Rob Stapleton submitted this photo and note: “A Cessna 185 does a high speed water taxi to its slip before dark after landing at Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage Alaska. No filter was used for this image the coloring is from natural ‘Alpenglow.'”
Photo of the Day
Pictures of the Day: Coupe to Coupe
Ken Thompson sent in these photos, with a note: “My friend, Ryan McDonald, took this shot of my 1946 Ercoupe 415-C from his Alon A2 Aircoupe recently, on our way home from a burger run south of Houston.”
Picture of the Day: Engine off
Chris Huber submitted this photo and note: “Over Crater Lake.”
Picture of the Day: Kodiak Island
Duncan Thomas submitted this photo and note: “Flew my 1958 straight tail from Santa Monica up through Tongass National Forest in Alaska, weathered in for three days at Eagle Cabin on the middle Situk river, onto Seward, Soldovia and Kodiak. Back via Talkeetna, Whitehorse, and Hood River. Seen here at Akshiok International Airport. 6,000 miles, a lot of weather, 7.5 gph average, a leaking nose strut. Second time doing it. Every time a joy.”
Picture of the Day: Rainbow climb out
Rob Stapleton submitted this photo and note: “Recent early fall rain storms offered this view of a Cessna 185 climbing out after departing Lake Hood Seaplane Base (PALH) in Anchorage, Alaska, headed northeast toward the Chugach mountains.”
Picture of the Day: Global Stearman
Kevin Quinn submitted this photo and note: “The Insta 360 camera can produce some great photos, like this Stearman in flight.”
Picture of the Day: Dreaming
Rusty Eichorn submitted this photo and note: “As one of the almost 500 Young Eagles flights I have done, I can only hope the view for this little girl will be ingrained in her mind as she gets older. Maybe someday she’ll want to be in the front seat. That’s why I fly Young Eagles.”
Picture of the Day: Bugsmasher
John English submitted this photo and note: “Yep, my Cessna 150 is officially a ‘bugsmasher.’ I have it in ones and zeros.”
Picture of the Day: Delicate signature
Art Woods submitted this photo and note: “Fueling complete just before a light shower. RV-7 back in the hangar at the airport in Albuquerque, N.M. In New Mexico, we appreciate any rain and rely on a summer ‘monsoon’ season. Getting ready to fly, we were surprised this rain actually materialized.”