Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/FA-18 lands aboard a carrier

FA-18 lands aboard a carrier

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Jan 2011 at 23:45:11 (UTC)

Original - A 3-wire landing is considered to be the best kind. There are four cables that cross the deck and hitting the third one is safest and means the pilot came in at the perfect spot (really hard to hit, especially at night).

Reason: An interesting video clip of a carrier landing for an FA/18
Articles in which this image appears: Aircraft carrier, Landing
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator: Robert Scoble

Support as nominator --TomStar81 (Talk) 23:45, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Can't see any wires... Sorry, but that's kinda critical to the nom for me... gazhiley.co.uk 12:17, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- The one the plane grabs is easily visible in the full-size version. --Golbez (talk) 14:41, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Weak Support Forgot about the full-size version... I like it now ta... gazhiley.co.uk 08:50, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose No offense, but to me it just seems like a normal landing. Sorry. --AmericanXplorer13 (talk) 20:53, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The exposure is exceedingly poor with the camera automatically stopped down due to the bright sky to such an extent that the foreground is too dark. It’s too bad this suffers from technical shortcomings to such an extent because video of a carrier landing is dramatic and a bit rare. Greg L (talk) 22:00, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Question Videos are allowed here?-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 09:45, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, although the only place I could find that made explicit was the Main Page FAQ. Makeemlighter (talk) 18:21, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - They are, yes, and appear fairly regularly too... However it is extremely difficult for them to pass for some reason and the majority don't... gazhiley.co.uk 10:58, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Today’s FP came from Howcheng’s queue–Group 20. One day in the future, in a galaxy far far away, Howcheng will get to Group 24, which includes my own NURBs animation. That gallery dates to our ‘Birds, Bugs, & Flowers’ days, and it appears the NURBS might well be the only animation there. Indeed, not many animations make it through for some reason. Greg L (talk) 00:32, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    - I never vote on videos cos I feel I'm not qualified to judge them (despite being no more qualified to judge photos!) Aaadddaaammm (talk) 17:48, 3 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      - You certainly are too qualified, Aaadddaaammm. I use the term “stop, stare, and click” for FPCs. If the animation is self-running and you stop and stare and read the caption—and are satisfied you did so when it’s over, then it’s a winner. If the animation is one of those Theora-type ones you have to click to make it run (like this one), then you should be satisfied after the “stop, stare, and click” process. This FPC was a no-brainer for me; my reaction at the end of it was “Meh.” Greg L (talk) 23:57, 3 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support I learnt something, I had no idea this was how planes could land on a carrier! Aaadddaaammm (talk) 08:00, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- That was a good point about an important aspect of Encyclopedic Value… and a splendid demonstration of why FPC benefits from wide and diverse viewpoints. Greg L (talk) 17:46, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, underwhelming. Does not feel professional quality. Lacks that edge. J Milburn (talk) 13:04, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:11, 6 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]