Guido Bouckaert submitted this photo and note: “An exhausted dove landed at the airport in Ostend, Belgium. It turned out the owner lived on the other side of the country. As an empty flight was due to fly to an airport near the dove owner’s home, the dove was taken along in a DA-62 to home sweet home.”
Photo of the Day
Picture of the Day: On top of Mount Shasta
Randy Sharp submitted this photo and note: “Flying back in my TB21 Socata from Medford, Oregon, after dropping off my brother-in-law when I saw this unusual cloud topping the peak of Mount Shasta in California. Headwind was > 30 knots at 10,500 feet. There was no turbulence, which was unusual for the winds aloft.”
Picture of the Day: Seneca sunset
Matthew Baker submitted this photo and note: “A Piper Seneca II flying at sunset over Lakeland, Florida.”
Picture of the Day: Crossing state lines
Christian Sanchez submitted this photo and note: “It was my first flight to another state in my C150. I snapped a picture of the Red River to commemorate this significant milestone in my journey as a pilot.”
Picture of the Day: Campfires and cockpits
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “A fire illuminates the evening at Grant County Airport (W99) in Petersburg, West Virginia, during a multi-pilot campout gathering. Pilots from North Carolina, West Virginia, and Maryland met at W99 for their annual catch up.
Picture of the Day: A special moment for Harvard 422
Larry Milberry submitted this photo and note: “In July 2025, two ex-Royal Canadian Air Force Harvard Mk.4s from the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association of Tillsonburg, Ontario, made the 800-mile flight to Thunder Bay in Northern Ontario for the Wings of Time community event. After the last of their 42 passenger hops of the weekend, they enjoyed an honorary ‘water arching’ courtesy of Thunder Bay Airport fire services. Seen clearing the arch on July 20 is Harvard C-FRZW, ex-RCAF 20422.”
Picture of the Day: Wheels up
Allan Tone submitted this photo and note: “Early morning departure from Helena Regional Airport (KHLN) in Montana. Day two en route to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025.”
Picture of the Day: LX7 near South Sister
Ohad Golani submitted this photo and note: “We went out bright and early on a clear day, in a Cessna 150 we use to provide free flight lessons, and snapped this photo of our new LX7 turboprop. We’re RDD Enterprises, a small experimental aircraft manufacturer based in Redmond, Oregon, a beautiful quiet small town and a major general aviation hub. Photo by Phillip Lipin.”
Picture of the Day: Night landing
Bill Bennett submitted this photo and note: “Landing on Runway 18 at McKinney National Airport (KTKI) in Texas. Dark skies on our approach in our TB-20 Trinidad.”