Patrick Irvin of Kennedy, Alabama, sent in these photos of his grandson, Jake Booth, enjoying his first flight from North Pickens Airport (3M8) in Reform, Alabama. “He is already claiming my 150 as his now,” Patrick reports.
Photo of the Day
Picture of the day: Earth, Sky & Thunderbird
Ace photographer Hayman Tam sent in this photo he named “Earth, Sky & Thunderbird.” The photo was taken at the 2017 Pikes Peak Regional Airshow in Colorado Springs, Colorado. “Thunderbird #1 gets ready to taxi back after their performance,” he explains.
Picture of the day: A mechanic’s work is never done
Megan Vande Voort, whose husband, Shane, owns Classic Aviation at Pella Municipal Airport (KPEA) in Iowa, sent us this photo, explaining: “A mechanic’s work is never done.”
Picture of the day: Not like Sean
Brett Godown of Salinas, California, sent in this photo, with quite a story to tell: “Funny story, Sean D. Tucker of Team Oracle walks into my office and during our conversation I show him the airport’s flight simulator. While demonstrating the capabilities of the simulator I decided it would be fun to do a loop […]
Picture of the day: A pilot can dream…
Jeff Shultz of Clinton, Mississippi, sent in this photo, explaining: “Here is my homebuilt Sonex in warbird livery parked next to EAA’s B-17 Aluminum Overcast. We can’t all fly warbirds, but we can all dream!”
Picture of the day: Pedal power
Jeff Auen sent in this photo, noting: “My wingman and nephew, Logan Auen. Pedal Plane masterfully built by his Granddad, Don Auen.”
Picture of the day: Frozen
Krzysztof Sokalski from the United Kingdom sent in this photo of frozen Lake Peipsi in Estonia, as seen from a Cessna 172. “By far the longest trip I’ve ever taken,” he reports. “I flew from Poland to Finland over Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and the Baltic Sea. The trip was conducted as part of a project […]
Picture of the Day: First flight, finally
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.”
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: