Stinson L-1 First Flight

triumph · **Joined:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:55 pm **Posts:** 20

Check out this great video on our Stinson L-1 first flight.

http://youtu.be/4DuZusssX_Y

CWBuff · **Joined:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:14 am **Posts:** 854

Very nice video... I really dig that bird. All the little glitches ironed out now?

Fade to Black...

triumph · **Joined:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:55 pm **Posts:** 20

Almost we still have oil pressure adjustments and a possible prop oil leak we need to straighten out.

DH82EH · **Posted:** Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:42 pm

Congratulations! :drink3:

I love to see unique and unusual machines. Nice looking work.

Andy Scott

K5DH · **Posted:** Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:38 am

Congratulations to all involved! Such a rare and interesting aircraft. Love the sunroof!

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

When was the last time an L-1 was in the air?

triumph · **Joined:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:55 pm **Posts:** 20

The Ankorage Aviation Museum in Alaska's L-1 was still in airworthy condition in the 90's but is now taken disassembled and in rebuild.

Baldeagle · **Posted:** Wed Aug 14, 2013 12:31 pm

When I worked for Kermit in Miami in the early '90s he used to use the L-1 to fly to the local strawberry patch (they had a grass strip) and bring back strawberry milkshakes for everybody. He'd time it and try to lower his elapsed time. The tower was in on it, since they'd get milkshakes sometimes too, and would clear him "direct to the strawberry patch".

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triumph · **Joined:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:55 pm **Posts:** 20

Those were the good old days Andrew.

HangarFlies · **Joined:** Wed Oct 02, 2013 4:11 pm **Posts:** 8

Wow, so good to see the Stinson L-1 finally fly again, after it being in restoration for so long. I remember being at Fantasy of Flight in 2006 and seeing some work being done on it. I'm sure the crew there is happy to have it up and running again.

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