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The last time we flew the Spirit of St. Louis by JNE was in June 2022, when we flew her home from Lopez Island.
We THOUGHT we would be taking her back to our shop and simply retiring her from flight; until whomever is destined to own her, comes along and makes us an offer we cannot refuse, and then takes her to her new "Forever" home.
So far, that plan has not materialized and she is still sitting in the hangar anxiously awaiting her next adventure ... whatever that might be!
Today, we decided that if she IS going to fly again, we need to do a ground run to make sure the engine is ready to go!
Although the film clip doesn't show it, it took 39 pulls before she jumped to life. There were lots of puffs of smoke and a bit of popping and sputtering as she began to "Wake Up", but once she yawned and stretched her arms, she let us know she is ready to make her way back into the skies once again.