Smitty Smith, our friend over at FunPlacesToFly.com, sent in this photo, captured last fall during a flight over Lake Murray in Oklahoma. “You just can’t see this kind of beauty from the ground,” he notes.
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Pictures of the day: A different kind of power
Adrian den Hartog sent in these photos, captured during a flight last October in a Cessna 172M. The first is of a windmill farm near Mojave, Calif., while the second is over Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, also in Mojave.
Picture of the day: An aggressive T-28
Frequent contributor Star Novak recently sent in this photo with a quick note: “An aggressive looking T-28 sits on the ramp at Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport (KEOS) in Missouri during the Neosho Fly-In and Flour Drop held this past May.”
Pictures of the day: Waiting out the storm
Jim Stevenson sent in these photos, which were both taken during a trip to Idaho at the beginning of September. “One picture is of the planes on the ground at Wilson Bar waiting out a storm passing to the north,” he relates. “The other picture is of the C170B on departure from Wilson Bar.”
Picture of the day: Back in the air
Patrick Weeden sent in this photo, explaining: “Almost 19 years to the day since it last flew, this 1928 Stearman C3B returned to the skies over Brodhead, Wisconsin, on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. The aircraft is owned by the Kelch Aviation Museum at Brodhead Airport.”
Picture of the day: Miss Ellie
Star Novak recently submitted this photo showing Matt Younkin taxiing to the participant’s hangar his Beech 18 “Miss Ellie” after his performance at the Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show at Offutt AFB in July 2016.
Picture of the day: Waiting patiently
Frequent contributor Star Novak sent in this photo with a quick note: “This pretty 1946 clipped wing Cub waits patiently for a summer evening flight at Cedar Air Park (51K) in Olathe, Kansas.”
Picture of the day: A father-son activity
Carlos Bultron sent in this photo with a quick note: “I was with my 6 month son at home, sitting on the balcony. When a plane passed by, my son was amazed and couldn’t stop looking at it. Aviation unites family and I guess flying or plane spotting together will be a father and son […]
Pictures of the day: Flying with family
Frequent contributor Rafael Cortes sent in these photos taken by his mother while flying last weekend “just for fun.” The pictures are of El Morro Fort in Old San Juan, and the final approach for the Isla Grande Airport (TJIG) in Puerto Rico. “Flying with family and seeing these views are some of the most rewarding things […]