2014 Photo Contest Entries: Editor’s Picks - General Aviation

Romain Tourneux flying with geese, Put du Fou, France. By Alain Ernoult.

Melissa Pemberton and Skip Stewart with the wall of fire at Airventure 2014. By Charlie Marks.

Lockheed Electra Junior enjoying the last of the evening's sunlight. By Ed Hicks.

Dream of Clouds: Just a stunning sky for a beautiful Dakota. By Stephane Fort.

A lonely hot air balloon over Kapadocia, Turkey. By Ognyan Stefanov.

Thunder Bird: Air Fest 2014 at MacDill Air Force Base. By Tinnawat Booncharoen.

The Redeemer's Squadron: The Brazilian Air Force Acrobatic squadron, 'Esquadrilha da Fumaça,' flying over the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. By Felipe Cruz.

Diamond in the Light: U.S. Navy Blue Angels performing the Diamond Dirty Loop. By Jacob Katz.

A Google Loon balloon is backlit by the sunset during launch preparations at the Chico Municipal Airport - Chico, California. By Norm Rosene.

Flying a Cessna Caravan near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. By Jason Pineau.

Ranconte History: The 'Extra 300 SC' French air force EVAA, Pont du Gard, Languedoc, France. By Alain Ernoult.

Commemorative painting at 30 years of operation Tucano aircraft during a looping over Pirassununga. By Johnson Barros.

Coupe Icare in St Hilaire du Touvet - Lumbin. By Alain Ernoult.

A CubCrafters Sport Cub equipped with Mead amphibious floats kisses the glassy waters near Polk City, Fla. Photo taken April 2, 2014. By Mariano Rosales.

Seemingly having tremendous fun, these US Army Golden Knights parachutists demonstrate their skill and precision during a mass departure from the jump plane. By Evan Peers.

Spectator shimmer at AirVenture 2014. By Ed Hicks.

During monsoon season a thunderstorm builds over the desert of Arizona. By Brian Willits.

MiG with Wings at Coupe Icare in St Hilaire du Touvet - Lumbin. By Alain Ernoult.

Aeroshell Aerobatic Team viewed from the cockpit of Gene McNeely during their performance at the 2014 Chicago Air & Water Show. By Dennis Biela.

A Douglas Dauntless and FG-1D Corsair sit in reflection beneath the same hangar beams which once sheltered their brethren during WWII at the former NAS Atlanta near Atlanta, Georgia. By Richard Mallory Allnutt.