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.
Photo of the Day
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 […]
Then and now…
Smitty Smith from FunPlacesToFly.com sent us this picture, with a brief note: “Then and now. My, how things have changed.”
A favorite airplane at a favorite airport
Ace photographer Star Novak snapped this photo of a Cessna 150 owned by Scott Lyon from Wellsville, Kansas, at one of her favorite airports, Cedar Air Park (51K) in Olathe, Kansas.
Waiting for the Chief Pilot
Frequent photo contributor Megan Vande Voort sent us this photo of her son, Meyer, who is hollering for his dad to take him on an airplane ride.
Flying in a rainbow
William Smith sent us this photo, with a simple note: “1958 C172 straight tail in the rainbow.”
Oklahoma aviation captured in students’ art
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) recently chose artwork from nine students who placed in the Oklahoma 2017 International Aviation Art Contest, adding a new Honorable Mention category. The state-level Aviation Art Contest, sponsored by the Aeronautics Commission, encourages kids, ages 6 to 17, to reflect on aviation by designing a piece of art based on the theme “Beyond […]
A Piper in a Diamond
Jessica Belcher of Exclusive Aviation at Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) in Eden Prairie, Minn., sent in this photo with a brief explanation: “I was shooting this DA40 XLS for our sale listings, and caught this Piper doing touch and goes right in the plane’s canopy.”