Photo of the Day

Jason Clearwaters sent in this photo of the Randolph County Airport (I22) in Indiana at dawn. “This was the first runway in the country to utilized medium intensity LED runway lights,” he reports.

Amber Phillips sent in this series of photos of the 1946 PA-12 she helped restore last winter. “Then I received my SES in it recently,” she reports. “Too much fun!”

Gary Lanthrum sent in this photo of a Maule taking off from Copalis Beach Airport (S16) in Washington State. “The designated runway is on the sand at the beach and is the perfect spot for a flying picnic out of the Seattle area,” Gary explains.

Vincent Esson sent in this photo of an Extra 300 owned by Melnik Ventures of Longwood, Florida, with the simple caption: “Enjoying the view!”

Jim Sorbie sent us this photo of “Betty’s Dream,” a B-25J Mitchell from the Texas Flying Legends Museum, making a low pass at this year’s SUN ‘n FUN.

John Watkins sent in this collection of a “random selection of pictures taken from my PA18 Super Cub,” he thought our readers would find interesting. The first is his 1976 PA18 that he’s owned for 33 years, what he calls “the last toy to go.”  

Penny Hamilton sent in these photos of “THE FOUR,” owned by EAA Chapter 1267 members Darrell and Casey Herk, which took 14 years to build because “life got in the way.” Building began in 1993 and the RV-4 finally flew in 2007. “It was temporarily kicked out of its hangar on June 12 when the EAA Chapter hosted […]

Don Dugas sent in this photo of Cessna N150RD taking off from Punta Gorda Airport in Florida. “It’s a Cessna 150 and the RD in the tail number means Rear End Dragger,” he explains. “The Continental 100-hp with Horton STOL kit, plus bubble windows, make this an ideal airplane to play on grass strips.”