Midwest Chick's Place

A pilot in Ohio planned and executed what I’m thinking is a pretty cool celebration of our 250th Independence Day.

From AirLive.net:

Anatomy of a Six-Hour Flight

The aircraft behind the aerial masterpiece is a Cessna Skylane RG (Retractable Gear), bearing the registration N4936T.

According to flight radar logs, the pilot departed from Norwalk Huron County Airport at exactly 6:00 AM EDT, taking advantage of the smooth, calm morning air. Climbing to a cruising altitude of 10,000 feet, the aircraft went straight to work on an incredibly complex pre-planned GPS flight path.

The pilot executed the drawing in three distinct, highly calculated phases:

1. The Call Sign: First, the aircraft precisely carved out the block letters “USA”.
2. The Milestone: The pilot then looped down to spell out “250th”, honoring the upcoming Semiquincentennial.
3. The Border: In the final and most challenging phase, the aircraft traced a massive, sweeping perimeter mimicking the literal geographic borders of the United States.

He must have had to glide it in when he was done because six hours in a Cessna 182 is pretty much to the bottom of the tank.

Well played, unknown pilot.