FS7. The photo was cropped and its resolution reduced for AVweb submission.
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A Shaka Sign
Peter S. McLaren of Paauilo, HI
The pinky and thumb (Shaka) salute is the symbol of aloha in Hawaii. Photo taken at the Big Islands of Hawaii's Inaugural Kona Air Show as an F-16 pilot taxis down the runway. Canon 5D 100-400 lens. Cropped & cleaned in Photoshop.
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Pull Up!!
Ricardo Burgos of Santiago, RM (Chile)
Last summer in Mar del Plata, Argentina, I caught this 182 picking up a banner to be flown on the nearby beaches. Camera was a Nikon D3000 with a Sigma 18-200 zoom; only some minor color tweaking has been done.
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On the River Again
Coulee Air Services of Mesa, AZ
A perfect fall day to do some river bar landings and cub driving!
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Alaska Summer Flying
Haim Wenger of Anchorage, AK
My friend Eric and I flew this Cessna 150 to a cabin in the Matanuska Valley on a perfect day.
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Grandson on First Flight
Gary A. Caron of Richland, MI
Shot in my Grumman Tiger while in flight from Jackson, Michigan to Kalamazoo. Canon EOS Rebel XSi.
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Werner's 172, Mt. Rainier (KPUL)
Kathleen Demosthenes of Renton, WA
The first sunny spring day in western Washington. Canon T2i, 18-135 F3.5. Cropped, resized, slight color correction.
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Departing Cub
Christopher Zavatson of Woodland, CA
A beautiful Piper Cub owned by Harry van Soestbergen departing the 2011 fly-in at the Calaveras County Airport (California). Camera is a Nikon D80, 70-200 lens.
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Into the Sky
Victor D. Hernandez of Perris, CA
Toned in Adobe Lightroom.
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Giant Clover
Gilbert Benzonana of Grand-Lancy, Geneva (Switzerland)
Giant Clover in a public park in downtown Geneva. Departure of hot air balloons at dawn during the Fifth Geneva International "Montgolfiades," April 2011. Photo made with a Pentax Optio P80 camera at 1/400 sec, F 4.1, focal length 12 mm. The original file was slightly cropped and reduced to under 1 MB.
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Last Flight to Wirkkala Field
Matt Beaulaurier of Cathlamet, WA
Shot in front of an older hangar at Wirkkala Field (WA01) in Naselle, Washington. Last flight into the field as it is now closed with houses planted on top [of the field]. Nikon Coolpix camera; no modifications.
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Water Balloon
Les Niles of Los Gatos, CA
Early-morning balloon flights are popular at Lake Tahoe. They launch from shore and recover in the lake.
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Old Friends
Larry Gilbert of Titusville, FL
Cropped picture to eliminate pavement in the foreground. Shot with Olympus D560 Taken at X21 Dunn Airpark, Titusville, Florida.
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Slicing the Sky
Gary J. Hebbard of St. John's, NL (Canada)
A Bell 407 is seen against a ragged cloudscape over St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada on June 1, 2011. Photo shot with a Nikon D2HS, Nikon 18-105 lens. No manipulation other than slight darkening in Photoshop for effect.
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TWA DC-2 — Port Engine
Gary Dikkers of Madison, WI
TWA DC-2 at AirVenture 2010. The Museum of Flight in Seattle owns the airplane — one of two remaining flyable DC-2s in the world.
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September Eve in Minnesota
Margaret Jackson of Lakes Wales, FL
Shot with an HP pocket camera.
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