@Half Moon Bay Airport, Half Moon Bay, CA
April 2014
Photographed at the annual Pacific Coast Dream Machines show at HMB airport. The Yakovlev Yak-18T is a four/five-seat fully aerobatic utility aircraft, designed for stresses of +6.48/-3.24 g. First flown in 1967, this aircraft is used to train Aeroflot pilots and has gained popularity as a sportplane both inside and outside the former USSR. Nikon D300 w/18-200mm, processing with Photomatix Pro and Aperture.