William Vergonet submitted this photo and note: “I come into the hangar daily and see the workload in front of me. After the shockwave subsides, I remember if things didn’t break I wouldn’t be needed.”
Photo of the Day
Picture of the Day: Evening landing at KUES
Don Muehlbauer submitted this photo and note: “After a long summer of hazy weather, Aug. 31 2023, brought a beautiful clear evening. Note the sheen on the cowling of the RV-12 and the Approach lights on Runway 10 at Waukesha County Airport (KUES) in Wisconsin. I am a CFI, so a student, just about ready to solo, was flying the plane.”
Picture of the Day: Halloween Cub
Rob Stapleton submitted this photo and note: “A newly rebuilt Super Cub by Alaska’s Acme Cub takes off from the Lake Hood gravel strip in Anchorage, during the autumn Birch foliage. The Super Cub is sporting flames from the engine cowling and dayglow green powder coated fuselage tubing, trim including VGs and jury struts with all the modifications needed for off-airport operations. The Cub is flown by student pilot Emilie Williams and her CFI behind a Lycoming O-360 180-hp engine. The Cub has earned a local name as the Gangster Cub.”
Picture of the Day: Cadet glider flights
Douglas Dutton submitted this photo and note: “Evening glider flights at the Civil Air Patrol’s North Central Region Glider Flight Academy in Yoder, Kansas.”
Picture of the Day: Trojan fly-by
Jim Jazdzewski submitted this photo and note: “A pair of T28 Trojans from the Trojan Phlyers air show team doing a beautiful fly-by at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 during the Wednesday air show. My son and I were by the old main entrance to the flight line watching the air show.”
Picture of the Day: Mount Rushmore fly-over
Mike Glasney submitted this photo and note: “What a great way to start Day 1 on my inaugural flight to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023. As a passenger in a Beechcraft G36 I was able to focus on the shot. After a handful of attempts that didn’t work out, this one did thankfully, and it was actually my last opportunity before departing the area. Got lucky. As a low-time pilot, it was a pretty exciting experience to see Rushmore for the first time from this vantage point that most do not get and I enjoy sharing it.”
Picture of the Day: Birthday flight
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!”
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.”