David Dow submitted these photos and a note: “These folks are conducting training flights at Heber Springs Municipal Airport (KHBZ) in Arkansas. Fire Boss aircraft are used for fighting fires. They scoop up water in the floats from a nearby lake or river. In this case, they are operating out of Greers Ferry Lake, just north of Little Rock. These aircraft have a useful load of almost 7,000 pounds. They are very big!”
Photo of the Day
Picture of the Day: Diamond in oil
Merton Erickson submitted this photo and note: “A beautiful painting by our neighbor of our Diamond and the view from our hangar.”
Picture of the Day: Sunrise before the event
Karyn King submitted this photo and note: “The 75th celebration of Chandler Aviation Day in Arizona at sunrise with some rare airplanes on static display. Our Nanchang CJ6 in the foreground, pilot Joe Griffith, co-pilot Karyn King.”
Picture of the Day: Over the North Carolina coast
Jonathan Trunz submitted this photo and note: “Flying over a North Carolina coastal inlet in a Flight Design CTSW.”
Picture of the Day: Away on a cloudy day
Paul Athanasiou submitted this photo and note: “During a cloudy ground school day, four U.S. Marine Corps helicopters departed in formation from Plymouth Municipal Airport (KPYM) in Massachusetts to continue a cross-country flight after parking overnight on the transient ramp.”
Pictures of the Day: Winging its way westward
Chris Gardiner submitted thes photos and note: “A 2/3 replica Ferguson Spitfire winging its way westward to its new owner in Red Deer, Alberta, courtesy of Simon Hitchen, pilot in command.”
Picture of the Day: Celebrating the birth of aviation
John Chirtea submitted this photo and note: “An Ercoupe 415-C celebrating the birth of aviation below a Wright Brothers ceiling fan in Milton, Delaware.”
Picture of the Day: Aerostar at sunset
Thomas Eaton submitted this photo and note: “A Piper Aerostar on the ramp at Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport (KFHB) in Florida, tucked in for the night, patiently waiting to go flying in the morning. Photo taken by Bent Wing Flight Services lineman Thomas Eaton.”
Picture of the Day: Lucky shot
Cooper Payette submitted this photo and note: “It’s easy to get distracted with all of the different aircraft going here and there at SUN ‘n FUN 2024. I was actually taking photos of the Connie on the taxiway. I looked up and quickly snapped this shot with a Canon EOS R6. I actually thought it passed by and it was going to be blurry but I got it.”