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Are you ready for Oshkosh?

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While it’s still a few months away, the GA community is getting ready for this year’s AirVenture. To help get you in the mood, here are some photos from last year’s show, taken by Sheldon Heatherington, from the “ditch” — photo pit — in the airshow box.  

Turning base

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Kristopher Prue-Cook sent in this photo, explaining: “Flying from Whiteman Airport in Pacoima, California, to Catalina Island. This was a beautiful shot of Twin Harbors before turning base.”  

Star-struck

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General Aviation News publisher Ben Sclair was there when a young fan met airshow royalty, including Sean D. Tucker (left) and Michael Goulian, at SUN ‘n FUN 2017.   

Night flight

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Andy McPhee sent in this photo, with a brief note: “As a student pilot, there are so many things to learn. Aviation Mechanics, Weather Theory, Calculations and on and on. As a child, I used to go to KBOS to watch the planes land and takeoff and thought it would be “cool” to fly someday. […]

Flying friends

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Rafael Cortes sent in this photo, explaining: “A group of Light-Sport friends flying together around Puerto Rico. This picture was taken at Ponce’s Airport.”    

Springtime in Alaska

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David Baldwin sent in these photos documenting flying in the spring in Alaska. He says: “Absolutely beautiful, smooth and crystal clear ‘Spring time’ flight, 6,500 feet and 16°, across the top of the mountains and over Whittier, Alaska, which can only be accessed by boat or through the longest shared vehicle/train tunnel. “Whittier is a […]

A new place to ‘fly’ — for now

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Larry Stencel sent in these photos of a 1946 Ercoupe being moved from a Shell gas station in Wautoma, Wisconsin, where it was displayed for at least 15 years before a fire inside the building. Owners decided to raze the building and rebuild, so, for now, the Ercoupe is atop an adjacent car wash next to the […]