Raptor Ready
Steve Nelson of Westminster, CO
2012 Rocky Mountain Air Show in Broomfield, Colorado.
Canon 7D, 100-400 L series lens. Cropped and straightened.
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Someday ...
Tom Latos of Huntley, IL
Taken at KRFD with Minolta SRT101/Kodachrome about 15 years ago. By the way the C-195 is almost done!
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PT-57 of the Commemorative Air Force Out of Waukesha, Wisconsin
Brian J. Leach of Sussex, WI
Shot with a Nikon D300 from a T-6 Texan.
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What Are the Odds ... ?
Douglas Hickman of Pleasant Hill, OR
Caught this fly-on-take-off roll New Years Day 2013. Cresswel Hobby Field (77S).
Used iPhone; cropped it with Photoshop.
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Title #6
Gilbert Benzonana of Grand Lancy, Geneva (Switzerland)
Plane over the Swiss fields with the Leman lake (you see perhaps the small sailboats) and the French Alps in the background.
Photo taken with a Pentax K5 camera at 1/500 sec, F 29, focal length 170 mm. The plane was slightly re-centered, and the original file reduced down to less than 1 MB.
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Smith Creek Hot Springs
Joe "Pops" Dory of Austin, NV
Central Nevada hot spring on a cold January day in 2013.
Taken with my cell phone.
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Under the Overcast
John Longo of Murfreesboro, NC
Shot at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in Havelock, North Carolina on May 6, 2012 with a Canon 60D. Cropped and color and contrast adjusted in PhotoShop Elements.
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Winter Bonanza
John Morris of Rochester, MN
A typical winter day at a Minnesota airport and what we'll do to keep flying.
Canon SX260HS. No retouching except resizing.
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Dawn Patrol Breakfast Flight to Sebring (Florida)
Jonathan Amundsen of Lakeland, FL
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Flying Boat at Santa Rosa in December 2011
Larry Uzelac of Auburn, CA
Taken with my Samsung phone at the Santa Rosa Jet Center. Re-sized to 80% of the original for submission.
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Canadian Beech Staggerwing
Robert (Bob) Burns of Mauckport, IN
Shot with Canon 7D, Canon 100mm-400mmL series zoom lens.
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PA-14 in Stanley Idaho
Ross Parton of Meridian, ID
Brian and his PA-14 at Stanley, Idaho.
Nikon D-90 DSLR.
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Inertia Starter in Progress
Thomas L. Rudolf of Middletown, OH
EAA Chapter 48 at Moraine, Ohio (I73) sponsors the Funday Sunday Fly-In where the typical unique aircraft appear. The now-unusual inertia starter used on aircraft always draws a crowd.
Photo as shot. Kodak DX6490.
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Chesapeake Bay
Tony Fletcher of Alexandria, VA
Removed some plexiglass scratches.
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Sexy Sue
Brad Meeuwse of Maple Valley, WA
Relaxing before I fly. Waiting for the owner.
Sexy Sue. 1944 Douglas A-26 Invader.
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Plane Spotting at Heiner Field (Bedford, WY)
Dale Morris of Woodland, CA
Sony H-1 Cybershot.
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Tailwind
Dan Brooks of Patchogue, NY
Taken by me at the Wings and Waves Air Show in Daytona Beach, Florida (2012).
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NASA's Super Guppy at Sunset
Keith Cleversley of Cardiff by the Sea, CA
Taken on an iPhone 5 at El Paso International thanks to a kind soul who got us up close.
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