Dean Skidmore sent in this photo of he and his son Sam getting ready for a flight in our Piper Cub. “Flying is such a great experience to share with family,” Dean says.
Photo of the Day
A RedStar formation flight
Photographer Karyn King submitted this photo, which is also featured in the Dec. 22, 2016, print issue of General Aviation News, which focuses on The Year in Pictures. She explains what we are seeing: “The RedStar Pilots Tiger Squadron, flight of nine, in mass formation with Vipers T-34s. The Tiger Squadron is a formation display […]
Ready to fly with Grandpa
Sylvia Brown sent in these photos of her grandson, Asa Flowers, as he was getting ready for his first flight with his grandpa, Asa “Bud” Brown, in his Swift.
Game on!
David St. George sent in this photo of crews de-icing a PC-12 at Teterboro Airport (KTEB) in New Jersey. “Ready to fire up for another day to Dulles and Boston,” he notes.
Capturing that first flight
Brian Fowler sent in this photo he took during the first flight in a Chipmunk, a 1952 RAF training plane, by pilot and owner Mark McKee. This photo is also featured in our Dec. 22 print issue, which spotlights The Year in Pictures.
Sunset at KTYS
Jenni Sprinkle of Horizon Avionics at McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) in Tennessee sent in this photo, snapped just a few days ago, of sunset at the airport.
Father and son flight
Bradley Pearce submitted this photo of an Allegro flying at about 3,000 feet near Chapel Hill, N.C. “Cruising around with my 3-year-old son,” he said in a short note. The photo is also featured in our Dec. 22 print issue, which features The Year in Pictures.
Watching the sun come up
Hal Denton sent in these photos, taken during an early morning flight over Knoxville, Tenn., heading out over the Smokey Mountains.
Formation flight honors veterans
Karyn King sent in this photo — which will also be featured in our Dec. 22 print issue — of two T-34s and a T-6 flying in formation as a Veterans Day tribute. The formation flight took off from the Mentor West Fly-In out of Camarillo, Calif.