Reddit user u/Snak3D0ct0r spotted a Cessna drawing GTA 6 cover art in the sky

Community · November 6, 2026 · Community post · fan sky art

From r/GTA6 · posted by u/Snak3D0ct0r

A Cessna is currently creating artwork in the air
by u/Snak3D0ct0r in r/GTA6

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Reddit user u/Snak3D0ct0r posted today's top thread on r/GTA6: a Cessna was drawing artwork in the air, visible on any flight radar as registration N1810R. Follow-ups from u/brisot (complete flight path) and u/TomTomXD1234 ("This is genuinely impressive") filled in the picture. Local news and gaming outlets then named the pilot.

What flew

Benjamin McDaniel, known online as "Pilot Picasso," flew his 1978 Cessna Skylane RG (N1810R) out of Bentonville, Arkansas.
According to KATV and FlightRadar24 data they cite, the GTA VI mural flight lasted about eight hours and eight minutes: takeoff around 5:29 p.m. on Nov 5, landing around 1:37 a.m. on Nov 6, over Northwest Arkansas north of the Ozark National Forest.
Beebom reports the flight path traced cover-style imagery: the GTA VI logo look, palm trees, a bikini-clad woman with a pistol, a sports car, an alligator, and a helicopter.

Also near the top

u/brisot shared the fuller N1810R flight-path design as the plane headed in to land.
u/TomTomXD1234 posted another look at the finished sky art.
u/panner1234 noted that one year ago today GTA 6 was delayed to Nov 19, 2026, and we're now under two weeks out.
u/sam4999 shared Miami Heat x Vice City on-court and Swingman jerseys.
u/Past_Farmer_6600 spotted Trailer 2's "Hi Jason" Keys neighbor again in the new Launch Gallery screenshots (Rusty Anchor).

What's confirmed vs not

This is a fan pilot's sky art, tracked on FlightRadar24 and covered by KATV, Beebom and AirNavRadar. Beebom notes there's no confirmation Rockstar commissioned it. Some Reddit titles joked that Rockstar "bought the sky"; treat that as a joke, not a press release. What is official: digital pre-load opens November 10 (PS5 at midnight local time; Xbox from 7 p.m. ET on Nov 9, up to 212 GB), and GTA VI launches November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S — 13 days to go.

Spotted something GTA 6 in your city (or on a flight radar)? Post it in the subreddits and we might feature it, with credit.

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