Pictures of the Day: False Spring in the Midwest

Sullivan Vande Voort soloes in a 1946 Champ while his dad Shane waits to take off in a 1940 Meyers OTW.

Megan Vande Voort submitted these photos with a note: “After a brutal winter, 60° weather and light winds in mid-February 2026 woke the field at Iowa’s Pella Municipal Airport (KPEA) and the airplanes came alive.”

Grant Vandevoorde gives tailwheel instruction in the 1946 J-3 Cub.

Lucas Carlson and his RV-6 match the amazing sunset.

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