Ted Luebbers sent in this photograph for Picture of the Day, explaining: “Thought you might like this picture of the Waco gracing the ramp at the Seaplane-a-Palooza in Tavares, Florida, America’s Seaplane City. The big seaplane splash-in was held April 7-8, 2018, the weekend before SUN ‘n FUN. EAA Chapter 534 prepared a pancake breakfast […]
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Picture of the Day: Sun Dog
Frequent contributor Geremy Kornreich sent in this photograph for Picture of the Day, explaining: “A ‘sun dog’ frames this Sikorsky S-43 early in the morning. Sunlight shining through ice crystals in clouds cause this phenomenon, known as a parhelion.” “The Sikorsky S-43 was a 1930s airliner carrying 18 to 25 passengers and was used, among […]
Picture of the Day: Early start at Mojave
Ian Hollingsworth sent in this photograph for Picture of the Day, which he titles “Early start at Mojave.” “This was taken at 5:49 a.m. on Aug. 23, 2017, as we were preparing for a day of flight testing,” he reports. He adds he and his colleagues were NOT working on the L1011 Stargazer Carrier Aircraft. […]
Picture of the Day: Can you identify this airplane?
Frequent Picture of the Day contributor Geremy Kornreich sent in this picture with a question: “Can you identify the airplane in this photo?” He gives one hint: It is displayed on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Answer: It’s a Douglas B-23 Dragon on display at the Pima Air and Space […]
Pictures of the day: An Italian festival of flight
Piergiorgio Goldoni sent in these photos from the Emilia Fly Meeting 3.0. He says: “On Saturday, March 24, and Sunday, March 25, the the festival of Paramotor was held on the Aviosuperfice of Sassuolo.” A member of the Aeroclub Sassuolo, he took these photos, as well as put together a YouTube video (posted below) to […]
Picture of the Day: The Easter Bunny arrives in style
One of our favorite aviation photographers, Hayman Tam, sent in this picture for Picture of the Day. “The Easter Bunny arrives in style at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California,” he explains. “This is just one of many holidays throughout the year where the museum has incorporated the use of helicopters.” Would you […]
Picture of the day: At the boneyard
Frequent contributor Geremy Kornreich sent in this photo for Picture of day, acknowledging that it is not general aviation, but it is interesting. “A flock of Boeing 747s waits for better days — or perhaps, just the opportunity to donate parts, at Mojave Air Spaceport in Mojave, California,” he explains. The photo was taken Feb. 1, 2018. […]
Picture of the day: An early morning sortie
K.T. Budde-Jones of Stallion 51 at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM) in Florida sent in this photo for Picture of the day, explaining: “This is a photo I took before an early morning sortie at “O-Dark hundred.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this […]
Picture of the day: Mountain flying
Marco Guscio sent in this photo for Picture of the day, explaining, “two Pilatus P3 of the Swiss P3 Flyers Aerobatic Team over Locarno, Switzerland, in early March 2018.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture […]