Megan Vande Voort submitted this photo with a note: “Sullivan Vande Voort, 17, and his brother, Meyer Vande Voort, 12, took the Piper Cub around the patch in honor of their fly-in friend, Clifford Hatz. Clifford, the son of the late John Hatz, passed away unexpectedly June 27, 2026. He was widely known throughout the antique aviation community for his exceptional craftsmanship restoring fabric-covered airplanes. More than that, he was a fixture at fly-ins, a generous friend, and someone genuinely loved by all who knew him.”
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Picture of the Day: Buffalo River Airport
Teresa White submitted this photo and note: “Joe Wilson took this photo June 14, 2026, in Marshall, Arkansas, as I was departing. Best little airport in Arkansas. It has camping onsite, mountain bike trails, and bikes. It is close to several Buffalo River outfitters to canoe or kayak and is a very short hop to Richland Creek, a Recreational Aviation Foundation jewel.”
Picture of the Day: Flying By Mount Marcus Baker In a C172
Marshall Severson submitted this photo and note: “Flying by Mount Marcus Baker in South Central Alaska in a Cessna 172 at 10,000 feet.”
Picture of the Day: All Shiny and Ready for the Summer Season
Frederic Smet submitted this photo and note: “Parked the airplane at my home airfield, Grimbergen, near Brussels, in Belgium. All shiny after some deep cleaning and with a nice view on the hangar doors of the beautiful classical 1947-built hangars. A design of Alfred Hardy.”
Picture of the Day: Freedom To Fly
Megan Vande Voort submitted this photo and a note: “Between the parades and fireworks on July 4, 2026, the air was smooth and still. Shane Vande Voort got to exercise his freedom to fly in his Meyers OTW. A perfect way to wrap up the day.”
Picture of the Day: Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday
Ryan Weir submitted this photo and note: “My airpark neighbor captured this picture of my Stearman on July 4, 2026, landing at South Prairie Airport (02WA) in Washington, after I took Old Glory out to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.”
Picture of the Day: Idaho Backcountry Visit
Tom Gresham submitted this photo and note: “A Cessna 182 sits on Bernard Airstrip on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho’s Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area. This stop was part of a multi-day training session in backcountry flying. Many of the airstrips in the backcountry are long enough for a Skylane, but density altitude remains a constant factor.”
Picture of the Day: Hoover Dam
Experience a bucket-list flight over the Hoover Dam from a Cessna 421, capturing a stunning aerial perspective of Lake Mead’s declining water levels.
Picture of the Day: Sand: Worse Than Flying Into the Clouds
Mihai Silvestru submitted this photo and note: “Flying over the Sahara Desert in our kit-built MCR 4S. This is what it looks like when you account for clouds, rain, and wind — but you didn’t account for sand?”