Walt Harderr sent in this photo, explaining: “Me and my two boys on an morning flight from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Animas Air Park (00C) near Durango, Colo., for a barbeque with my sister. First time in plane for both the boys — dad’s a newly minted pilot just a couple months earlier. Smooth air, beautiful […]
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Picture of the day: Louisiana sunset
Rohn Ashley sent in these photos of his 1990 Wagaero (a Super Cub copy), taken on Fancy Point Towhead in the Mississippi River just south of the John James Audubon Bridge in Louisiana. “I couldn’t pass up landing on the sand bar to watch the river barges pass and enjoy a south Louisiana sunset,” he says.
Picture of the day: What’s with all the fences?
David Nuss sent in this photo, taken at Youngstown Warren Regional Airport last May. “I got the feeling that my Taylorcraft BC-12D1 was asking ‘what is all of this fencing for?’ when sitting on the ramp,” he commented.
Picture of the day: Where’s the pot of gold?
Mauricio Ratti submitted this photo, noting: “Broken clouds and rains made it possible to see the rainbow from above…No pot of gold seen…”
Pictures of the day: Flying over Cape Cod
Trevor Laue of Stick’n Rudder Aero Tours of Chatham Massachusetts sent in these photos for our Year in Pictures special focus in the December print issues. As winter continues to wallop the East Coast, I thought it would be nice to remember that summer is just a few months away… Trevor notes that these are […]
Picture of the day: Just another day at the airport…
Hal Shevers, founder of Sporty’s, sent along this photo of Paul Puehler, a retired Delta Air Lines avionics professional and instructor for University of Cincinnati – Clermont Aviation Technology program, who is instructing students on jet engine operations. The engine is a JT8D-15 from a Boeing 727-200 and was awarded to Sporty’s Academy through a […]
Picture of the day: Like father, like daughter
Jim Pantas sent in this photo, explaining: “I recently flew up to where my daughter, Nicole, was taking her checkride to give her moral support. This is a picture of the plane she took her checkride in and mine glistening in the sun right after she became a pilot.”
Picture of the day: Over the rainbow
Mary Latimer, the force behind GirlsInflight.org, sent in this photo, taken in Grand Junction, Colorado, from the ramp at West Star Aviation.
Picture of the day: A new pilot
Robert Blankenheim recently sent in this photo, taken at Van Nuys Airport (VNY) in Southern California, explaining: “I recently became a private pilot this past September. This is one of my favorite pics this year.”