Kevin Quinn sent us this photo of a formation flight in the backcountry.
Photo of the Day
On the spot
One of our favorite contributors, Star Novak, sent in this photo, explaining: “In September 2016, this 1946 Fairchild participated in the spot landing contest at the first Amelia Earhart Airport Fly-In at K59 in Atchinson, Kansas.”
Trojan Phlyers flying high
Dwayne Kear of Norman, Oklahoma, sent us this photo of the Trojan Phlyers performing at the Claremore Regional Airshow in Oklahoma in June 2016.
Cascade Warbirds to fly at Olympia Airshow
Members of the Cascade Warbirds will be flying in and exhibiting their aircraft at the Olympic Flight Museum Airshow, Fathers’ Day weekend, June 17-18. These historic military planes from different countries will be featured along with the Olympic Flight Museum’s P-51D Mustang and FG-1D Corsair. Twenty owners are expected to have their historic aircraft on display and […]
Staying ahead of the storm
Jim Stevenson sent us this photo, which he took last week. “On the way to Idaho, stopped at Belle Fourche for fuel,” he says. “Trying to stay ahead of the storm.”
A trip east
Les Taylor sent us this series of photos, taken while he was flying his 1980 M-20K from Cody, Wyoming, direct to Martin State Airport (KMTN) in Baltimore, first crossing the Big Horn Mountains, then “right over Devil’s Tower, Madison, Wisconsin, and Akron, Ohio.” He notes they stopped once for fuel in Boscabel, Wisconsin.
Flying over the Rockies
Shahn Sederberg sent us this photo, which depicts the Colorado State Patrol Beechcraft King Air (N205SP) flying through the Colorado Rockies and along the Sawatch Mountain Range. The mountain peaks photographed in the background (L-R) are Ervin Peak (13,531 feet), Mt. Blaurock (13,616 feet), and Rinker Peak (13,783 feet).
Aeronca Sedan makes a ‘wonderful floatplane’
Dennis Kirkwood from Brighton, Michigan, found this Aeronca Sedan in a barn in 1989. It was originally built in 1949 but was disassembled and stored for 17 years before Dennis found it. As part of the restoration — his third such project — Dennis put the Sedan on new EDO 2000’s “from the get-go.” Its maiden flight was […]
On final
Rob Stapleton sent in this photo of a Cessna 185 on final for a touch down landing on the gravel strip during the Takeoff and Landing demonstrations during the 2017 Talkeetna Fly-In.