1 min readBy Victoria Agronsky
'You Get One Shot': Meet The Pilot Who Drew The Mona Lisa In The Sky
Benjamin McDaniel turned a Cessna R182 into a flying pencil, recreating the Mona Lisa while proving sky art demands precision and one-shot flying.

An aircraft is normally expected to leave point A, follow a planned route, and arrive at point B, as can be seen from our flight tracking data. But for some pilots, the flight path itself has become an adventure, using aircraft to turn the sky into a giant canvas for drawings, words, and recognizable shapes.
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- Length
- 56 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 3, 2026
- Byline
- Victoria Agronsky
- Source
- Simple Flying