Photo of the Day

Eric Hummel, a CFI at the East Hill Flying Club at Ithaca-Tompkins Regional Airport (KITH) in Upstate N.Y., captured t his photo one Saturday afternoon of a club member and his son sharing a little aviation bonding.

James Kleen of Shellman Bluff, Georgia, recently sent in these photos of two passengers he recently had aboard his RV-8 during flights for the charity Pilots N Paws.

Sylvia Brown recently sent in this photo of her grandson, Asa Lamar Flowers, taken at Peachtree Dekalb Airport in Georgia, watching planes after having lunch. “I call it ‘Let’s go fly!” she said. “He has enjoyed flying with his grandfather, Asa V. Brown, in his Swift 80999 and Navion N7BJ based at 18A.”

Gabriele Simpson sent in these photos of her first aerobatics flight, as well as her first flight in a biplane at Springs Airfield in South Africa. “I made my own little video and uploaded it to YouTube,” she added. https://youtu.be/mQYLBwH9d6w

Mauricio Ratti sent in this photo, taken during a recent flight, of “Buenos Aires from above at the golden hour.”

Ace photographer Star Novak of McFarlane Aviation Products in Baldwin City, Kansas, sent in these photos, noting: “We had the most pristine C180 stop by Vinland Valley Aerodrome (K64) this summer on its way to the American southwest for wintering. The weather was coming in, and we rolled him into a hangar until the storm […]

Ace photographer Star Novak sent in this photo, noting: “It’s always a great day at the airport when your friend picks you up in this pretty 1946 J3 Cub for a BBQ lunch!” “Putt Putt” is owned by Wings Unlimited in Olathe, Kansas.

More than 1,000 children of all ages were on hand to greet Santa as he flew into the Salina Regional Airport in Kansas, for his annual welcome party, Candy Canes and Airplanes. K-State Polytechnic student organizations, SeaPort Airlines, The Salina Airport Authority and the Kansas National Guard acted as Santa’s helpers, providing crafts and aircraft […]

Every year, the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation holds an Aviation Photography Contest. Winning photos from the 2015 Iowa Aviation Photography Contest have been posted to the Iowa DOT’s Office of Aviation website, with a few included below: According to Iowa aviation officials, “the contest is a fun activity that documents aviation activity […]