SPOTM February 2017, Taildraggers

[andygolfer]

This is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for February 2017 and the subject is 'Taildraggers'.

The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civil registered 'taildragger' aircraft i.e. aircraft with a tailwheel or tailskid, 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 2017, 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. The decision of the moderating team is final.

7. 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.

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

9. 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.

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

11. 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

[andygolfer]

and I'll kick it off with this one from Old Warden taken on 4th October 2015 at the season finale, DH.88 Comet Racer going thorugh it's paces.

7135 DH88 Comet G-ACSS by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

good luck everybody and lots of entries please

Andrew

[bizfreeq]

Been a while since I've had a chance to enter so here's one from Oaksey Park:

[EGNH1909]

This one's from Farnborough Sept 1978 - N23SA Douglas (Conroy) TriTurboThree (DC3)

AS519_edited-1 by Peter Rowe, on Flickr

Good Luck everyone

Pete

[waghorn41]

So many to choose from but I'll go with this oldie

[Col]

Testing its smoke before its display at the Point Mugu Airshow in 2010.

Untitled by Colin Wells, on Flickr

[AlanP]

Taken at Duxford 2016 G-SHWN

G-SHWN DUX 2016 by Alan Parker68, on Flickr

[TheaLove]

My tail dragger contribution - a DeHaviland 89A Dragon Rapide G-AKIF, taken at Duxford

DH89A Dragon Rapide G-AKIF by Thea Love, on Flickr

Thea

[Wallie]

Pitts 2B Speciale at the Sanicole Airshow ( Leopoldsburg )

[Mike s]

G-CGTX,Leuchars,10.9.11 by Mike stanners, on Flickr

[BringBackEGDG]

Aero 145 OK-DAJ departing Duxford after Flying Legends 30th June 2012.

2012-06-30-101FD OK-DAJ by Stephen Rendle, on Flickr

Steve

[niallsaviation]

G-DHCZ by Niall Moran, on Flickr
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Fairford 2015

[acw367]

G-BRVE Beech D17S Staggerwing - Patina Ltd - The Fighter Collection - Duxford 20 September 2015

G-BRVE Duxford 20 September 2015 by ACW367, on Flickr

Enjoy ACW367

[PorkScratching]

Natural finish Beech 18 departing RIAT 2017:

Beechcraft G18S by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

[Tally-ho]

Seen at Duxford May 2015.

"The Type R "Mystery Ships" were a series of wire-braced, low-wing racing airplanes built by the Travel Air company in the late 1920s and early 1930s. They were so called because the first three aircraft of the series (R614K, R613K, B11D) were built entirely in secrecy". (Wiki)

Type R Mystery Ship by Marius Bekker, on Flickr

[keithnewsome]

Always looking for something different ..... How about a Douglas C-117 'Super Dakota' N587MP at Opa Locka ...

[Baltimore]

Duxford - Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (Private) G-BEDF by James Pye, on Flickr

[TheMightyOz]

This is difficult. I've got way too many taildragger shots to choose from, but I think I'll go with G-BKTH/Z7015 Hawker Sea Hurricane at Shuttleworth rehearsal week 2015.

[talldan76]

Tall in the Saddle for me...


"Tall in the Saddle" by Dan Elms, on Flickr

[LondonEye]

DH89A Dragon Rapide G-AIDL marked as TX310 back in 2009 at Kemble.

Pete.

DH89A RAF TX310 G-AIDL 5 Kemble