Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aw. Memories. Never flew a Stinson, but Aeronca, T-craft, Super-Cub, Tri-Pacer, Cessna tail draggers, and more modern animals like Cessna 180, Cherokee, and a few whose names I don't remember, but with retractable gear and constant speed prop. All single-engine. Ultimately did a bit of instrument instruction. Diabetes and costs put an end to it about twenty years ago. Herb >Dropped in at the local airport for a few minutes this morning, and >spotted a lucky pilot tying down his recently fully restored 1948 >Stinson 108-3. I could see that the outside was perfect. When >asked if I wanted to see the inside, I was amazed to see that the >full instrument panel was also original. The whole airplane was a >step back in time to the days when flying was much simpler and one >was free to go almost anywhere he desired. > >I have never flown a Stinson, but felt a connection because Eddie >Stinson's father was City Engineer at one time in the little >Mississippi town where I grew up, and the now gone grass airport was >named Stinson Field. In the 50s I flew into it when it was all >grass, and later when the local crop dusters put in an 1800ft narrow >blacktop runway. > >The Stinson was parked with the old DC-3 in the background. >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Fully+Restored+1948+Stinson+108.jpg.html > >The nose carries the popular name: >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Flying+Station+Wagon.jpg.html > >And the tail carries the famous Stinson trademark: >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Original+Stinson+Trademark+on+Tail.jpg.html > >All captured with the only camera that I had with me, my Samsung >Convoy II phone. > >Comments and critiques welcomed. > >Jim Nichols >Tullahoma, TN USA > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will pee on your computer!