Ken Meyers sent in this photo, which is also featured in the Dec. 20 print issue of General Aviation News, which was taken by his 12-year-old son Gerik, who is an aspiring photographer. “This is final approach to KAUN Auburn, California, a few weeks ago in a Diamond DA40,” Ken noted.
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Pictures of the day: Happy Canyon
Jim Stevenson sent in these two photos, shot in September in Happy Canyon in Utah. The 1952 Cessna 170B is owned by Stevenson, while the 2006 Aviat Husky A-1B is owned by Joe McDonough.
Picture of the day: Landing above the clouds
Darin Scheer of Farson, Wyo., sent in this photo, which was also featured in the Dec. 20 print issue of General Aviation News, which he titled “Ridgetop Landing Above Clouds.” He tells the story of the photo: “I went flying one morning, only to find my destination socked in by a low cloud layer. I spotted […]
Picture of the day: Continuing the family legacy
Rafael Cortes sent in this photo, which he titled: “That proud moment when your daughter has the controls of the airplane.” He explains: “My daughter was 11 years old on this flight a few months ago. I was about the same age when my elder brother allowed me to take the controls of the Cessna […]
Picture of the day: Fox and the hound
Star photographer Star Novak, who has several photos featured in the Dec. 20 print issue with its special focus on The Year in Pictures, sent in this photo from the Great Midwest Balloon Fest, held in October in Kansas. “Due to weather on the previous day, the Balloon Fest played host to a round of […]
Picture of the day: A Pixie
Megan Vande Voort sent in a variety of photos that are featured in our Dec. 5 print edition with its special focus on The Year in Pictures, including this one of a Pixie, which was built by two gentlemen based at Pella Municipal Airport (PEA) in Iowa.
Picture of the day: Dreams of flight
Regular contributor Albert Dyer sent in several photos for our Year in Pictures special focus in the December issues. Among these was this photo of an open frame autogyro design being flown by Jack Fisher at Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ), 21 miles south of Chicago. He explains: “The autogyro was invented by Juan de la […]
Picture of the day: Winter breakfast flight
Larry Mersek recently sent in this photo of his RV-6 taken on a breakfast flight to Bryant Field (O57) in Bridgeport, Calif., in the Eastern Sierra Mountains of Northern California on a beautiful winter day. “It is a short 67 miles from my home airport of Calaveras County (KCPU), a climb up to 11,500 to […]
Picture of the day: Three Mile Island
Dave McAnall snapped this photo Dec. 6 while IFR training with CFII Patrick Gidusko (CFII). He explains: “Departing KMDT — Harrisburg International — with Three Mile Island off to the right.”