Philip Osterhus submitted this photo and note: “I had just finished flying the Cub on a beautiful day and was preparing to wrap the red and white rope around my waist and pull the Cub backwards into its covered spot at Bradford Field (NC05) in Huntersville, North Carolina, when the splendor of the moment caused me to stop and capture the beauty and simplicity of wings and sky.”
Aviation Photography
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: Dawn Patrol
Claiborne Craig submitted this photo and note: “Good morning from Ingalls Field Airport (KHSP) in Hot Springs, Virginia.”
Picture of the Day: A Top 10 Classic
Gord McNulty submitted this photo and note: “It was overcast, unfortunately, when I visited the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, recently. A de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, of Killarney Air Services, stood out at the dock on the St. Mary’s River, but fencing around the ramp made a photo more challenging. Fortunately, I had just enough space, and my telephoto lens, for a picture of the photogenic aircraft at a good angle. The iconic Beaver was first flown in 1947. In 1987, the Canadian Engineering Centennial Board named the Beaver one of the top 10 Canadian engineering achievements of the 20th century.”
Picture of the Day: Morning America
Justin Martin submitted this photo and note: “Getting ready for a morning flight in the Caravan and so is this hot air balloon at Lancaster Airport (KLNS) in Pennsylvania.”
Picture of the Day: TBM Takeoff
Matthew Baker submitted this photo and note: “I captured the takeoff of this TBM 940 at Bartow Executive Airport (KBOW) in Florida, using a photography technique called panning to express motion.”
Picture of the Day: In The Office
Joe Marszal submitted this photo and note: “Ready to go!”
Picture of the Day: End of The Day at 1W1
Henry Spang submitted this photo and note: “Night descends on Grove Field (1W1) in Camas, Washington, at the end of a nice day of flying.”
Picture of the Day: Chatoyant Morning Sky
Sparky Barnes submitted this photo and note: “The crescent moon shines high in the sky (right) as the sunrise creeps over the distant mountain ridges. T-hangar lights and the rotating beacon shine in the night’s remaining shadows at McMinn County Airport (KMMI) in east Tennessee.”