SPOTM September 2022, any Pilatus aircraft including gliders

[andygolfer]

This is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for September 2022 and the subject is any Pilatus aircraft including gliders

The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civilian registered Pilatus built aircraft. It can be active, retired, preserved or just abandoned. If it is a former military aircraft it must have a civilian registration at the time the photo 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 7th October 2022 - please note the extended closing date to enable anyone with a last minute photo plenty of time to prepare their entry.

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
Andy

[acw367]

D-FGMT Pilatus PC-9B EIS Aircraft RIAT Fairford Departures day Monday 19 July 2004

D-FGMT RIAT Fairford Mon 19 July 2004 by ACW367, on Flickr

Enjoy ACW367

[BringBackEGDG]

Pilatus P2-05 G-PTWO/U-110 Swiss Air Force markings at Badminton fly-in 21st April 1991.

1991-04-21-009FN G-PTWO by Stephen Rendle, on Flickr

[Mike s]

PC-6 Pilatus Porter
D-FIBE PIK 11.5.2021 by Mike stanners, on Flickr

[niallsaviation]

EI-IAN by Niall Moran, on Flickr
EI-IAN PC-6 Turbo Porter - Seen at The Birr Airshow 7th August 2017
Reg cancelled 28-05-201 & now registered D-FANO

[andygolfer]

this is mine from Little Gransden in Auguat 2013, a PC-12, M-JJTL taxiing in on the day of the annual airshow

M-JJTL Pilatus PC-12 Lt Gransden 25-08-20138634 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

good luck everybody
Andy

[Nighthawke]

Pilatus PC-6 F-GOAG taken at Saumur 16th August 2015.

F-GOAG_2 edit

[Gloria Finis]

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The 5th and oldest operational PC-6, having been built in 1959.

Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter, F-GODZ, Fly High Icarius @ Strathallan, 08 August 2012 by Phillip Hapka, on Flickr

[LondonEye]

Here is a Pilatus P3 seen at Fairford 2011.
Pete.


PC-3 HB-RBP 3 Fairford