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 […]
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A new place to ‘fly’ — for now
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 […]
Now taking off…
Chris Ronaldson caught this photo of the Blue Angels taking off at SUN ‘n FUN 2017:
Lake touch-n-go
Dwayne Kear of Norman, Oklahoma, sent in this photo of a 1969 Lake Buccaneer LA-4 climbing after a touch-n-go on Lake Tenkiller near Gore, Oklahoma, in October 2016.
Wings of Hope
Wings of Hope pilot TJ Stewart lands a Cessna 206 on an airstrip in Belize. He was flying a mother in labor with twins to the hospital in Belize City in October 2016.
A cluster of Cubs
Peter Brown sent us this photo of Cubs on a private strip in northern New Hampshire, taken during early October 2016.
Red Bull Air Races soar over San Diego
Glenn Brasch, developer of AirportCourtesyCars.com, sent in this photo from the Red Bull Air Race in San Diego, California, April 15-16, 2017.
A stack of Stearmans
Annemarie Bain sent us this photo of John Bianco in his Stearman doing a fly-over at Bayport Aerodrome (23N) in New York. She explains it is one photo made up of several frames called image stacking.
A relaxing sunset flight
Arthur Billingsley sent us these photos with a quick note: “A relaxing and beautiful flight at sunset from Fort Lauderdale, Florida (KFLL), to Palatka, Florida (28J) at 9,000 feet. These pictures were captured near Cape Canaveral and Orlando (KMCO).