AVweb’s Picture of the Week …
2006 has arrived, and “POTW” submission numbers are beginning to rise back into the sky. Of course, we’ll need you to submit your own photos if we hope to stretch that metaphor into the upper atmosphere. We can’t offer you an X Prize – but we will award a spiffy, brand-new AVweb baseball cap to each week’s top winner. Betcha even Burt Rutan would appreciate that! To kick off the New Year, let’s welcome a past “POTW” winner – Robert “Bob” Burns, who took the top spot two years ago and returns this week to add a second cap to his collection.
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2006 has arrived, and "POTW" submission numbers are beginning to rise back into the sky. Of course, we'll need you tosubmit your own photos if we hope to stretch that metaphor into the upper atmosphere. We can't offer you an X Prize - but we will award a spiffy, brand-new AVweb baseball cap to each week's top winner. Betcha even Burt Rutan would appreciate that ... .
To kick off the New Year, let's welcome a past "POTW" winner - Robert "Bob" Burns, who took the top spot two years ago and returns this week to add a second cap to his collection.
Due to privacy issues, AVweb does not publish e-mail addresses of readers who submit photos.
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copyright Robert "Bob" Burns |
"Ready for Launch"
Bob Burns of Mauckport, Indiana makes his big return to the
"POTW" contest with this McDonnell F-4 Phantom II preparing
for take-off from the U.S.S. Forrestal in August of 1977 -
"during my first carrier trip," writes Bob.
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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. Click on the links below to view larger versions.
Used with permission of Terry E. Reece |
"Return from the North Pole"
Terry Reece of Cashmere, Washington
also sent us a photo from his personal archives.
This one dates to June of 1972, when Terry had
to fly the last members of the Monzino North Pole
Expedition back to Canada. Deteriorating ice conditions
had left the last members of the expedition stranded on
the ice island T-3, with air travel their only option home.
Here, Terry unloads five passengers and 34 dogs (!)
he brought home on the last trip from T-3. "They were
stacked like cord wood above the windows," writes Terry.
He adds, "cleaning out the aircraft later was no fun!"
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Used with permission of Marty Baade |
"P-51 Gunfighter at Oshkosh '05"
As winter settles in, now's a good time to
reflect on the halcyon days of summer
with Marty Baadeof New City, New York
(should that have been New York City?).
Marty got to see a lot of cool restored
planes at last year's AirVenture - and
has us excited about Oshkosh 2006!
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Bonus Pictures
A couple of extras for our loyal readers:
copyright Jim Howard |
"Cardinal at Dawn"
Jim Howard of Austin, Texas
is "not a morning person, but about
once a year I like to get up early and see
the sun rise from the cockpit of my Cardinal."
We've gotta confess, Jim - it's been so long
since we've seen the sunrise that we weren't sure
what that was in your photo. Thanks for sharing.
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copyright Randy Minnick |
"CDF OV-10 Bronco Fire Attack Base"
Randy Minnick of Porterville, California
tells us this beauty can be seen soaring over
the San Joaquin Valley "every fire season."
Randy caught it in a rare moment of downtime.
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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 thePOTW Rules orsend us an e-mail.