SPOTM January 2018 - Touch down or lift off

[andygolfer]

this is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for January 2018 and the subject is ‘Touch down or lift off' – main gear on the runway and nosewheel/tailwheel in the air

The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civil registered aircraft in the process of taking off or landing with only it's main wheels on the runway, it's nosewheel (or tailwheel/skid in the case of a taildragger) must be off the ground.

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 February 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.

[andygolfer]

and I will start it off with this one, one of my favourite aircraft in one of my favourite schemes in lovely evening light. Taken at Stansted in August 2015

0972 VQ-BVB B747-8F Silkway Stansted 2-8-2015 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

good luck everybody and lets see lots of entries please

[Paultojo]

1E1A8026 by Paul Harvey, on Flickr

On the way up

[waghorn41]

A golden oldie from me, and the usual apologies for the quality of the old negative.
Pan Am 747 touching down at Kai Tak in 1976.

Pan Am 747 04 v2 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

[acw367]

A pre-digital pocket rocket from me

OY-KGF McDonnell Douglas DC-9-21 Scandinavian Airlines System Brussels taken in 1999

OY-KGF Brussels 1999 by ACW367, on Flickr

Enjoy ACW367

[KenR]

A Delta CRJ7 Landing at Atlanta - November 2016

AtlantaNov2013-4166 by Ken Ramsey, on Flickr

[AlanP]

Virgin lump just getting Airborne from Manchester 2017

Virgin 747 by Alan Parker68, on Flickr

[MikeG23]

Lift off with a rainbow
20140802-8W9A0533.jpg by Mike Grundy, on Flickr

[Mike s]

N195AN ,EDI 30.9.16 by Mike stanners, on Flickr

[norwichmike]

Beluga arriving at Toulouse

F-GSTF by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

[F6MAN]

QATAR A7-BAZ rotates 0n 23L at Manchester. June 2013.

IMG_3872 by F6MAN, on Flickr

[Wallie]

Airbus China SSS livery, landing after a testflight at the Airbusfactory - Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport

[LondonEye]

EMB-190 at London City (Chinese warship background).


EMB-190 BAW G-LCYR London City

[keithnewsome]

I will offer A6-EDF A380 landing at Manchester April 2012 ...

[mikee7]

KLM 787 touching down at Amsterdam Schiphol.

KLM 787 AMS 1st April 2017 (8) by Mike, on Flickr
Thanks
Mike

[phat01]

Titan B757 Conducting some training (bit more required) at Newquay:

G-ZAPX by Phil Salter, on Flickr

[Andy L]

F-BSGI Dornier Do-27 at Dinan-Trelivan September 2015
IMG_4129A by L1nny, on Flickr

Andy

[PorkScratching]

Helios 737-800 touching down at Luton in 2004:


Helios Boeing 737-86N by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

[TheMightyOz]

G-VLCN / XH558 touching down at Farnborough 2012.

[mbo570]

TC-JVM1mbo by Mario Borg Olivier, on Flickr
Main landing gear of this Turkish 737 just touching Runway 13 in Malta on take off