Chris Dyer submitted this photo and note: “Climbing to altitude, dad and I paused for a moment to do some cloud surfing and mark the occasion with this photo on a recent early morning flight in a Mooney.”
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Picture of the Day: Flying in the mountains
Aubrey Patterson submitted this photo and note: “I took a trip up to the Smoky Mountains in my 1981 182R to go play and see the scenery.”
Picture of the Day: In her element
Justin Jones submitted this photo and note: “Dead calm wind and great light come together to showcase this Cessna 180 in her element — the Alaskan wilderness.”
Picture of the Day: The beginning of the journey
Barbara Rapchak submitted this photo and note: “Over Grand Glaize-Osage Beach Airport (K15) in Missouri, en route to Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (KDVT) in Arizona in a Cessna 182-E.”
Picture of the Day: Remote camping thanks to a Skywagon
Jeff DeFreest submitted this photo and note: “A Cessna Skywagon on Edo 2960 floats moored at the historic West Turner Lake Cabin in the Tongass National Forest in remote Southeast Alaska. This US Forest Service cabin and many others are available for the public to rent.”
Picture of the Day: Moon and Mt Rainier at sunset
Tom Cornatzer submitted this photo and note: “During an evening flight from Pierce County Airport-Thun Field (KPLU) in Puyallup, Washington, my wife and I saw the rising moon with Mt Rainier in the glow of a winter sunset.”
Picture of the Day: Me-Own field maintenance
Chet Leach submitted this photo and note: “Me-Own backcountry field (1NM0) mowing and maintenance by the New Mexico Pilots Association, while Recreational Aviation Foundation member Ron Keller, a Bearhawk 4-place (N1685) pilot, stands fire watch.”
Picture of the Day: A field of pickle grass
Justin Jones submitted this photo and note: “A modified Bushcaddy L-164C in a field of pickle grass not far from Anchorage, Alaska.”
Picture of the Day: Ski flying
Eric Dumigan submitted this photo and note: “Arjan Dekeyzer enjoying some winter flying in his 1941 Taylorcraft at Warren Field in Ontario, Canada.”