Gordon Lester sent in this photo, taken by Savannah Blackmar, explaining: “My 172 with my daughter’s grandfather-in-Law, Jim Bragdon, on June 30, 2017, at Aransas County Airport (KRKP) in Rockport, Texas. This was Jim’s first flight in a general aviation aircraft.”
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Picture of the day: Come fly with me
Virgil Williams of Plainwell, Michigan, sent us these two photos of his granddaughter Ashly (in the back seat) and one of her friends in his Cub. “I title it ‘come fly with me,’” he said. And now for a sillier shot:
Picture of the day: From one generation to the next
Ted Cowan of Opelika, Alabama sent us this photo, explaining: “Taking my 8-year-old granddaughter Dakotah on a flight. She loves my little Kolb SlingShot.”
Pictures of the day: A popular destination for pilots
Mike McGuff of Olathe, Kansas, sent in these photos, explaining: “RV-9A in front of the Beaumont Hotel in Beaumont, Kansas.” “The Beaumont Hotel is a former railroad hotel constructed in 1879,” he continues. “It originally opened and operated as the Summit Hotel. It now operates as a bed and breakfast and restaurant.” “Beginning in the […]
Picture of the day: Rare Waco takes to the skies
Ed Lachendro submitted this photo (which can also be seen in the Dec. 7, 2017, print issue of General Aviation News as part of The Year in Pictures). He reports: “The very rare (and only remaining) 1932 Waco IBA takes to the skies for the first time after an extended hiatus.”
Picture of the day: Glowstick attack
David West sent in this photo, explaining: “I flew my aircraft with a colleague from SpaceX to a dry lake bed in Southern California. We collected wind data in support of parachute testing for the Dragon 2 program. We decided to camp there overnight, and I had some fun with glowsticks and long-exposure photography.”
Picture of the day: Backcountry camping at its best
Marian Jensen of Auburn, Washington, sent us this photo, explaining: “Backcountry camping in a C-180 at Moose Creek, Idaho.”
Picture of the day: Greeting the sun
Nathan Alexander of Melrose, Iowa, sent in this photo, with a brief note: “1965 M20C before a XC flight, early in the morning at sunrise.”
Picture of the day: Who needs flying reindeer?
Ace photographer Hayman Tam sent in these photos of Santa Claus at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California. “Giving a respite to his famous reindeer team, Santa Claus has been arriving at the Hiller Aviation Museum via helicopter for a number of years,” Hayman reports. “Not your typical mall Santa, he holds court […]