I noticed this gorgeous G650 on the ramp at Centennial Field (KAPA) in Colorado and waited for the right moment from an active storm behind the aircraft to give me the lighting I was looking for. Well worth the wait!
Skip Stewart in knife edge over Pensacola Beach, Florida, during the Blue Angels Beach Air Show, 2014.
Preflight
Credit: Aaron Baker, Upland, California
Arizona sunset shot just before takeoff.
Albatross Zeus
Credit: John Rumble, Eustis, Florida
Albatross Zeus docked at America's Seaplane City Base & Marina in Tavares, Florida.
Deserted C46
Credit: Rui Merlin, Rondonopolis, Brazil
C46 deserted in the Brazilian rain forest. Itacoatiara (AM), Brazil, SBIC. May 7, 2015.
Dramatic Wings
Credit: Razvan Negrea, Bucharest, Romania
Here is Jurgis Kairys, performing one of his classic, yet stunning, moves at AeroMania air show.
PC-21 Formation
Credit: Jerome Zbinden, Stans, Switzerland
Two PC-21s in close formation over the Swiss Alps.
Good Night Oshkosh
Credit: Emmanuel Canaan, Eagan, Minnesota
Aerobatic star Gene Soucy lights up the night sky over Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with his Showcat as the 2015 AirVenture night Air Show comes to a close on July 25, 2015.
Smiling Hawker
Credit: Dave Sheehy, Kingston, Massachusetts
Hawker 1000 with radome open.
Mustang at Night
Credit: Hayman Tam, Belmont, California
The Cavanaugh Flight Museum's (Addison, Texas) P-51 performs an engine runup at night.
Sean Tucker Loop and Corkscrew
Credit: Greg Sullivan, Irvine, California
Sean Tucker at Chino, California, air show, May 2015.
Hello there!
Breitling wingwalkers at Farnborough International Airshow 2014.
Freedom
Credit: Robert Forbes, Victoria, British Columbia
Wing walker looping the loop at the Abbotsford Airshow.
Cub's Den
Credit: Brent Beck, Rocklin, California
Even put up in the hangar, this Super Cub Sport looked ready for adventure. Taken at Austin, Nevada.
Puddles
Credit: Brent Beck, Rocklin, California
Kids love to jump in puddles and make a mess, so it seems that adults do too. Taken at 3 Shotgun Shells Dry Lake Bed near Yearington, Nevada.
Sean D. Tucker's Challenger III
Credit: Evan Peers, Pollock Pines, California
Sean D. Tucker's Challenger III.
Guy Acheson gracefully glides across the sun
Credit: Evan Peers, Pollock Pines, California
Guy Acheson gracefully glides across the Sun on approach to Williams Soaring Center in California.
The oldest flying Pitts - N8L
Credit: Evan Peers, Pollock Pines, California
Of the prototypes and testbeds built by Curtis Pitts, N8L is the oldest flying airframe. Seen at Apple Valley IAC Contest, owned and flown by Mitch Robinson.
Infinity
Credit: Mike Ekern, Folsom, California
This is a time exposure of Gene Soucy's Fireflight aerial performance during the Airshow After Dark at the California Capital Airshow held at Mather Airport on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015.
Stearman instrument panel
Credit: Andrew Heafitz, Cambridge, Massachusetts
View from the front seat of the Collings Foundation's Stearman, June 20, 2015.
Corsair pursuit
Credit: Jim Koepnick, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
An F4U Corsair above the clouds near Oshkosh, WIsconsin, on July 23, 2015.
Dawn Patrol
Credit: Jim Koepnick, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
A flight of P-51 Mustangs in formation next to a B-25 over Lake Michigan near Sheboyagan, Wisconsin, on July 24, 2015.
Privateer at Dawn
Credit: Jim Koepnick, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
A Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer banks over Lake Michigan near Sheboyagan, Wisconsin, on July 20, 2015.
Stinson Dawn
Credit: Jim Koepnick, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
A Stinson flies above the clouds at dawn near Plant City, Florida, on April 26, 2015.
Evening Rainbow
Credit: Michael Marco, Atlantic Beach, Florida
End of the day after a long day of flying and fishing at Chelatna Lake, Alaska.
Tired Super Cub
Credit: Michael Marco, Atlantic Beach, Florida
End of the day, North End, Chelatna Lake, Alaska.
Fifi's Fireworks
Credit: Christopher Miller, Centerville, Virginia
Fifi is the center of attention on Boeing Plaza during Saturday night's fireworks at EAA AirVenture. July 25, 2015.
Magic by Moonlight
Credit: Christopher Miller, Centerville, Virginia
Matt Younkin's electrified Twin Beech at AirVenture 2015. July 22, 2015.
Night Show
Credit: Mathias, Schwenningen, Germany
Red Bull Blanix Team night show.
Lockheed Electra facing an afternoon storm
Credit: Richard Kornfeld, Pasadena, California
The interplay between light and shadows of the approaching storm is reflected in the polished surface of this magnificent Lockheed Electra, parked on the flight line at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego. Oct. 4, 2015.
The Star of Switzerland
Credit: Andras Mihalik, Budapest, Hungary
The last European Connie survivor is banking left to return to Tokol airfield after a memorable demo over downtown Budapest, Hungary, during the Red Bull Air Race. July 5, 2015.
The flagship of Osnaburgh Airways
Credit: Andras Mihalik, Budapest, Hungary
This photo is the result of a blue hour photo session at Pickle Lake Seaplane (northwest Ontario, Canada), the base of Osnaburgh Airways. The photo was taken on Aug. 25, at the end of a rather stormy day.
Pickle Lake Aurora
Credit: Andras Mihalik, Budapest, Hungary
The complete Osnaburgh Airways fleet was pictured under a beautiful arch of Aurora Borealis at the Osnaburgh Airways base at Pickle Lake in northwest Ontario. Aug. 25, 2015.
C-47
Credit: Ricardo von Puttkammer, New York
American Airpower Museum's (East Farmingdale, New York) C-47 returning home from the New York Air Show
Fire Fly
Credit: Richard Bieniek, Sacramento, California
Night air show at Mather Air Base, Rancho Cordova, California.
John Klatt Flies At Fire Island Air Show
Credit: Ricardo von Puttkammer, New York
Looping with the MX-S over the Captree Bridge, Long Island, New York, Memorial Day weekend 2015.
Photographers submitted about 115 photos in the General Aviation category. Overall, we received 293 entries and 637 individual photos for the 23rd Annual Aviation Week Photo Contest. Entries came from all 50 U.S. states and 14 other countries, representing every continent except Antarctica.