Alissa Eggenfellner submitted this photo and note: “Viking Aircraft Engines’ Jan Eggenfellner with the Zenith CH 750 SD (3-seater) powered by the Viking 195T engine. Flown from Florida to the Zenith factory in Mexico, Missouri. The first SD built outside of Zenith themselves took the slow journey north at less than 100 mph next to a slightly faster car, the Porsche 911.”
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Picture of the Day: Clipped Cub calmness
Bill Knisley submitted this photo and note: “Photographer Courtney Hale Caillouet captured our otherwise frisky Clipped Wing Cub resting in the grass at Grimes Field (I74) in Urbana, Ohio. Grimes Field features three aviation museums and two aircraft restoration facilities on or near the airport, in addition to the Airport Cafe, which serves what we consider to be the best pies in Ohio!”
Picture of the Day: Mt Baker from a Bonanza
Basie Spies submitted this photo and note: “Bonanza G35 flying east on the US-Canadian border.”
Picture of the Day: Land between the lakes at 8K
Burton Wise submitted this photo and note: “A view of the Cumberland River at 8,000 feet one beautiful winter morning while heading back to Memphis from Cincinnati.”
Picture of the Day: One lit Skylane
Adam Miracle submitted this photo and note: “I wanted to somehow be part of the night air show at the 2024 SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo, so now my Skylane will fit right in. It also helps me remember where I parked at in the middle of the hundreds of planes.”
Picture of the Day: Sunrise
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “A Civil Air Patrol plane soaks in the morning sunrise, awaiting glider flights at the West Virginia Wing’s Potomac Highlands Composite Squadron at Grant County Airport (W99).”
Picture of the Day: A true member of the family
Carl Hicks submitted this photo and note: “Our 1957 C180A at Pierce County/Thun Field (KPLU) in Washington. She has PPONK, MTV-9 3 bladed prop, titanium gear, Sportsman STOL, flat extended baggage, Micro Aerodynamics vortex generators, Stene Quasar wig-wags, Selkirk interior throughout, Mountain Wave nets, 10-inch locking tailwheel. Lightweight, identifies as a helicopter. Criss-crossed the U.S. at least 25 times and the greatest joy are backcountry strips in the Pacific Northwest.”
Picture of the Day: Reflective Cessna
Matthew Baker submitted this photo and note: “After a very rainy day in Bartow, Florida, I caught this amazing reflection with standing water against the sunset.”
Picture of the Day: Take me back to the 1950s
David Baldwin submitted this photo and note: “I turned the corner at Birchwood Airport (PABV) in Alaska, and was struck with this sight. It immediately felt like it was taking me back to the 1950s, with the still-working Ford fuel truck and aircraft.”