Jan Randle submitted the following photo and note: “A 1941 Piper J-3 Cub flying over Lake Norman in western North Carolina.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture of the Day are also considered for our […]
Piper Cub
Cub tops list of classic aircraft
A new survey finds the Piper J-3 Cub as the top classic aircraft.
Pictures of the Day: From a Piper Cub to the Ford Tri-Motor
Chad Christopher sent in these four photographs taken at the 2018 U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida. “The cloud formation was perfect as this Piper Cub departed from One Nine,” he says of the first photo, but admits that the Ford Tri-Motor is his favorite one of the group. Check them all out below. Would […]
Picture of the day: Come fly with me
Virgil Williams of Plainwell, Michigan, sent us these two photos of his granddaughter Ashly (in the back seat) and one of her friends in his Cub. “I title it ‘come fly with me,’” he said. And now for a sillier shot:
Eight random facts about the Piper Cub
It is safe to say that hundreds of thousands of pilots learned to fly in a Piper Cub. For many non-pilots, the Piper Cub is the entirety of small aircraft aviation — like Kleenex is to facial tissue. 2017 marks the 80th anniversary of the J-3. As a tribute to that milestone, following are eight […]
80 years and counting…
At AirVenture 2017, the 80th anniversary of the Piper Cub was celebrated. The iconic yellow plane was featured in a sea of taildraggers, as well as a lineup of Piper taildraggers in photos captured by General Aviation News Publisher Ben Sclair.
Teen flies to Oshkosh in a multi-generational Cub
Flying and owning a plane is all about passion. But, sometimes when you have seen many seasons in your life, you decide it is time to encourage others to fly rather than continue to fly yourself. That is what the owner of a 1946 Piper Cub did when he decided to donate his beloved and […]
A cluster of Cubs
Peter Brown sent us this photo of Cubs on a private strip in northern New Hampshire, taken during early October 2016.
A little turbulence is good for you
As a soft, bald, late middle-age, goofball who still hasn’t figured out exactly what I want to do with my life, I can say this with complete confidence: I hope for smooth sailing. It’s what I shoot for. Of all the people you’ll meet in life, I am not the one who has a penchant […]