Jeffrey Mirsepasy sent in this photo of the Breitling DC-3, which arrived July 22, 2017, at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a few days before the kickoff of AirVenture 2017. The Oshkosh stop is just one of many as the Breitling DC-3 aims to break the world record as the oldest plane to circumnavigate the globe within seven […]
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Sunrise is favorite time to fly
Sunrise is Daniel Wilder’s favorite time to fly. After buying a copy of The Cheapskate’s Guide to Getting Your Pilots License, Daniel found himself this Cessna 150 for $20 an hour and reports he is having the time of his life.
At the end of the rainbow
Piergiorgio Goldoni sent us this photo of a rainbow around a Piper 28-180, on the apron after a big thunderstorm over Modena-Marzaglia Airport (LIPM) in Italy.
Celebrating the eclipse at KCPR
Bill Warga sent us these photos of the party at Casper–Natrona County International Airport (KCPR) in Wyoming during the Aug. 21, 2017, eclipse. “The ground crew told us more than 270 planes came in,” he reports.
The ideal spot for eclipse viewing
Gary Lanthrum sent us these photos and a video taken during the Aug. 21, 2017, eclipse. He reports: “The eclipse was spectacular for us. We live in a small town north of Seattle, so it was just a 2-1/2 hour flight to get to the ideal spot in the path of totality. It was well […]
Dog is my co-pilot
Hal Denton sent in this selfie of him and his co-pilot, Simon. “Normally Simon has doggie ear muffs on, but he knocked them off in the back of the plane and I was unwilling to try to retrieve them,” Hal explains.
High flying at Oshkosh
Photographer Lisa Bentson captured all of these planes in flight at AirVenture 2017, ranging from the Blue Angels to ultralights and everything in between:
Gliding at totality
Mark Malzer sent us these photos, taken Aug. 21, 2017, during the eclipse, while gliding with his Pipistrel motorglider during totality at 17,000 feet south of Lusk, Wyoming.
One for the ages
Ralph Lacomba at Eagle Aviation in Columbia, S.C., sent us these photos taken during the Aug. 21, 2017, eclipse at Eagle Aviation. He reports the FBO at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE) had more than 100 airplanes “from all over.” “100% totality and clear skies made it one for the ages,” he reports.