NOTAM: Featured Mission – December 2025

Dec 17, 2025 | NOTAM

A Pilot’s Perspective: Flying West with a Load of Masked Bobwhite Quail Jack Long takes off with a load of masked bobwhite quail headed for their new homes in Arizona. Photo by Don Wolfe. When first described by scientists, the masked bobwhite quail thrived across the...

NOTAM October 2025 Featured Mission

Oct 13, 2025 | Featured Missions, NOTAM

Flying Journalists Over Wyoming’s Iconic Landscapes – Pilot’s Perspective The Boars Tusk – Used as a landmark for indigenous peoples, pioneers, hikers, railroad travelers, and countless other groups, this distinct feature is the core of a long dormant volcanic...

NOTAM – September 2025: Featured Mission

Sep 16, 2025 | NOTAM

The Aerial Perspective Reveals Wildlife Overpass Possibilities Flying over a secton of Highway 401 where Algonquin to Adirondacks hopes to construct wildlife overpasses to protect animals as they move across the landscape. Video by Jess Lax. Flying north of the...

NOTAM – August 2025: Featured Misson

Aug 26, 2025 | NOTAM

CAPTURING THE BEAUTY OF BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT Bears Ears National Monument is one of several landscapes currently threatened by efforts to open them for extractive industries to exploit. Photo by Dave Showalter. Nothing beats the aerial perspective for showing...

NOTAM – July 2025

Jul 24, 2025 | NOTAM

Flying to Document Ancient Gardens in Arizona Ancient gardens that date back 1,000 to 1,200 years are still visible from the air in the desert landscapes of Arizona. A LightHawk flight collected images of the waffle gardens for publication in an upcoming issue of...

NOTAM June 2025 Featured Mission: The Pilot’s Perspective – Tracking Yosemite’s Elusive Fishers from the Air

Jun 26, 2025 | NOTAM

The search for missing fisher M19 took Mark Dedon and passenger Joe Medley over iconic landscapes in Yosemite National Park like Half Dome seen here in the foreground. Photo by Joe Medley. Yosemite’s towering forests are home to one of California’s most elusive...