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SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:31 pm
by andygolfer
this is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for February 2018 and the subject is ‘Single engined Piper aircraft'

The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civil registered single engined Piper aircraft

The aircraft subject(s) must be registered as a civilian operated aircraft (or retired as such) when the photograph was taken.

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 1st March 2018, to enable anyone with a last minute entry some breathing space.

5. Voting will be conducted by a poll open to all the membership shortly after the closure of the competition.

6. 'Rule 6...' There's no rule 6 Bruce'

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 also embed the images and not links to images, if you're not sure how to do it then shout up and someone will sort it out. It is permissible to change your entry before the closing date.

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

12. A brief description of where and when the image was taken would be nice too.

If you have any questions please PM me

Good luck everyone.
Andrew
This here's a wattle, the emblem of our land. You can stick it in a bottle, you can hold it in your hand.

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:47 pm
by norwichmike
Lets get the show on the road....

ImageN808VT by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

N808VT Piper PA-28 catching some winter sun at Denham

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:32 pm
by PorkScratching
Short final for runway 09R at Andrewsfield in G-CCIJ, a PA28-180R Cherokee Arrow:

Image
Landing G-CCIJ on runway 09R at Andrewsfield by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:56 pm
by BringBackEGDG
Decided to go with this image captured on film. PA-24-250 Comanche G-ARIN seen departing Bodmin on 31st March 1990. She was destroyed at Bodmin 7 weeks after on 20th May 1990 while on departure.

Image1990-03-31-003FN G-ARIN by Stephen Rendle, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:05 pm
by waghorn41
PA-28-180 Cherokee D at Elstree c1994

ImageG AZZT 02 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 4:09 pm
by TheMightyOz
G-ASWX Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee at Old Warden on 26/11/2016.
Image

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 4:28 pm
by Mike s
very rarely photographed PA-28R 201T Turbo Arrow III c/n 28R-7803070
ImageD-ECHY,EDI,26.7.08 by Mike stanners, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:47 pm
by andygolfer
gone for a change of entry, found this while looking for something else - from the season premiere at Old Warden last year, Piper Cub G-BVAF departing after the show, hope we get light like that again for this year's shows!

ImageG-BVAF Piper Cub Old Warden 7-5-2017 6782 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

good luck everybody

Andy

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:32 pm
by niallsaviation
ImageEI-EPP by Niall Moran, on Flickr

Heres my try this month

EI-EPP a Piper 22-160
The aircraft was previously G-ARAI from new in 1960
Photo was taken 5th July 2017 at Limetree airfield in Co Laois ,Ireland

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 5:59 pm
by Wallie
OO-SPG, OL-L47, Piper L-18C Super Cub, landing at Kiewit Airfield, Hasselt, Belgium

Image

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:12 pm
by retro11
G-BFDL A 1945 built Piper Cub in the hangar at Insch Scotland in July 2015

ImagePIPER CUB by RETRO 11, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 11:01 am
by talldan76
Piper Cub, taken at RAF Northolt.

Image
Piper J3C-65 Cub G-BILI by Dan Elms, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:40 pm
by keithnewsome
Another PA-28R-200 ... 8P-SHY Coconut Airways, Barbados, January 2012.

Image

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 9:08 pm
by Paultojo

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:47 pm
by Cessna954
PA-22 Tri Pacer tail dragger conversion G-BUDE on the curved approach to Rwy 26 at Popham.

Image20100801-112254-Popham-3 by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 1:34 am
by acw367
C-GVXN Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk Wycombe Air Park 29 March 2014 - Has been used for shotgun practice at some point

ImageC-GVXN Wycombe Air Park 29 March 2014 by ACW367, on Flickr

Enjoy ACW367

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:38 am
by LondonEye
A PA-38 Tomahawk against Lancing College, at Shoreham, 2009.

Pete.

ImagePA-38 G-BRFL Shoreham

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:52 pm
by Nighthawke
PA-46 N5347V taken at Angers-Marce on 15th August 2015:

ImageN5347V_2 by Tig, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:07 am
by andygolfer
entries have now closed for this competition, thank you to everybody who has entered.

the poll is now open for your votes here: http://www.civilianaviation.co.uk/forum ... 10&t=30035

please support the competition by voting for your 3 choices
Andy

Re: SPOTM February 2018 - Single engined Piper aircraft

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 1:04 pm
by andygolfer
and the voting in this competition has now finished and we have joint winners, Cessna954 and Paultojo with 8 votes each

we also had a 3 way tie for 3rd place with 4 votes each, NiallsAviation, Talldan76 and myself

well done everybody and thanks to everybody who entered and/or voted.
I have posted the winners in the Hall of Fame here: http://www.civilianaviation.co.uk/forum ... 12&t=30075
andy