William Hunt submitted this photo and note: “Celebrated my 62nd birthday and 999th landing in the fall of 2023 by flying down the Ohio River to Lee Bottom Flying Field (64I) in Hanover, Indiana. It’s about as lovely an airport as you can imagine. The fall colors were wonderful, but we were a week or two short of peak. No worries though, life is good!”
Photo of the Day
Picture of the Day: Skitch’s solo cross country
Brody Howard submitted this photo and note: “This is my 17-year-old son returning from his solo short cross country. It was a beautiful day for flying in Minnesota and Iowa. Thanks to Jim, Johnny, and Jason at Accelerated Aviation at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA) for taking on a young, aspiring pilot.”
Picture of the Day: Circling ’round the Vega
Sparky Barnes submitted this photo and note: “A trainload of future aviators circles a Lockheed Vega at the 2023 fly-in at Ranger Field (F23) in Texas.”
Picture of the Day: Airstrip ahead
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “Ready to land at Grant County Airport in West Virginia, in the Civil Air Patrol glider.”
Picture of the Day: Idaho backcountry morning flight
Carl Martin submitted this photo and note: “Brent sharing an Idaho backcountry morning flight with friend Becci Martin, enjoying the cool August morning, as she’s vacationing, escaping the Texas heat. Flying the Rans S7 from Garden Valley Airport (U88), touring around Deadwood Reservoir.”
Picture of the Day: Early birds
Bill Walker sent in this photo with a note: “The five aircraft on the ground outnumber the first four cars in the parking lot for the early lunch opening of the Pilot’s Room, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, at Stanton’s Barbecue near Bennettsville, S.C. Two more aircraft joined the group for a meal at the longtime airport restaurant. I took this photo while on final in my Cessna 180.”
Picture of the Day: An unusual heritage flight
Bernard Robertson submitted this photo and note: “An unusual heritage flight at the Thunder over Michigan air show on Aug. 12, 2023, featuring a P-51B and a CT-133 (Canadian T-33).”
Picture of the Day: Ready for the Dawn Patrol
Gary Schaffer submitted this photo and note: “This photo was taken of our Piper J3–65C just at sunrise by my partner in the airplane Brian Sikkema.”
Picture of the Day: 150 sunset
Chris Lionudakis submitted this photo and note: “This photo was taken by my 12-year-old Cody out the window of our 1962 Mooney, while big brother and mom fly beside us in our 150M, en route to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023.”