Now in its eighth year, WomenVenture has provided a venue for women attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to bond and have fun. WomenVenture Wednesday began at the EAA Nature Center July 22 with a sold-out Women in Aviation International Connect breakfast, attended by more than 360 people. The group then reformed in Boeing Plaza, joining hundreds more women, […]
Photo of the Day
Picture of day: Eastern Oregon flying
Alex Wells sent in this photo, explaining: “Eastern Oregon flying: Over Lake Billy Chinook looking southeast toward Culver, Ore., and Smith Rock State Park in the distance.”
Picture of the day: Lazy afternoon
Bob Martin sent in this photo, explaining: “Flying over Quiver Beach on the Illinois River just north of Havana, on a lazy, cloudy April afternoon.”
Picture of the day: Bridging the gap
Garth Baker sent in this photo taken as his Cessna 172 flew over the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls Idaho.
Pictures of the day: Fulfilling a lifetime ambition
Graeme Smith sent in these two photos, with the top photo titled First Lesson. “In a 1942 deHavilland Tiger Moth during the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain Airshow at Duxford in the UK. The 8th Army Air Force Memorial is in the glass building on the right. I now own a Cessna 150 […]
Picture of the day: View from a 170A
Daniel Brian sent in this photo, with a simple note: “Clear midwestern day in a 170A.”
Picture of the day: A magical moment
Mauricio Ratti sent in this photo, noting: “Magical moment of sunset flying on a PA11. The sun went below a layer of cloud and provided some nice lighting to the ground and the cockpit. Note the speedometer (Velocímetro) in km/h.”
Picture of the day: International destinations
International ferry pilot Mike Magnell sent in this photo, explaining: “I took this picture at Las Flores Airport (SWFN) in Manaus, a northern city of Brazil, which is 4,000 nm southeast of LAX. This is a Brazil registered Bonanza. Probably based at this small non-towered, but busy, Brazil airport. There has to be a bit of a story […]
Picture of the day: Stretching our legs in the backcountry
Dale Andersen sent in this backcountry flying photo, explaining: “In May 2014 two Aeronca Champs and a Chief land on a country road in San Luis Obispo County to sip some coffee and stretch our legs.”