Joe Thorstenson, a long-time subscriber to General Aviation News, captured this photo of his daughter, Sawyer, reading through the latest issue. “This is the morning after she took her 43rd flight,” the proud dad says. “Like me, she is fortunate enough to grow up around general aviation and I can’t wait to share more experiences with her. She turns 2 in January 2024.”
Photo of the Day
Picture of the Day: Merry Christmas!
Rob Stapleton captured this photo of a Cessna decked out for the 2023 Christmas season at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska.
Picture of the Day: Rough landing, spectacular views
David Wade submitted this photo and note: “Marble Canyon (L41) is an Arizona airport in the Grand Canyon with spectacular views and a dangerously rough landing strip.”
Picture of the Day: Red Arrows
Geoffrey Hall submitted this photo of the Red Arrows performing at an air show in Folkestone in Kent, England, in August 2023, and a note: “That’s one ‘L’ of a maneuver!”
Picture of the Day: Getting ready for another tow
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “Civil Air Patrol cadets scatter to the squadron’s glider to get it turned around in preparation for another tow.”
Picture of the Day: Learning to fly in France
Frédéric Petit submitted this photo and note: “The Morane Saulnier Rallye MS880B is ready for takeoff with a student pilot and her instructor. We are lined up on Runway 08 at Montbéliard-Courcelles Aerodrome in Montbeliard, France. Only the runway was mowed, but we can’t see it on the photo.”
Picture of the Day: Beautiful day to fly into Mountauk!
Francis Koester submitted this photo and note: “Flying into Mountauk, New York, to replace a flat tire on a friend’s Warrior.”
Picture of the Day: Returning to TJIG
Pedro Rodriguez Flores submitted this photo and note: “N123PR, a Lancair ES upon returning to Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (TJIG) in San Juan, Puerto Rico.”
Picture of the Day: General aviation in Europe
Simon Paul submitted this photo and note: “General Aviation in Europe is far from dead. A gradual shift can be observed from single-engine piston certified aircraft to experimental and micro light aircraft. This picture shows Van’s RV-9 PH-SCP being rolled out of the hangar at Zwartberg Airport in Genk, Belgium, with a Bell 47 in the grass, having just arrived from a local joy flight.”