Hawk Prop

Dave Bornstein of North Reading, MA

Red tail hawk perched on a prop watching me wash my plane at KBVY Sunday. I was surprised he let me get that close. Not edited; taken with Blackberry.

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Reflected Fun

Phil Comingore of Madras, OR

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C-52 Skymaster

Piotr Kulczakowicz of Chevy Chase, MD

I bumped into the Berlin Airlift Flying Museum (Douglas C-52 Skymaster) at OKV on May 11, 2011. Slight contrast correction in Picasa 3.

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Formation 'Footing

"Stephan" of San Diego, CA

Possible photoshop manipulation — or not. ;)

Ed. Note: "Stephan" 'fesses up and admits that this is the product of some clever photo manipulation — but he agreed to relieve the mystery lest anyone think this photo came directly from the camera and try something dangerous. No "monkey see, monkey do," 'mkay?

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Over the Top in a Beech 18

Phil Katsuki of Cobbs Creek, VA

Taken at the Langley Air Force Base air show in April 2009. Matt Younkin on the backside of a Cuban eight in his Beech 18. Canon PowerShot SX10 IS: 1/1000 sec, f/5.7, 100mm focal length, f/5.7, ISO 100. No post-shot editing.

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Floatplane Taking Off from Lake Hawley, ON

Bill Brogdon of Pensacola, FL

Shot with a Canon G12 at Lake Hawley, Ontario (near Hudson Bay). No manipulations other than size reduction.

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The Stick of the Aerial Ballet

Gilbert Benzonana of Grand-Lancy, Geneva (Switzerland)

Tow planes and glider on the Montricher Air Field near Geneva. Photo taken with a Pentax Optio P80 camera at 1/320 sec, F 7.0, focal length 5 mm. The original image was just reduced to under 1 MB.

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DC-3 with Sun Rays

Andrew McCraw of Fort Erie, ON (Canada)

Shot at Canadian Warplane Heritage in Hamilton, Ontario. It was shot with a Kodak M753. This photo has not been manipulated in any way.

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One Down, Three in the Air — A Perfect Sunset

Mark Peterson of Kirkland, WA

1947 Aeronca Chief, three in the air — look close; you can say it's either the people or three "objects" flying — sunset at Harvey Field, Snohomish, WA. Nikon L100; exposure adjusted and slightly cropped.

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De-Ice? Umm — Yes, Please!

Guy Lynch of Pewsey, Wiltshire (U.K.)

Taken from a Pilatus PC- 12 at Kiruna Airport, Sweden (inside the Arctic Circle).

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Steaming West ...

Pete Howell of St. Paul, MN

Late afternoon shot of the Mackinac Bridge and ships steaming west. Just after departing Mackinac Island airport in our RV-9A. (The island is a great destination!) Cannon A610.

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USAF Forward Air Controllers — Vietnam

Gary Dikkers of Madison, WI

Two O-2A "Oscar Deuces" fly formation on an O-1 "Bird Dog" over Vietnam's Binh Dinh Province in 1970. Image scanned from an Ektachrome 35 mm slide taken with a Mamiya-Sekor SLR by Gary Dikkers.

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A Scenic Flight to Dinner

Brendan Rogers of East Hampton, CT

Taken while flying up the east coast of Cape Cod in an R44 with friends en route to KPVC for a steak and lobster dinner. Resolution reduced.

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Bryan Bourn's Lake

Brenda Kroening of Rochester, MN

Taken at the KRNH fly-in on June 25, 2011.

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My Pride and Joy

Donald E. Dugas of Punta Gorda, FL

My Cessna 150 tail-dragger loves grass airports. 1976 Cessna 150M conversion N150RD at Punta Gorda, Florida.

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Reflections of Yesterday

John Gilbert of Fox Island, WA

Canon Rebel, no colorization. I'm 14, at an air show with my dad. Plane is a Pitts Model 12, with a Stearman reflection. Really neat.

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