Jonathan Milne of Sidney, Maine, sent in this photo. “Each year volunteer pilots meet at the Lighthawk.org annual fly-in. 2017 found many of our pilots (and planes) at Basin Harbor, Vermont. This photo was taken early in the morning on Oct. 23, 2017, just as the sun was rising over the 3,000′ grass strip on […]
Photo of the Day
Picture of the day: The sun rises on a new year
Not daunted by a poor forecast, Ken Killian launched skyward to “get in a little air time before the ‘big storm’ moved in. Clouds are what can really make a photo and these were perfect. Usually they would obscure Mt. Rainier, but on this morning they did not.” While Ken didn’t bring his camera, he […]
Picture of the day: Sonex at sunset
Robbie Culver of Naperville, Illinois, sent in this photo, taken from a tail-mounted GoPro of his Sonex landing at the Rock Falls, Illinois, airport at sunset.
Picture of the day: Greeting the sun
Joshua Boyd of Greenville, S.C., sent in this photo, explaining: “My Piper Arrow at Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) right before a morning flight.”
Picture of the day: Twins (sort of)
Megan Vande Voort, whose husband, Shane, owns Classic Aviation at Pella Municipal Airport (KPEA) in Iowa, sent us this photo, taken last summer of traffic headed to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture. She labeled it simply “Twinning.”
Picture of the day: Flying with mom
Gary Lanthrum of Port Hadlock, Washington, sent us this photo, with a quick note: “I’m flying my 85-year-old mom to our home in Washington State for a weekend with my family. We’re in my Maule MX7-180C. It is a 4.5 hour drive to bring her to our place, but only a 1.5 hour flight, even […]
Picture of the day: The first signs of winter
David Baldwin sent in this photo taken by his wife, Belinda. He explains: “Taking off in my Kitfox, with the first signs of winter showing up on the mountains at Chugiak, Alaska.”
Picture of the day: Claiming his inheritance
Patrick Irvin of Kennedy, Alabama, sent in these photos of his grandson, Jake Booth, enjoying his first flight from North Pickens Airport (3M8) in Reform, Alabama. “He is already claiming my 150 as his now,” Patrick reports.
Picture of the day: Earth, Sky & Thunderbird
Ace photographer Hayman Tam sent in this photo he named “Earth, Sky & Thunderbird.” The photo was taken at the 2017 Pikes Peak Regional Airshow in Colorado Springs, Colorado. “Thunderbird #1 gets ready to taxi back after their performance,” he explains.