Photo of the Day

Randy LeVitre sent in these photos of the “best co-pilot,” his son Emmett flying with him near South Valley Regional Airport (U42) in Salt Lake City back in 2012.

Bryan Painter sent in this photo he dubs “Chicken Strip Camping” in his Mooney.

Gerald Olenik sent in this photo of the rising sun, captured on his way to SUN ‘n FUN 2005. He says: “Nothing like an early start. This was shot shortly after takeoff from our home at Melrose Landing, about 100 miles north of Lakeland.” He reports he’s flying a Kitfox Model II with a recent HKS […]

Reader Mark Creighton submitted this photo of Gene Soucy and Theresa Stokes performing at Oshkosh.

Ronald Newburg, the force behind Niagara Air Parts, sent in this shot captured by a drone over Orillia, in Ontario, Canada. He captioned the photo: “Home is where the drone was.”

Dale Andersen sent in this photo of an early morning adventure. He describes the photo: “Two Aeronca Champs departing California’s Oceano (L52) Aerodrome heading for the backcountry to play.”

Jean-Yves Duplessis submitted this photo of Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Douglas Dakota’s Wright Cyclone R-1820 engine. “I used Corel Painter software to give it the painterly effect,” he reports.

Dale Andersen sent in this photo, which he describes as “back to the hangar after a morning flight.”

Reader Gene Lee sent in this photo of him performing a loop in his RV-7a over McKinney, Texas.