Central Indiana T-Craft Driver Contacts Wanted

[mikeg]

I am located in Central Indiana (Mooresville-11 miles SW of the International). Looking for tribe members in the area for fun and flying
Mike Girdley
NC29804(BC12-65 DeLux)

[crispy critter]

Re: Centrai Indiana T-Craft Driver Contacts Wanted

Mike,
Im not in indiana but im located about 150nm south east of you in east Kentucky. I have one flying taylorcraft and a project that's been in my family since the 1950's. Also have some other cool birds. PM or email me for contact info. Kev

[VanDy]

Re: Centrai Indiana T-Craft Driver Contacts Wanted

Dayton Ohio here!

[M Towsley]

Re: Centrai Indiana T-Craft Driver Contacts Wanted

Mike,

There is a registered '46 in Kokomo, N96130. I mention this because of an interesting story about it. The prior owner, Joel Severinghaus, restored it to factory fresh condition and spent a ton of money on it. When he tried to sell it for $63,000 it became a bit of a story on here. It finally went for around $29K back in 2010, or so. I happened to have had a chance to see it when I flew mine out to Alliance, Ohio back in 2011. The airport guy was kind enough to show me a Taylorcraft they had on the field and it turned out to be Joel's $63K Taylorcraft. Unfortunately, the man who bought it was not tailwheel rated but planned on doing so. My understanding is it sat more than flew. It was up for sale not too long ago but I do not know if it sold, or not. I considered it back in 2010 at the $29K but it was almost like flying a museum piece. Again, no dollar was spared to try and return it to correctness. Search for 'Joel Severinghaus' and you will see the story.

I did a quick check and it looks as though it did sell earlier this year: http://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N96130

[PA1195]

Re: Centrai Indiana T-Craft Driver Contacts Wanted

http://eaavintage.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2008-Vol.-36-No.-02-Timeless-and-Triumphant-The-Taylorcraft-Twosome.pdf

Very nice!

Gary (@-20F and 6 hrs daylight)

[M Towsley]

Re: Centrai Indiana T-Craft Driver Contacts Wanted

That's the one.

BTW, you need to move south!

[PA1195]

Re: Centrai Indiana T-Craft Driver Contacts Wanted

That's the one.

BTW, you need to move south!

I see there's a flood watch out for portions of Illinois...better dry cold than wet and +50. Still it'd be nice to ride motorcycles, fly The T, and enjoy a walk with the dog without having to dress up with cold wx gear, put boots on the dog's feet, and plug the car into 120V so it'll start.

I used to fly down to -40F but those days are no more.

Gary

[M Towsley]

Re: Centrai Indiana T-Craft Driver Contacts Wanted

No floods, just rain. 50 degrees and wet better than Holy Cr*p cold. Just rode the bike this last weekend and took some kids flying last Sunday that are new to flying.

My brother in AZ thinks it is funny to let me know it is 70+ there while we are in mid winter. I then like to remind him that the summer is like living in the oven.

[lawheelock]

Re: Centrai Indiana T-Craft Driver Contacts Wanted

Mike Girdley,

I live adjacent to KHUF, Terre Haute, in the summer time. I have a farm with airport in deep south TX http://home.earthlink.net/~lawheelock/ which I arrived at last week for the winter.
My Taylorcraft is a 1946 BC12D which I am repairing the left wing in my hangar at Khuf which also stores my 1965 M20C Mooney. I have a Stinson which I bought in 1968 which I keep here in Texas.
My first airplane was a 1946 BC12D which I bought on Sept 4, 1964 for $850 at O'Neal in Vincennes, flew it for 5 years and 500 hours when I sold it around 1969 after buying the 46 Stinson in 1968. i kept the Tcraft and later the Stinson on a farm strip NE of Bloomfield, IN for some time. Favorite place to fly to from Terre Haute and other Indiana airports is Mattoon, IL KMTO to the restaurant.
During those hours in the '60s I flew the TCraft to North Platte, Neb; to Meigs in Chicago; to Boynton Beech, FLorida and to Ft Walton Beech, Florida and even to Lambert in St Louis as well as many other long flights.
Great airplane, wish I had never had sold it. But, someday I will get its replacement flying.

Larry Wheelock, A&P/IA, KHUF and XS56

[mikeg]

Re: Centrai Indiana T-Craft Driver Contacts Wanted

Good to hear from you Larry. Sent you a PM.
Mike

[mikeg]

Re: Centrai Indiana T-Craft Driver Contacts Wanted

Good to hear from you Larry. Sent you a PM.
Mike

[M Towsley]

Re: Centrai Indiana T-Craft Driver Contacts Wanted

Mattoon is a good place to fly to for me, too. Not very busy but nice airport and good food.

[mikeg]

Re: Centrai Indiana T-Craft Driver Contacts Wanted

Yep been there a couple times also. Ahhhh AZ - summer heat is a "dry heat" LOL Flew my dad's Ercoupe back to Indy from Mesa a few years ago. FUN trip. 19.7 hours-no radio.
Mike

[Joe cooper]

Re: Central Indiana T-Craft Driver Contacts Wanted

I am located in Central Indiana (Mooresville-11 miles SW of the International). Looking for tribe members in the area for fun and flying
Mike Girdley
NC29804(BC12-65 DeLux)

Try the faa n number site for 95916. When I owned it a hangar collapsed on it in a snow storm near baltimore, md. It did not touch the fuselage or the engine but destroyed the wings. Avemco paid me and a doctor bought it from them and had it repaired. Repairs seemed to have been done well. ( it was a trophy winner) it then went to his son in Michigan who later sold it to someone in indianna.

[Joe cooper]

Re: Central Indiana T-Craft Driver Contacts Wanted

I am located in Central Indiana (Mooresville-11 miles SW of the International). Looking for tribe members in the area for fun and flying
Mike Girdley
NC29804(BC12-65 DeLux)

Try the faa n number site for 95916. When I owned it a hangar collapsed on it in a snow storm near baltimore, md. It did not touch the fuselage or the engine but destroyed the wings. Avemco paid me and a doctor bought it from them and had it repaired. Repairs seemed to have been done well. ( it was a trophy winner) it then went to his son in Michigan who later sold it to someone in indianna.