Kitfox’s John McBean sent in this picture of Kitfoxes in the night taken by Trent Palmer at the 2016 High Sierra Fly-in. The High Sierra Fly-in is held in October at Dead Cow dry lake bed outside of Reno, Nevada, McBean noted.
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Picture of the day: Fighting fires
John Gould sent in this photo in response to our call for pictures for the upcoming Year in Pictures print issues. He explains: “This is a photo, taken by the Alpine Hotshot Crew, of Tanker 911 dropping on a fire in Northern Utah in September. Tanker 911 was one of three DC-10s working fires across the […]
Picture of the day: One of our favorites…and looking for more
One of our favorite photos of the year was taken by Ken Strohm at SUN ‘n FUN of Stallion 51‘s Crazy Horse during the night airshow. We’re looking for your favorite photos of 2016 to feature in our last two print issues of the year and online as Picture of the Day throughout the next […]
Pictures of the day: Girls in Aviation Day
Women in Aviation International’s next Girls in Aviation Day is officially set for Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Meanwhile enjoy some photos from this year’s event. With two years of successful experience in managing this international outreach, the third International Girls in Aviation Day is set to be enhanced and expanded to include more WAI chapters […]
Picture of the day: Flying in clouds
Mauricio Ratti sent in this photo with a short note: “When flying around clouds in a small airplane, I remember how small we are.”
Picture of the day: Reflecting history
Ed Watson sent in this photo, explaining: “The polished spinner reflects a line of Staggerwings that came from across the country for the dedication of the Staggerwing Museum at Tullahoma, Tenn., in 1974. Most pilots view the Staggerwing as THE first real pilot operated business aircraft and the predecessor of the V-tailed Bonanza. These are both […]
Picture of the day: Firehawk
Frederick A. Johnsen sent in this photo, explaining: “Firehawk variant of a Blackhawk helicopter settles in for the evening at Cascade, Idaho, with smoke from the large Pioneer fire tinting the sunset on Aug. 21, 2016.”
Pictures of the day: On display at NBAA
While bizjets were the star attraction at the static display of aircraft at Florida’s Orlando Executive Airport during the National Business Aviation Association 2016 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), the other end of GA also was represented on the ramp. The sold-out static display of aircraft featured 114 aircraft at Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) and the […]
Picture of the day: New hangar for an antique airplane
Frequent photo contributor Mike Kincaid sent in this photo with a brief note: “With the final inspection for a seven-unit hangar complex at the Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho airport approved, new hangar owners were given the green light to move their planes in. The first was this beautiful, although a bit dusty from years of […]