SPOTM 2025 Calendar of topics
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2024 7:55 am
I've now put together a calendar of topics for the 2025 SPOTM competitions, I hope there is something to suit everybody.
Please read the rules before entering, everything must be civil registered or retired.
January: a photo taken in 2024 which has not WON either POTM or SPOTM - sadly some competitions were poorly supported so we didn't list 1st 2nd and 3rd, so unlike previous years only photos placed 1st are excluded.
February: Airliners registered in Ireland (i.e. EI-***) lots of leasing companies use EI- prefixes so there should be plenty of choice for this one
March : this month it's a family of light GA aircraft, the PA-28 series
April: Boeing narrow body airliners (including narrow fuselaged BBJs) so no 747s, 767s, 777s or 787s
May: an aircraft undergoing re-furbishment, maintenance or servicing and must at least have panels removed - but panels removed does NOT mean an aircraft in the process of scrapping
June: Any US civil registered aircraft, airworthy or preserved
July: Planes and boats and trains etc, i.e. an aircraft photo which also includes another mode of transport in it, excluding ground handling equipment
August: Bombardier biz jets, any example from the Global Express series
September: An aircraft registered in South America - the boundary for this will be the northern border of Columbia i.e. with Panama so Columbia is acceptable but Panama is not
October: a displaying aircraft from a 2024 airshow
November: To celebrate St Andrew's day - aircraft in blue and white liveries, any civilian aircraft but it must be predominately blue and white
December: December 2025 is the 90th anniversary of The DC.3's first flight so any civilian registered DC.3 or C.47
Andy
Please read the rules before entering, everything must be civil registered or retired.
January: a photo taken in 2024 which has not WON either POTM or SPOTM - sadly some competitions were poorly supported so we didn't list 1st 2nd and 3rd, so unlike previous years only photos placed 1st are excluded.
February: Airliners registered in Ireland (i.e. EI-***) lots of leasing companies use EI- prefixes so there should be plenty of choice for this one
March : this month it's a family of light GA aircraft, the PA-28 series
April: Boeing narrow body airliners (including narrow fuselaged BBJs) so no 747s, 767s, 777s or 787s
May: an aircraft undergoing re-furbishment, maintenance or servicing and must at least have panels removed - but panels removed does NOT mean an aircraft in the process of scrapping
June: Any US civil registered aircraft, airworthy or preserved
July: Planes and boats and trains etc, i.e. an aircraft photo which also includes another mode of transport in it, excluding ground handling equipment
August: Bombardier biz jets, any example from the Global Express series
September: An aircraft registered in South America - the boundary for this will be the northern border of Columbia i.e. with Panama so Columbia is acceptable but Panama is not
October: a displaying aircraft from a 2024 airshow
November: To celebrate St Andrew's day - aircraft in blue and white liveries, any civilian aircraft but it must be predominately blue and white
December: December 2025 is the 90th anniversary of The DC.3's first flight so any civilian registered DC.3 or C.47
Andy