Marc Lafo submitted this photo and note: “This is a picture a spectator took and shared with me while attending the Thomasville Fly-In in Georgia. This was my first fly-in using my own plane. It is a 1965 Mooney M20C that my co-owners and I converted to an E model over a 17-month restoration of the aircraft during the pandemic.”
Photo of the Day
Picture of the Day: Flying into Sedona
Karyn King submitted this photo with a note: “Our first flight of the year into Sedona was a bit bumpy, but spectacular, ride in our Nanchang CJ6. Joe Griffith pilot, Karyn King, copilot.”
Picture of the Day: Bahamas pre-flight
Kelly Gayneaux submitted this photo and note: “This photo was captured by me as I was completing my pre-flight to depart from the Staniel Cay, Bahama Islands, to head back to the U.S. on April 14, 2024. This is a 1966 Cessna 182J. We departed Midland, Texas, on April 5, 2024, en route for a stop at SUN ‘n FUN, then proceeded on to the Bahamas for a few days.”
Picture of the Day: This landing will be a greaser
David Dow submitted this photo and note: “Pilot landing a 2020 Extra NG at General Dewitt Spain Airport (M01) in Memphis. Shot with Sony A7R4. 100-400mm telephoto.”
Picture of the Day: Freedom fighters
Adam Alexander submitted this photo and note: “The United States Air Force pays tribute to the previous generation of aviators while also displaying its impressive new technology with the F-35 and P-51 at the 2024 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo.”
Picture of the Day: Third generation meets first
Thomas Hood submitted this photo and note: “Harry Whitaker III and Thomas Gordon Hood, who met in flight school at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Washington, stand with the Wright Flyer at Kill Devil Hills. We met in 1967 and remain best friends to this day. Our grandfathers were aviation pioneers in 1907 and 1913. We are third generation airplane drivers.”
Picture of the Day: Chicago
Rod McNeil submitted this photo and note: “Southbound under Class B.”
Picture of the Day: Back to base
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “A Civil Air Patrol tow plane flies over after releasing the tow rope during glider operations at Grant County Airport in Petersburg, West Virginia.”
Picture of the Day: Lake Erie on fire
Tom Grohl submitted this photo and note: “Crossing the Ohio/Pennsylvania border during an evening flight. The first lake is Shenango Reservoir, then Pymatuning, and beyond is Lake Erie, seemingly ablaze. Taken from my Citabria 7GCBC returning from a dinner flight to Bradford, Pennsylvania.”