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.”
Photo of the Day
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.”
Picture of the Day: EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor visit to KSMS
Kevin Short submitted this photo and note: “Ramp photo of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Ford Tri-Motor at Sumter Airport (KSMS) in South Carolina.”
Picture of the Day: Alaska Range from an Otter’s POV
Josh Maher submitted this photo and note: “An aerial tour of the Alaska Range in a de Havilland Otter via Talkeetna Air Taxi.”
Picture of the Day: Time to rest
Kurt Winker submitted this photo and note: “Time to rest after a day of flying Young Eagles. This is the world’s oldest Cherokee-235 and has flown a lot of kids for the program. Nothing better than a peaceful evening on the ramp at home at Mid Valley Airpark (E98) in Los Lunas, N.M.”
Picture of the Day: Picturesque foggy morning
William Vergonet submitted this photo and note: “While the morning fog rolled into Elliot Field (09GE) in Georgia, this happened.”
Picture of the Day: Got my white whale!
Hayman Tam submitted this photo and note: “A relatively uncommon Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise turboprop twin applies power moments before departure from San Carlos Airport (KSQL) in California. I had seen this aircraft at my local airport for many years, always tied down and secured, but it would change orientation so I knew it was being flown. This aircraft became my ‘white whale’ with me vowing to see it airborne at some point in my life. Today was that day, while I was photographing an event at the Hiller Aviation Museum I could hear the run-up of an unfamiliar engine. Sure enough it was the MU-2 on the other side of the runway, prepping for departure. Now to find another whale…”