This photo caught my eye when it first appeared in Vermont Aviation, an email newsletter put out by the Aviation Program of the Agency of Transportation for the state of Vermont. They spotted it first on a Reddit thread.
Photo of the Day
Fun flight
Jim Hefner sent in these photos, taken March 9, 2017, during a “fun flight to Monument Valley with lunch at Gouldings Lodge (UT25). After lunch I flew to Mexican Hat, then west over the Goosenecks and Lake Powell to Page, where I stayed overnight,” he said.
Smokin’!
Smitty Smith from FunPlacesToFly.com sent in this photo with a brief note: “Viper! Smokin’! Shot taken at the Waxahachie Fly-In in Texas.”
Video: Caribbean Zenith flight taunts those stuck in the cold
As winter — and the weather — drags on, seeing this Zenith CH701 in — and above — the beautiful Caribbean waters is almost more than I can take. Amazing to see how much flex there is in the Full Lotus floats.
Mission accomplished
David Ulane, director of the Colorado Division of Aeronautics, sent us these photos with a brief note: “Elizabeth, 9, is the daughter of my co-worker at the Colorado Division of Aeronautics, and is absolutely obsessed with all things flying and aviation. When I learned that she wanted nothing more than to see the sunrise from […]
Devastation at KOJC
Frequent contributor Star Novak sent us photos of the devastation caused by storms ripping through Johnson County Executive Airport (KOJC) in Olathe, Kansas, Monday, March. 6, 2017. She writes: “These are truly the airplane photos that I hate to shoot,” she said. “To see this in person was overwhelming. There are just no words…”
A new pilot in the making
Arthur Billingsley sent in these photos of an introductory flight in his Cessna 310Q for Sullivan, 7, from KHEF (Manassas, VA). “Sullivan loved the experience and wants to become a pilot,” Arthur reports.
The Preflight
Megan Vande Voort sent in this photo of her kids “helping” Dad with the preflight.
Scenes from the Cactus Fly-In
The 59th annual Cactus Fly-In was held March 3-4 in Casa Grande, Arizona. Our good friend Glenn Brasch volunteered at the show and offered to take some photos. Glenn Brasch is a retired commercial helicopter pilot who developed a smart phone app, Airport Courtesy Cars, which is free in the App stores. It lists more than 1,750 […]