Arthur Billingsley sent us this series of photos and a video of an eventful commute from his home in Jacksonville, Florida, to his primary office in Reston, Virginia. “While I have a local office in the Jacksonville area, I routinely commute from JAX (28J) to DC (KHEF) in my 1974 Cessna C310Q,” he explains. “Recently, on a […]
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The dirty diaper of aviation
Gary Lanthrum sent us this photo, with a note: “Flying is what we all love, but owning an airplane requires so much more than just enjoying the skies. At each oil change I get on the crawler and clean the belly of my plane, a Maule MX7-180C. This is the dirty diaper of aviation, and […]
Scenes from the Ryan Field Fly-In
The Recreational Aviation Foundation held its annual Ryan Field Fly-In June 23-23, 2017, at 2MT1 in Montana. The weekend was full of good food, hangar flying and good fellowship, according to those who attended. Glenn Brasch of AirportCourtesyCars.com was at the fly-in and snapped these photos for us.
Reflections in the rain
Penny Hamilton sent us these photos of a Pilatus in the rain at Granby/Grand County Airport-Emily Warner Field (KGNB) in Colorado. “I love the reflection in the rain,” she notes. “So much symmetry.” While the two photos are similar, the second shows a “little different angle,” while “maintaining a good reflection in the rains” at […]
Up, up and away
Frequent contributor Megan Vande Voort sent us these photos from the Lake Red Rock Balloon Fest, held July 7-9 over Lake Red Rock in Marion County, Iowa.
FIFI visits Knoxville
Capt. Hal Denton sent us these photos, taken when the Commemorative Air Force’s B-29 “FIFI” visited Knoxville, Tenn. “It was amazing to watch them start the engines,” he noted.
Navion made beautiful again
Samuel Sarns found this 1947 North American Navion in Ohio in 2013. After taking her apart, he trailered her back to Traverse City, Michigan (KTVC), and made her beautiful again.
Another day in paradise
Rusty Eichorn sent us this photo, with a quick note: “Another day on a northern Minnesota lake with the Cessna 180 on Aerocet 3500 straight floats.”
Sunrise flight lessons beat the heat
Scottsdale, Arizona-based instructor Bob Littlefield encourages his students to fly early. “In June, I start flying with my students at sunrise to beat the Arizona heat,” he said In addition to instructing, Littlefield has written multiple aviation books. Learn more FlightSkills.com.