Yosemite Flights

02/22/2026

Beautiful snowy views of Yosemite during tonight’s aerial photography flight.

02/17/2025

Yosemite National Park is beautiful year round, but in February for a few weeks, there is a rare event when the sun sets upon horsetail falls. When this seasonal waterfall actually has water, and the sun sets upon it at just the right angle, it looks like fire, hence the event named “firefall.” (This is different than another historical literal firefall in Yosemite’s past). These images are taken from a unique aerial photography vantage point at 3500 ft above ground level in a Cessna 182. You can see the angle of light that has to hit the falls just right, and if clouds are in the way you won’t see it at all. This particular flight and weather allowed us to briefly see firefall for less than 2 minutes. It’s amazing to see from the sky or the ground. Image 1: light on horsetail falls, image 2: two minutes before the light hits the falls. Feel free to share your firefall experience.

10/06/2024

Thank you Frank Leung for the Pine Mountain Lake Airport Day pictures!

03/06/2024

Sunset snowy flight over the Sierra Nevadas, with views of Hetch Hetchy and the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne.

12/26/2023

11/19/2023

We are thankful for the beauty of a rainbow, amidst the mix of this rainy weather. We look forward to some scheduled flights this week, before and after thanksgiving. Recent storms have brought snow back to the Sierra Nevada’s and it’s visible on our scenic tours and aerial photography flights. We are grateful for our mountain views 🥰😍🌧️☔️🌈🏞️

10/05/2023

Got any plans this Saturday? Want to see some cool planes? Noon to 3pm, come check out our community airport day at Pine Mountain Lake airport (E45). If you come, say hi to us at the Yosemite flights table 👋 If you are a pilot flying in, please message for details.

05/27/2023

Lots of local Groveland adventures and sales leading up to the projected opening of hwy 120 on June 10th. Check them all out!

There is only 15 days left before Yosemite NPS restores access to Yosemite Valley via Hwy 120. Here’s why we think you should come now!

https://www.echocoop.com/post/15-days-left-for-the-best-yosemite-experience

04/27/2023

Happy World Pilot Day to this guy and all the pilots we know. Jason flies almost every single day…not only for us at Yosemite flights, but also for , for and charters for many other companies and customers. He even flies on his days off, just for fun. We also are fortunate enough to live in an airpark and are surrounded by many amazing pilots in our community. Our heartfelt gratitude to Jason and fellow pilots today!

03/02/2023

The recent California snow storms have paused for now and resulted in Yosemite National park being closed…from the ground that is. The skies opened, the runway was plowed and it was a perfect day to fly and see all the fresh snow!