Photo of the Day

Kevin Douthitt submitted this photo and note: “A Chesapeake sunset.”

Jackie Burch submitted this photo and note: “A quick day trip out to Blythe, California, to visit a friend for a dip in the Colorado River, an adventure searching for wild donkeys, and an encounter with a huge rattlesnake! The magic carpet — a Cessna 150 — makes it all happen in one day in a very cost-effective way. This was the last photo of the very enjoyable day.”

Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “A teen’s very first flight after taking off from the airport in Manteo, North Carolina, on an aerial tour over the Outer Banks.”

Dean Heistad submitted this photo and note: “Fog on departure presents a risk I’m unwilling to take. I’ll wait another hour for sunrise, fog to burn off, and safety to increase exponentially!”

Steve Hawley submitted this photo and note: “I built this Thorp T-18 and have been flying it now for 47 years. It will cruise 200 mph but I laugh and tell the curious that at that speed I really don’t go any faster, just land more often and pump more gas in it. My normal cruise is 175 at 2,250 rpm. Very economical. Just finished installing two SureFlight electronic ignition modules. Looking forward to a warm spring!”

Marty Harris submitted this photo and note: “Flying down the corridor past Meigs Field in my Cessna 170 before they closed the airport in 2003.”

Rahul Pathak submitted this photo and note: “Sunset approach in a Cirrus SR22T into Boeing Field (KBFI) from the east, with Mt. Rainier and downtown Bellevue in the background.”

John Steffey submitted this photo and note: “My son, our dog, and my wife in the back of our PA-32. Family fun going for a $100 hamburger.”