Frederick A. Johnsen sent in this photo, explaining: “Firehawk variant of a Blackhawk helicopter settles in for the evening at Cascade, Idaho, with smoke from the large Pioneer fire tinting the sunset on Aug. 21, 2016.”
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Pictures of the day: On display at NBAA
While bizjets were the star attraction at the static display of aircraft at Florida’s Orlando Executive Airport during the National Business Aviation Association 2016 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), the other end of GA also was represented on the ramp. The sold-out static display of aircraft featured 114 aircraft at Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) and the […]
Picture of the day: New hangar for an antique airplane
Frequent photo contributor Mike Kincaid sent in this photo with a brief note: “With the final inspection for a seven-unit hangar complex at the Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho airport approved, new hangar owners were given the green light to move their planes in. The first was this beautiful, although a bit dusty from years of […]
Pictures of the day: Wings of Freedom
Lara Kaufmann of Greenville Downtown Airport in Greenville, S.C., sent in these photos, taken the weekend of Oct. 22, when The Collings Foundation‘s Wings of Freedom Tour visited the airport. Thousands of people came out to see North American B-25 Mitchell “Tondelayo,” Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine, Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft,” and P-51 […]
Pictures of the day: EAA 534 goes visiting
On Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, the regular monthly membership meeting of EAA Chapter 534 was held at Bob White Field (X61) in Zellwood, Florida, instead of Leesburg International Airport, where the chapter is based. This gave chapter members a chance to take a look at a homebuild project of EAA Chapter 534 member John Minatelli, who recently […]
Picture of the day: A spectacular evening
Lincoln Benedict sent in this photo with a short note: “A September Friday provided a rare calm and clear evening around the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Two friends and myself took the Bald Eagle Flying Club’s Cessna 172 into Gorham Airport in Gorham, New Hampshire, after an hour of touring the area. With a […]
Picture of the day: The lift from your wings…
Randall Walls sent in this shot, with a brief explanation: “A left-seat shot with an iPhone 6 of the Parker River in Northeastern Massachusetts at dusk on Oct. 15, 2016. Photo was taken at 6,500 feet MSL in the Bald Eagle Flying Club’s 1979 Cessna 172N, N4818D, on a return trip from PVC (Provincetown, Mass.) to […]
Picture of the day: A favorite Bob Hoover photo
Ace photographer Star Novak, a frequent contributor of photos to General Aviation News, sent in this photo after she heard the news about Bob Hoover. “Here’s one of my favorites from a couple of years ago. What a true class act— he will be deeply missed by all of us touched by aviation, but oh, what […]
Picture of the day: Ready for ground school
Steve Nelson sent in this photo, with a short note: “The Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Centennial Airport in Denver holds a teacher day a few times a year. It sparks their interest in aviation, and hopefully that will trickle down to the students. Two astronauts spoke, then there were plane rides in three […]