We’re excited to announce the top photos in our 2024 Shoot for the Sky photo competition. Thank you to everyone who submitted a photo – it wasn’t an easy task narrowing down the prize winners from the nearly 900 photos received.
The winners will appear in the Flight Safety Australia 2025 wall calendar which will be included with our December print edition. It’s not too late to get yours – subscribe by 10 November before orders for the issue close.
A limited number of calendars will also be available on the CASA online store.
Winners
1. Stargazing at the ‘aviators cottage’, Albany, WA | Peter Kneale
2. Hot air balloons on a June morning, Cessnock area, NSW | Les Morgan 
Runners up (in order of feature in calendar)
3. A Bell 214 back at base after a long day of firefighting, Archerfield, Qld | Benjamin Macht
4. A light-painted photo of the Wolf Pitts Pro, flown and owned by aerobatic ace Paul Bennet, Maitland Airport, NSW | Ben Hosking
5. Pre-dawn at Burketown Airport, Burketown, Qld | Michael Zupanc
6. My first engine change on an A320, Perth Airport, WA | Briana Fruhwirth
7. Frost at dawn, Ballarat Airport, Vic | Victor Stepanow 
8.Cessna Grand Caravan EX under trails of the Milky Way, William Creek, SA | Nick Stobie
9.Early morning start, Wahring Field, Vic | Tim Steiner
10.The end of a good day’s gliding, Bunyan, NSW | Geoff Wadley
11. Stampe in the skies, Corowa, NSW | Mia Keep Photography
12. North Narrabeen Rockpool bathed in the vibrant colours of sunset, Sydney, NSW | Tom Piotrowski
13. A Bell 205 catches the sun on the way back to Grafton Airbase after bucketing fires, Clarence Valley, NSW | Ivan Perkins
Special mentions
Golden Oldie, Melbourne, Vic | Trong Hoang Duong
- 2 WT9 Dynamic aircraft in formation, Mt Dandenong, Vic | Michael Xeni & Sarah Louise
- Having fun upside down! Central Coast, NSW | Lisa Kelly
- Little Wings Beechcraft Baron arriving over the Canola fields, Tooraweenah, NSW | William Olivotto
- A75 Boeing-Stearman flying above the Scenic Rim, Boonah, Qld | Jim Lavel
Congratulations again to all our winners!
Not a current subscriber? Order by 10 November 2024 to get the bonus calendar. Plus you’ll go in the draw to win 1 of 4 $250 Snap-on Tools vouchers. T&C’s apply
