Photo of the Day

Guido Bouckaert submitted this photo and note: “While at the North Sea Flying Club at Ostend-Bruges Airport in Belgium, when a man tried to climb a ladder into heaven (although he’s a pilot too), a seabird came to tell him how to proceed once airborne.”

Jim McGauhey submitted this photo and note: “Jim McGauhey returning to Harvey Field Airport (S43) in Snohomish, Washington, after flying Young Eagles at Bowers Field Airport (KELN) in Ellensburg, Washington. Here he’s high over the Snoqualmie Pass and I-90. Cockpit camera is a Garmin VIRB with GPS. This route over the Cascades is only about a 20-minute flight. Plane is an experimental Zenith CH-650 built between 2015 to 2017 and flown to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2017 and 2019. The camera GPS differs slightly from the Dynon Skyview.”

Jerry Kemp submitted this photo and note: “My 1946 Globe Super Swift in my backyard, one of the most enjoyable airplanes I’ve ever flown — and I flew the F-4 and F-16 in the US Air Force. But that was work and the Swift pure fun!”

Gary Lanthrum submitted this photo — and video — with a note: “Five planes and pilots from Jefferson County International (0S9) in Washington took advantage of the Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation’s early opening of several state airports in the Cascades on May 25, 2023. We had a great flight in to Skykomish State Airport (S88) and a fabulous lunch at the Whistle Stop cafe in town. The planes included two Maules, a Skywagon, a Carbon Cub, and a Cessna 120.”

Ryan Weir submitted this photo and note: “Mason Weir got a great shot of his sister Abbie Weir’s hair during an evening open-door Aviat Husky flight. Abbie, 22, has just finished her commercial and started her CFI, while Mason, 19, is finishing up his private pilot certificate. I couldn’t be more proud of both my kids, not only as their flight instructor, but as their Dad.”