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1948 Taylorcraft history?
I have viewed this sight from time to time but never seemed to have the time to stop in and introduce myself. As I am between jobs and will be relocating soon I thought I had better get it done.
I have owned and flown a 1948 Taylorcraft BC12d since 1991 and it is hangared at the South St. Paul airport in Minnesota. I am currently in Virginia and will be relocating to Northern Kentucky, don't ask. Anyway my Taylorcraft is pretty stock and hasn't been modded out over the years, no extra windows, standard baggage sling and basic panel. When I bought it it was very plain with basic white with blue trim and no cowling grills or landing gear fairings. Over the years I have done a "flying restoration" adding shoulder harnesses, gear and strut fairings, cowl grills, hub caps, new seat cushions, carpet, cables and finally Millennium cylinders and slick magnetos. My favorite activities are flying over the beautiful St. Croix river, rural Wisconsin and Minnesota exploring grass strips and visiting friends.
Shortly after I purchased it the son of the original owner contacted me wanting to know the status of his father's old airplane. Through our correspondence I learned that 2 brothers from central Ohio bought it and learned to fly it in 1948. It was originally based on their farm and they modified a barn to hangar it. They would own it for about five years before it would make its long journey through several owners and flying schools before it fell into my hands. They said it left the factory with no cowl grills, a wooden propeller, with no spinner, with a navy blue fuselage with a yellow stripe with "Taylorcraft" painted on the stripe on the boot cowl and yellow wings and tail. A local Taylorcraft dealer would later provide them with a metal propeller and spinner. Sadly both father and son would pass away before I could reunite them with their old friend.
From what I have read it seems that in 1948 Taylorcrafts were produced from spares whenever they had an order. I would like to know more about Taylorcrafts history from this time as most of the information about them is from their boom years 1945-1946.
I have never grown tired of this wonderful airplane and have met many wonder people because of it. If things work out I hope to be up at Alliance this summer for the Taylorcraft fly in.
On the move again N5281M and Geff Galbari
I have owned and flown a 1948 Taylorcraft BC12d since 1991 and it is hangared at the South St. Paul airport in Minnesota. I am currently in Virginia and will be relocating to Northern Kentucky, don't ask. Anyway my Taylorcraft is pretty stock and hasn't been modded out over the years, no extra windows, standard baggage sling and basic panel. When I bought it it was very plain with basic white with blue trim and no cowling grills or landing gear fairings. Over the years I have done a "flying restoration" adding shoulder harnesses, gear and strut fairings, cowl grills, hub caps, new seat cushions, carpet, cables and finally Millennium cylinders and slick magnetos. My favorite activities are flying over the beautiful St. Croix river, rural Wisconsin and Minnesota exploring grass strips and visiting friends.
Shortly after I purchased it the son of the original owner contacted me wanting to know the status of his father's old airplane. Through our correspondence I learned that 2 brothers from central Ohio bought it and learned to fly it in 1948. It was originally based on their farm and they modified a barn to hangar it. They would own it for about five years before it would make its long journey through several owners and flying schools before it fell into my hands. They said it left the factory with no cowl grills, a wooden propeller, with no spinner, with a navy blue fuselage with a yellow stripe with "Taylorcraft" painted on the stripe on the boot cowl and yellow wings and tail. A local Taylorcraft dealer would later provide them with a metal propeller and spinner. Sadly both father and son would pass away before I could reunite them with their old friend.
From what I have read it seems that in 1948 Taylorcrafts were produced from spares whenever they had an order. I would like to know more about Taylorcrafts history from this time as most of the information about them is from their boom years 1945-1946.
I have never grown tired of this wonderful airplane and have met many wonder people because of it. If things work out I hope to be up at Alliance this summer for the Taylorcraft fly in.
On the move again N5281M and Geff Galbari
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