Roger Shelton sent in this photograph for Picture of the Day, explaining: “In a Cessna 152 on Jan. 22, 2018, around 7:30 a.m. sunrise at the Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport with the first student lesson of the day.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit […]
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Picture of the Day: ‘That’s All Brother’ finds a new home
Cassidy Berenato sent in this picture of “That’s All Brother” arriving at its new home at the Commemorative Air Force Central Texas Wing at San Marcos Regional Airport on March 6, 2018. In 2015, this iconic piece of history was discovered lying in an aircraft boneyard in Wisconsin. The Douglas C-47 “That’s All Brother” was […]
Picture of the day: Day meets night
Jake Longhurst submitted this photograph for Picture of the Day, noting: “This photo was taken in a Cessna 172 over Logan, Utah. The weather conditions were perfect for about a week solid. We took off with the intentions of seeing an amazing sunset and our expectations were surpassed.” He adds the photo was taken on […]
Pictures of the day: Frolicking on the beach
Gary Lanthrum sent in these photos for Picture of the Day, explaining: “The tides were right and the weather perfect for a flight to the Copalis Beach Airport (S16) in Washington State in early March. My Maule is parked next to a Murphy Rebel in one shot. In another shot a Carbon Cub is coming […]
Picture of the day: Sunburst morning
Tom McNutt took this photo from a Piper Pacer during an early morning formation flight over Kentucky in January 2018 with Mark Poliak in an Ercoupe. The photo was shot with the camera on an iPhone 6, the photographer notes. Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can […]
Picture of the day: Officially obsessed
Kayla Hevner sent in these photos, taken during Women of Aviation Worldwide Week, held March 5-11, 2018. Kayla reports: “Kaydence is now officially obsessed with the thought of being a pilot!” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in […]
Picture of the Day: The next generation of aviators
David Ulane, Aeronautics Director for the Colorado Department of Transportation, sent us these photos, taken during a Women of Aviation Worldwide Week event, held at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL) in March 2018. He reports that more than 1,500 young women took their first GA airplane ride over the course of the weeklong WOAW event, with […]
Pictures of the Day: Flying on skis
Pilots and other guests flocked to Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh, Wis., in early February for the annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Skiplane Fly-In, always one of the more colorful events of the winter season. Nearly 30 skiplanes participated, and roughly 750 bowls of chili were served to those who braved the cold temperatures, according to […]
Picture of the Day: Sunset at KCRE
John Charles of Myrtle Beach, S.C., sent in this photo for Picture of the Day. “My RV-7 is pre-flighted for an evening flight,” he explains. “I had parked my car and was walking back to the aircraft when I took this shot last December.” He adds the plane was built in 2006 by Don McLendon […]