SPOTM March 2026- The Pacific Rim

[andygolfer]

This is the March 2026 SPOTM, - the subject is c The Pacific Rim - aircraft registered in Pacific bordering countries and islands west of the International date line excluding Australia, China and Russia. Although it is landlocked so not actually on the Pacific coast I will accept aircraft registered in Laos.
The subject may be active or retired or even remains just as long as it is civil registered

Photography Competition Rules :-

1. Only one entry per user, unless posting on behalf of another person who is unable to do so themselves (children for example). If this is the case, please state so on your entry..

2. The photo may have been taken on any date, it does not have to be taken in the month of the competition

3. The image can be photo-shopped to some extent, levels changes, cropping, sharpening etc. are all acceptable. The photograph must retain it’s initial subject though, don’t make it something it’s not. HDR images are not acceptable. If you are unsure, please PM a moderator.

4. The competition will remain open until 23.59 (UK time) on the 7th of April 2026

5. Voting is open to all members in the 7 days following the closure of the competition, this will be done by a poll which will be set up when the competition closes. Moderators/Administrators/Sponsors will not be exempt from the competition but no-one can vote for their own entry.

6. Voting details will be announced once the competition has closed. The number of votes allowed will depend on the number of entries

7. The decision of the moderating team is final.

8. All images must be posted in line with the usual CA posting rules (size etc.), please read them if you're not sure how to post.

9. The rules may be subject to change, and these will be posted on this thread.

10. Please embed the images and not post a link to an image as it makes it harder to judge, if you're not sure how to do it, shout up and someone will sort it out..

11. It IS permissible to change your entry before the closing date.

12. Do not comment on other member's photos.

13. A brief description of where and when the image was taken would be preferred.

If you have a question, please PM me
Andy

[Mike s]

i'm hoping Malaysia is included!
Malaysian Airlines A350-941 Landing runway 09L
9M-MAC LHR 2.7.2019 by Mike stanners, on Flickr

[waghorn41]

I'll throw this one in, apologies for the quality. Royal Air Lao C54 XW-PND at Kai Tak in 1976
Prop 02 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

[DeltaCharlieKilo]

My entry for this month.

Silkair's A320, 9V-SLR, departing Penang International Airport 5/5/2015.

20150505-IMG_0542 by Laurence Bean, on Flickr

[PorkScratching]

Korean Air 747-400 landing at Heathrow 17 years ago on 19 March 2009:


Korean Air 747-4B5 by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

[Rainton20]

ANA 777 JA715A at Hong Kong in July 2015.

JA715A 767-281ER by Ian Tate, on Flickr

[tomcat14]

ZK-AMO Short Solent in Auckland's Museum of Transport & Technology (MOTAT), March 2020.

ZK-AMO Solent by wokinghampaul, on Flickr

[andygolfer]

my entry is a very recent one to save trawling through all my old albums! Taken on 5th March from Feltham ParkVN-A861 B787 of Vietnam Airlines departing back home to Hanoi

VN-A861 B787 Viernam Airlines Heathrow 05-03-2026 4692 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

good luck everybody and lots of entries please

Andy

[LondonEye]

B707 Air Hong Kong VR-HKK in 1988 at Stansted.
Pete.

(pre Chinese takeover)


B707 Air Hong Kong VR-HKK Stansted (2)

[wiggy]

Malaysia Airlines Hibiscus special scheme B747-400 on short finals to Heathrow in September 2007.

Malaysian Airlines B747-400 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

Denis.

[EGNH1909]

JA8017 Douglas DC-8 Japan Air Lines at Amsterdam Schiphol in April 1971.
JA8017 by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Best Wishes.
Pete.

[andygolfer]

entries for SPOTM are now closed and the voting poll is now open here: viewtopic.php?f=110&t=54985

POTM entries are still open as we have extended the closing date to 23.59 on Saturday as we only have three entries at present.
Andy