Your Flying World 2022 Finalists

Heavy Hitter by Steven Hayes

I attended a Fly Day sponsored by the Heritage Flight Museum at the Skagit Regional Airport.  I wasn’t sure exactly what would be there. I was thrilled to see, and hear, this big warbird. The smoke at engine start really captured my attention.  It was the first time I had ever seen one fly.  It […]

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West Coast Sunrise by Kristina Rosenfeld

My husband and I flew out of our north coast California airport (KFOT) very early one summer morning to surprise my dad in Coeur d’ Alene for his birthday. The sunrise was absolutely spectacular!          Phone camera – Samsung SM-G960U, focal length 4.30 mm          Shutter speed 1/1167 s, aperture F2.4, ISO 50         No flash, auto WB, […]

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Between Layers by Andrew Niemyer

I was returning to Fargo, ND (KFAR) from Denver, Co (KAPA) last September in hard IMC. As I flew into north-central Nebraska, the clouds began to dissipate and I found myself perfectly sandwiched between two cloud decks, with the promise of better conditions to come.   Apple iPhone 11 ProMax       1/8; f/1.8; ISO850       Focal Length 4.25mm; […]

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