Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “The Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 takes to the skies above Grant County Airport (W99) in Petersburg, West Virginia. The pilot, Lt. Col. Shelton Davis, created a flight plan to the passenger’s workplace, East Hardy Elementary School. The passenger, Mr. Harclerode, takes advantage of his TOP (Teacher Orientation Program) flight after participating in Civil Air Patrol’s ACE (Aerospace Connection in Education) program. Mr. Harclerode got to fly over the school, waving to his students on the ground below.”
Photo of the Day
Picture of the Day: Early morning departure
Ian Lellyett submitted this photo and note: “An early morning departure from Sau Pan Botswana.”
Picture of the Day: The Badlands
Jim Thomas submitted this photo and note: “After landing at Spearfish, South Dakota, for the Badlands Fly-In in September 2025, a thunderstorm moved across the grass airplane parking.”
Picture of the Day: Gorgeous night
Jeff Marrero submitted this photo and note: “Flying over Chatham, New York, on a flight from Florida to Poughkeepsie.”
Picture of the Day: Mullicoupe reflections
Sparky Barnes submitted this photo and note: “The western horizon, framed and reflected by Mullicoupe’s struts and wing.”
Picture of the Day: Flying over the New Mexico desert
Harvey Martens submitted this photo and note: “I took this photo while flying in my Vashon Ranger from Mountainair Municipal Airport (M10) in New Mexico to Grants-Milan Municipal Airport (KGNT). The flat tops of the mesas are very distinct.”
Picture of the Day: Evening glow
Andrew Hesketh submitted this photo and note: “A 1968 Beechcraft Bonanza V35A at Dupage Airport (KDPA) in Chicago basking in the sunset before leaving for home base in St. Louis. Photo by Carla Light.”
Picture of the Day: Vintage V-tail beauty
Ellexis Green submitted this photo and note: “My 1952 Beechcraft Bonanza, named Bullwinkle, on the ramp at Corpus Christi International Airport (KCRP) in Texas. Vintage V-tail beauty.
Picture of the Day: In the pink
Lindsay Petre submitted this photo and note: “My husband Christopher shows off his fashion chops alongside this beautiful Velocity at a SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo a few years ago.”