Patrick Romano, the force behind Backcountry Aviation, sent in this photo of Nathan Kurth and Lindsey Moreland enjoying an after flight beer next to a Carbon Cub SS.
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Picture of the day: Mexican mountain camping
Nathan Kurth’s Super Stinson camped out at Mexican Mountain in the backcountry of Utah.
Pictures of the day: Backcountry flying in Alaska
David Baldwin sent in these photos of him flying his 2014 Series 7 Kitfox in Chugiak, Alaska, taken by a Sony camera mounted on the wing. The top photo shows the mountains near Knik Glacier in Alaska, with an indication of the end of summer with “Termination Dust” showing up on the mountains. “No one wants to […]
Picture of the day: On short final
Robert Bement sent in this photo, explaining: “On short final into Big Creek, Idaho (U60). My passenger took this picture with my camera. The airplane was a 1959 Cessna 182.”
Picture of the day: Thirsty Thunderbird
Kyle Mullen of CTI Professional Flight Training in Millington, Tenn., sent in this photo, explaining: “Two of our lineman, Matt Meeks and Jim Anderson, fuel an Air Force Thunderbird F-16 during the 2015 Memphis Airshow.”
Picture of the day: Backcountry camping
Patrick Romano of Backcountry Aviation also sent us a great collection of backcountry photos for our upcoming Special Focus on Backcountry Flying in our March print issues, including this photo, which depicts a Husky and Maule M7 enjoying a brief ray of sun in the Idaho backcountry.
Pictures of the day: Cessna adventures
Don Schwanke of Springfield, Ill., sent in these photos of his adventures in his Cessna 177.
Picture of the day: A morning biplane flight
Kyle Mullen of CTI Professional Flight Training in Millington, Tenn., sent in this photo, explaining: “My father, Al Mullen, gives Wally Carroll the rear seat (pilot’s seat) for his first experience in a Waco Great Lakes. Wally is considering purchasing a Great Lakes himself, so he came down this November for three flights to get the full experience […]
Picture of the day: A rare opportunity
David Baldwin sent in this photo, capturing his Kitfox next to a 1931 Pilgrim, which is normally inside the Alaska Aviation Museum in Anchorage. “They flew it out to Birchwood (PABV) for some work at Alaska Airframes across from my hangar,” David explained. “They finally flew the Pilgrim for the first time after decades of restoration, only […]