Photo of the Day

Glen Bradley sent in this photo with a quick note: “After a thick coat of carnauba, Cessna 175-C, N.L. (Newfoundland and Labrador) Canada.”

Kitfox’s John McBean sent in this picture of Kitfoxes in the night taken by Trent Palmer at the 2016 High Sierra Fly-in. The High Sierra Fly-in is held in October at Dead Cow dry lake bed outside of Reno, Nevada, McBean noted.

John Gould sent in this photo in response to our call for pictures for the upcoming Year in Pictures print issues. He explains: “This is a photo, taken by the Alpine Hotshot Crew, of Tanker 911 dropping on a fire in Northern Utah in September. Tanker 911 was one of three DC-10s working fires across the […]

One of our favorite photos of the year was taken by Ken Strohm at SUN ‘n FUN of Stallion 51‘s Crazy Horse during the night airshow. We’re looking for your favorite photos of 2016 to feature in our last two print issues of the year and online as Picture of the Day throughout the next […]

Mauricio Ratti sent in this photo with a short note: “When flying around clouds in a small airplane, I remember how small we are.”  

Ed Watson sent in this photo, explaining: “The polished spinner reflects a line of Staggerwings that came from across the country for the dedication of the Staggerwing Museum at Tullahoma, Tenn., in 1974. Most pilots view the Staggerwing as THE first real pilot operated business aircraft and the predecessor of the V-tailed Bonanza. These are both […]

Frederick A. Johnsen sent in this photo, explaining: “Firehawk variant of a Blackhawk helicopter settles in for the evening at Cascade, Idaho, with smoke from the large Pioneer fire tinting the sunset on Aug. 21, 2016.”