Rick Champagne submitted this photo and note: “Here’s a picture of my 6-year-old grandson looking out the window in wonder on his first flight in my C-170A. It was his first ride in a small plane. He absolutely loved it. My dad was a commercial pilot, my son (who was also on this flight) got his license a while back, and now we hope to pass our love of aviation on to the youngest. It was a nice late afternoon flight close to sundown, from a grass strip, low and slow over the area and then back. It was a huge moment for me, in many ways. Once we landed I couldn’t think of any better way to end the day.”
Photo of the Day
Picture of the Day: Under the moon at Ryan Field
Glenn Brasch, the force behind AirportCourtesyCars.com and a frequent contributor of photographs to General Aviation News, sent in this photo with a note: “A Super Cub owned by Robert Amburgey sits under a 66% moon at Ryan Field (2MT1) in Montana.”
Picture of the Day: Great glassy water
Jason Rosewell submitted this photo and note: “I had the great fortune of receiving my Canadian seaplane rating in this amazing Cessna 172E on Lake Manitouwabing in Ontario. Day 2 provided some great glassy water practice.”
Picture of the Day: Vintage flying
John Swander submitted this photo and note: “A 1932 Waco UEC bought new by the Viking Flying Boat Company in New Haven, Connecticut.”
Picture of the Day: Gracing us with her presence
Tim Larsen submitted this photo and note: “This 1940 Harlow PJC-2 graced us with a visit at the 2025 Sugarbush Fall Fly-In at Warren-Sugarbush Airport (0B7) in Warren, Vermont. It’s equipped with an original Air-Matic prop.”
Picture of the Day: Autumn morning
Gerry Strazz submitted this photo and note: “On the Treasure Coast of Florida.”
Picture of the Day: Grass field flying
Danny Smith submitted this photo and note: “A 1940 Piper J5A at Boonville Airport (26NC) in North Carolina. It’s a great day to do some grass field flying.”
Picture of the Day: Dream big, girl!
Jim Roberts submitted this photo and note: “A Waco UPF-7 and young admirer at the Midwest Antique Airplane Club’s 2025 Grassroots Fly-In in Brodhead, Wisconsin.”
Picture of the Day: A day of contrasts
Karyn F. King submitted this photo and note: “It was a glorious fall day in early October 2025 when we arrived back from a day on Orcas Island to our home airport at Harvey Field (S43) in Snohomish, Washington. Mark Peterson took this photo of us landing in our Nanchang CJ6 Chinese trainer warbird. Great contrast with the Cessna 152.”