Thanks, Chris.
When I was VP of our local flying club, many, many years ago, I was
responsible for seeing that all maintenance was done on our three airplanes.
We encouraged landings in the grass when shooting landings for practice,
because it was a lot easier on the tires.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Fully Restored 1948 Stinson 108-3
> That is pretty, Jim, and pretty good shots from the Samsung.
>
> I do enjoy practising circuits on grass strips, but we don't have many.
> Every year I have to visit RAF Cranwell for 3 or 4 trips with the Central
> Flying School Standards flight and most of the landings there are on the
> grass beside the main runway: this leaves the main runway clear for the
> heavier aircraft to use, almost simultaneously.
>
> Near my airfield, RAF Wyton, is a grass field called RAF Henlow and I use
> that occasionally, but it takes around 20 minutes to get to it, not time I
> normally have to spare.
>
> I wouldn't mind flying one of those Stinsons, that's for sure.
>
> Chris
>
> On 30 Sep 2011, at 19:24, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> 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
>
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