As anticipation builds for Rockstar Games' next major release, fans have been finding increasingly creative ways to celebrate the return to Vice City and the fictional state of Leonida. This time, the artwork wasn't created with a controller or a graphics tablet. Instead, the Pilot Picasso used an actual aircraft and carefully planned flight paths to bring his idea to life. Flying the Cessna R182 Skylane RG (N1810R), he spent several hours in the air, turning an ordinary flight into something much more artistic.

For some pilots, flying is about reaching a destination. For Benjamin McDaniel, known as The Pilot Picasso, it's also an opportunity to create something people can admire from the ground. Combining his passion for aviation with a creative approach to flying, Benjamin uses carefully planned flight paths to draw shapes, words, and messages in the sky. What started as a way to build flight hours has grown into an increasingly ambitious artistic pursuit.

Pilot Picasso was back at it, turning the skies over the United States into his latest canvas. Flying a Cessna R182 Skylane (N1810R), Pilot Picasso traced a giant “HAPPY HALLOWEEN” across the U.S. with his flight path.

A Cessna R182 Skylane RG, registration N1810R, is turning the sky into a canvas — and Mona Lisa is taking shape flight by flight. The aircraft has been flying a carefully planned route that forms an unmistakable outline of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting on a flight-tracking map.

The world of flight tracking just got a whole new perspective. AirNav Radar has introduced a new 3D Globe experience, giving users a completely different way to explore the world, airports, aircraft, and live flight activity. Instead of viewing aircraft on a traditional flat map, you can now switch to a three-dimensional globe and explore aviation from a more immersive perspective.