Pilots completed a holiday airlift carrying decorations, gifts, and one very jolly elf to Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay, and AOPA Senior Photographer David Tulis captured the cheerful scenes.

A Beechcraft King Air landed December 20 in Colorado under Garmin Autoland control following a loss of cabin pressure. The crew, wearing oxygen masks, allowed the system to proceed through landing, according to the charter operator.

If you catch yourself riding the brakes, stop. Seriously, heels down, then get going again with only as much power as you need.