Pete Gutmann submitted this photo and note: “Preparing to launch on a long cross-country back to the midwest from Spokane, Washington, in September 2024. A perfect morning with cool temperatures, no wind, beautiful skies. RV bliss.”
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Picture of the Day: An unexpected surprise
Karyn King submitted this photo and note: “Pilot Joe Griffith with copilot/photographer Karyn King landed their Nanchang CJ at the airport in Marana, Arizona, for breakfast. Delighted and surprised to see a beautiful North American T-6 parked beside us as if it was a mini air show display!”
Picture of the Day: Clearing the cane fields
Dave Cohen submitted this photo and note: “Sugar cane is a major agricultural product of Palm Beach County, Florida. Once it’s harvested, the remaining stalks are burned to clear the field. From 2,500 feet in my 1967 Cessna 172, “Lily,” near Lake Okeechobee, the smoke almost resembled lenticular clouds over mountains.”
Picture of the Day: The quiet before the crowds
Ron Cox submitted this photo and note: “Two days before the 2025 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo takes off, all is quiet as we watch the sunset by our Cessna 182N.”
Picture of the Day: Fuel stop
Sebastien Heintz submitted this photo and note: “Roger Dubbert, demo pilot for Zenith Aircraft Company, maker of the backcountry STOL CH 750 Super Duty sport utility kit airplane, fuels up the Zenith STOL during one of several stops on his way home from the 2025 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, to Mexico, Missouri, home of Zenith Aircraft Company. You can watch the hour-long video of the 12-hour flight home on YouTube.”
Picture of the Day: Buzz job
David Steele submitted this photo and note: “David Steele flying a North American AT-6 at the annual Crown Royal Ranch Fly-In at Mazza Airport (VA73) in Virginia. Photo by Ricardo Von Puttkamer.”
Picture of the Day: First solo souvenir
Lindsay Petre submitted this photo and note: “I was a tattoo buff before I got bit by the aviation bug, so what better commemoration for a first solo than this? I followed up with four more aviation tattoos. Photo by the New Haven, Connecticut, tattoo artist who goes by Zee.”
Picture of the Day: Family heirloom
Scott Crane submitted this photo and note: “Our family heirloom, a 1948 Bonanza, parked in Vintage Camping at the 2025 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo and our daughter Samantha, a student at Central Florida Aerospace Academy, who wants to fly for the airlines. You can learn more about the airplane at Restoration of Bonanza N4560V on Facebook.”
Picture of the Day: Safer on the ground
Fred Romanjenko submitted this photo and note: “Photo taken by Clint Worman at Roundup Airport (KRPX) in Montana.”