AVweb’s Picture of the Week …
AirVenture 2005 is behind us, and the photos are starting to roll in. Whether you attended Oshkosh or not, we’ve got thrilling air show photos, beautiful paint jobs, a couple of serene moments, and even an exciting crash that you can walk away from. This week’s winner (among stiff competition, we might add) is Dick Lemons of Kansas City. Dick submitted several great photos, but we’re sending him an Official AVweb Baseball cap for his shot of the Kansas City Dawn Patrol. (Remember: Everyone who submits a photo gets a shot at one of these nifty hats!)
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AirVenture 2005 is behind us, and the photos are starting to roll in. Whether you attended Oshkosh or not, we've got thrilling air show photos, beautiful paint jobs, a couple of serene moments, and even an exciting crash that you can walk away from.
This week's winner (among stiff competition, we might add) is Dick Lemons of Kansas City. Dick submitted several great photos, but we're sending him an Official AVweb Baseball cap for his shot of the Kansas City Dawn Patrol. (Remember: Everyone whosubmits a photo gets a shot at one of these nifty hats!)
Due to privacy issues, AVweb does not publish e-mail addresses of readers who submit photos.
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Used with permission of Dick Lemons |
"Liberty Landing Dawn Patrol"
Dick Lemons of Kansas City, Missouri starts us off
this week with a photo of the Liberty Landing Airport's
"Dawn Patrol" - Mark Pierce, Tom Gleaser,
and Dick Starks (among others). For another
great shot of the Dawn Patrol,click here.
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.
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copyright Mathew Kenner |
"Touring Oshkosh by Air"
Matthew Kenner of Aurora, Illinois
sent us several great photos from this
year's AirVenture air shows. This one,
of a wingwalker who transfers from a
Stearman to a helicopter, was our favorite.
(We've combined two of Matthew's photos,
but you can view the original full-size
imagehere and the full-size insethere.)
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copyright Greg Marshall |
"A Fitting End to the Pilgrimage"
Greg Marshallof Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
made a pilgrimage (his very word) to the Udvar-Hazy
Center at Dulles International Airport and spent some time
at the National Aeronautic and Space Museum in the National Mall.
His next U.S. tourist destination: The Air Force Museum in Dayton,
Ohio - or maybe Cape Canaveral in Florida ... .
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Bonus Pictures
Because you flooded our submission page
with well over 100 photos this week!
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copyright Robert Burns |
Used with permission |
"Scenes from AirVenture 2005"
Robert ("Bob") Burns of Mauckport, Indiana also contributed
several great photos from Oshkosh. In this quick sampling, we see
Cook Cleland in his FG-2 Corsair (a popular photo subject at Oshkosh)
on the left and the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team on the right. Thanks
for the great images, Bob - we hope you'll snap some more
of 'em at next year's AirVenture show ... .
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Used with permission of Ron Dale |
"Airport or Bust"
Ron Dale of Redding, California tells a harrowing
tale with his "POTW" submission. As an off-duty volunteer
firefighter, Ron was sitting at home when he got a call about
an experimental airplane having engine problems in the area.
When the plane went down, Ron got the call, suited up, and
headed out to the crash site - where he found the 70-year-pilot
leaning against a shade tree and the experimental plane nestled
between a grove of trees and a gas station.
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For more photos,click here.
(Change the photo number in the address to view other photos.)
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Used with permission of Rick Fiery |
"All Dressed Up and Ready to Fly"
Rick Fiery of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
took this photo after a harrowing four-week annual inspection
on his 1999 Piper Arrow 720MA. He writes, "Many owners who
have been grounded for a while may identify with the them of the photo.
(And maybe not - I just liked the lighting.)"
It certainly made us want to take a trip out to the hangar.
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To enter next week's contest, click here.
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.
