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.”
Photo of the Day
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 […]
Picture of the day: A ‘new’ P-51
Frequent contributor Albert Dyer sent in this photos, noting: “This P-51 is new in every way. Jerry Calkins, a regular visitor to the American Aero Services facility has watched its progress since the first skin was made at American Aero Services.”
Pictures of the day: Following in dad’s footsteps
Brian Ogilvie may be a little biased, but he claims “Sebastian Max Ogilvie is an exceptional 3-year-old boy” who “is crazy about airplanes.” Brian sent in this series of photos with Sebastian accompanying his dad flying a Cessna 152 from Plymouth Canton Mettetal Airport (1D2) in Michigan. “Sebastian is destined to become a pilot before he […]
Pictures of the day: The next generation
Penny Rafferty Hamilton, the AOPA Airport Support Network Volunteer at Granby/Grand County Airport (KGNB) in Granby, Colo., sent in these photos from the recent “Touch An Airplane Meet a Pilot Day” at the airport. Volunteers of the Grand County Historical Association Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum and EAA Chapter 1267 invited pre-school children, their teachers, parents and […]