Jeremy Bankston submitted this photo and note: “Departing Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field (KFQD) in North Carolina after finding the 57 Alpha Cafe permanently closed. Ron at the 57 Alpha Cafe decided to close his doors for health reasons after 32 years. The on-airport cafe is known throughout the Carolinas as a favorite lunch destination.”
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Pictures of the Day: First flight
Andrew Moir submitted these photos with a note: “First flight of the amateur built carbon composite Furio, built from a kit produced in New Zealand.”
Picture of the Day: Underwater find
KT Budde-Jones submitted this photo with a note: “The wreckage of a TBM off the coast near Key West International Airport (KEYW) in Florida.”
Picture of the Day: Shadow shot
Karyn King submitted this photo with a note: “It was a slow day at SUN ‘n FUN for the Nanchang pilots. Two pilots approached me and spontaneously asked if I’d do a photo shoot off site, saying they’d always wanted a ‘shadow shot.’ I had no idea what it was until a quick briefing. Look carefully and you’ll see two planes belly to belly so close it looks like a shadow!”
Picture of the Day: Chicago from a Tri-Motor
Bill Sleeper submitted this photo and note: “This picture was taken in November 2023 when I was ferrying a Ford 5AT-B Tri-Motor from Oshkosh to Port Clinton, Ohio, for the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). The offshore route under the ORD Class B airspace gives you a great view of downtown Chicago.”
Picture of the Day: Sneaky Raptor
John Guzzi submitted this photo and note: “This F-22 Raptor was hiding against Pikes Peak as it was doing a fly-over at the US Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado.”
Picture of the Day: Chasing shadows
Cheryl Goodwin submitted this photo with a note: “On final for Runway 26 at Joslin Field/Magic Valley Regional Airport (KTWTF) in Twin Falls, Idaho, in the Commemorative Air Force’s fabulous B-17 ‘Sentimental Journey’ during her Flying Legends of Victory Summer tour 2023.”
Picture of the Day: Margaret on her 90th birthday
David Hett submitted this photo and note: “Margaret is a retired nurse from Wales. She came to Canada in 1954. She loves to fly, so I take her up at least once or twice a year, but always on her birthday. I am based in Teslin, Yukon. We are about to fly over to the Llewellyn Glacier so that Margaret can take some pictures.”
Picture of the Day: Sharing a hangar
Bill Sleeper submitted this photo and note: “On an EAA tour stop in Altoona, Pennsylvania, a chapter member brought out a scratch-built Boeing Clipper model with a 10-foot wingspan to be photographed with the EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor 5AT-B with a 77-foot wingspan.”