Dateline 6-7-2020 – 1 Year to the Day Charlie had a “Hiccup”.

Happily, after much work, Charlie has returned to her hangar after some successful flight tests, after much work!

A freshly overhauled carburetor (that really seemed to need it by the amount of crap that was found in it and the sticky float), 5 cylinders off and reworked, and multiple attempts at working intake leads that went with all this work and it was time to again try to bring Charlie back home.

A friend picked me up with his Stinson and we headed down to KBEH where we arrived to find that one of our fellow pilots down there (under the guidance of our mechanic) was doing one more test flight before we got there. Charlie was currently level at 10,000 MSL and headed back home!

Escorted home from KBEH to 35D, fellow Stinson owner and friend Bruce managed to capture a picture in the air with Lake Michigan in the background, proving that flight did again happen for Charlie. Even better, with me successfully at the controls again.

Warmed up, we fueled her again, and had an uneventful successful, enjoyable flight back to Allegan (35D). Whew. Hoping for many more of these in the upcoming months.

Back home and in the hangar, ready for the next adventure, and hopefully a next year of scenic, and uneventful, reliable flying.