Addison Pemberton did the first flight on Charlie Brown's fresh Stearman C3B restoration Saturday June 4. Addison says:
At 2:00 in the afternoon at the Bonners Ferry airport in north Idaho Charlie Brown's Stearman C3B took to the air for the 1st time. The J5 Wright powered C3B climbed at a rate that was difficult for the chase plane, our C-185, to keep up with. The J5 is very strong and smooth and the rigging was pleasant making the airplane a jewel.
I had the privilege of doing the test flight and found this C3B to be more stable and exhibit improved elevator authority over Larry Tobin's earlier serial number. Stearman made changes to the tail group as time when on to many of the square tail airplanes including the Speedmails. Charlie did a marvelous job on this restoration.
