The winners of the Recreational Aviation Foundation‘s annual photo contest have been revealed. For this year’s contest, the association received photos from all over the country. Officials split the nation into five regions. Judges report they had difficulty selecting just one winner from each region, finally selecting eight winners. “The quality and composition of the […]
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Pictures of the Day: Crowning the winners
The 10th Sport Air Racing League race season wrapped up for the year with the Rocket 100 Air Race in Taylor, Texas, and the crowning of the league’s National Champions for 2017. From left to right: Race 53 William E. Dubois, Production Silver; Race 35 Charles Cluck, Katalina Ramirez, and Dove Ramirez, Production Gold and […]
Pictures of the day: The Hat in the Ring
Gord McNulty sent in these photos of a Nieuport 28 replica at the Great War Flying Museum in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. “The replica is painted in the American Air Service colors of the 94th Aero Squadron,” he explains. “The ‘Hat in the Ring’ paint scheme represents serial 6159 as flown by Eddie Rickenbacker, who became […]
Pictures of the Day: A great way to watch an air show
Capt.W.J (Bill)Brady sent in this series of photos, which feature the PBY5A C-FNJE. He says: “I am the captain On the aircraft, which is owned by the Fairview Aircraft Restoration Society. We had flown the aircraft to the air show in Fort St John in British Columbia July 21-22, 2017.” “The first picture is my […]
Picture of the day: The secret to staying young
Lee Beery sent in this photo of him flying upside down in his Corby Starlet. He says: “I think this is an interesting photo of a very old man, 86, having fun flying his Corby Starlet over Clear Lake in California. You will find him out over the lake having fun several times a week. […]
Pictures of the day: DeLand workshops
John Brecher sent in these photos of the EAA SportAir Workshops, held at the 2017 DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase in Florida.
Pictures of the day: Deland Sport Aviation Showcase
Ted Luebbers sent in some more photos from the 2017 DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase. Enjoy!
Picture of the day: The Way Aviation Used to Be
Robert Talarczyk of highandmightyphoto.com recently won an Award of Excellence for his poster of Sky Manor Airport in Pittstown, N.J. The image, which was taken at the airport’s annual fly-in, depicts “The Way Aviation Used To Be.” For more than five decades, Graphic Design USA in New York has sponsored competitions to honor outstanding work of […]
Picture of the day: Just finished
Geoff Pritchard, who flies out of Vernon Regional Airport (CYVK) in Vernon, British Columbia, sent along this picture of his newly restored 1930 Fleet Model 2. “The test flight was on Oct. 5, 2017, and apart from a slightly heavy left wing, all went well, including the Kinner R 56 that ran like a top,” […]