Trevor Laue of Stick’n Rudder Aero Tours of Chatham Massachusetts sent in these photos for our Year in Pictures special focus in the December print issues. As winter continues to wallop the East Coast, I thought it would be nice to remember that summer is just a few months away… Trevor notes that these are […]
Photo of the Day
Picture of the day: Just another day at the airport…
Hal Shevers, founder of Sporty’s, sent along this photo of Paul Puehler, a retired Delta Air Lines avionics professional and instructor for University of Cincinnati – Clermont Aviation Technology program, who is instructing students on jet engine operations. The engine is a JT8D-15 from a Boeing 727-200 and was awarded to Sporty’s Academy through a […]
Picture of the day: Like father, like daughter
Jim Pantas sent in this photo, explaining: “I recently flew up to where my daughter, Nicole, was taking her checkride to give her moral support. This is a picture of the plane she took her checkride in and mine glistening in the sun right after she became a pilot.”
Picture of the day: Over the rainbow
Mary Latimer, the force behind GirlsInflight.org, sent in this photo, taken in Grand Junction, Colorado, from the ramp at West Star Aviation.
Picture of the day: A new pilot
Robert Blankenheim recently sent in this photo, taken at Van Nuys Airport (VNY) in Southern California, explaining: “I recently became a private pilot this past September. This is one of my favorite pics this year.”
Picture of the day: Smoking tires
Max Lightsey of Orlando, Florida, sent in this photo of Fat Albert, the transport aircraft for the Blue Angels. He explains: “The Lockheed Martin C-130T “Hercules” (AKA: “Fat Albert”) smokes the tires performing a short-field, assault landing at the Melbourne Air and Space Show on March 21, 2015.” “Flown by U.S. Marines Major Dusty Cook, the […]
Pictures of the day: A pre-deployment flight
Travis McCrea sent in these photos, taken at Friday Harbor, Wash., by his brother, Cole Pielop. “My brother and I flew around the San Juan islands before his ship was deployed from Bremerton,” Travis noted.
Pictures of the day: Sunset over Mexico
Enrique Sanchez sent in this photos, explaining: “Sunset over Tequesquitengo Lake in the state of Morelos, Mexico. I built this Zenith 601HD seven years ago. Now my dear friend Benjamin Eljure (the gentleman with the glasses) is the proud owner of this beautiful aircraft. He is with Roberto Macias, our friend and very skilled pilot […]
Picture of the day: Glassy water
Brian Neidhardt sent in this photo taken the last week of November on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire from above in a Cessna 175 of a Cessna 206 on glassy water.