Abbie Weir submitted this photo and note: “Here is one of the numerous selfies that my dad, Ryan Weir, and I have taken together, but this one is extra special to me. I’m finishing up my tailwheel training in a 1996 Aviat Husky, which has been one of my dreams since I was a little girl. Not only is my dad completing my tailwheel endorsement, but he also has been my flight instructor since day one, as I received my private pilot certificate in October 2021, with my dad with me every step of the way.”
Photo of the Day
Picture of the Day: CAP Cadet orientation
Mark Cartwright submitted this photo and note: “CAP cadets shown pre-flight inspection at Fullerton Municipal Airport in California.”
Picture of the Day: Maiden flight
Darrin Towers submitted this photo and note: “Maiden flight of my Zenith CH 750 STOL. Two and a half years after starting the build I watched from a chase plane as the test pilot took it up. There were no bad tendencies, so after that 30-minute flight I took it up for a couple of laps around the pattern. Most exciting flight since my first solo.”
Picture of the Day: Serenity in the air
Ricky Kabalan submitted this photo and note: “A morning balloon flight in Teotihuacan, Mexico.”
Picture of the Day: Time for a skate
Nano Jacobsen submitted this photo and note: “A Cessna 206 on a frozen lake in Alaska.”
Picture of the Day: In the air, finally
James Wiebe submitted this photo and note: “This Belite Aircraft Chipper 2 was built three years ago but was never flown late 2021. The Belite Aircraft factory fire, life, and so forth got in the way. But I’m flying it now. This photo was shot with an Insta360 X2 on a 10′ boom mounted to the lift strut over McMaster Gliderport (29KS) in Kansas, which the base of my airplane activities.”
Picture of the Day: Good morning Vietnam
Anh Tran submitted this photo and note: “Welcoming the dawn during a morning flight.”
Picture of the Day: Great Lakes fly-by
John Lumkes submitted this photo and note: “A Great Lakes biplane doing a fly-by at Timberhouse Aero Estates in Lafayette, Indiana. Piloted by David Gevers, passenger Randy Coakes.”
Picture of the Day: Coot flying over Idaho
Richard Steeves submitted this photo and note: “Built by David Rasor in Spokane, Washington, after 5,000 man-hours over 9.5 years, this fine example of the Coot is still flying after 35 years with nearly 1,000 hours of flight time. David claims that it climbs at 1,200 to 1,500 fpm and takes off water in less than 1,000 feet, fully loaded. This photo was taken by David’s daughter, Leesa Birdsall, as David flew N555DR in close formation. The Coot was designed by Molt Taylor in 1970, and its builders are supported at Coot-Builders.com.”