Your longest Taylorcraft flight

[NC95842]

What’s the farthest you have flown you beautiful airplane?

I flew mine from South Carolina down to Sebring, Fla. where a friend was racing his car. We were there in the pits for 3 days before I flew home. What a trip, I can’t wait to fly again!

With all this nasty AD talk I need to hear some good ole flying tales!

[Acroeric]

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For me it was Boulder Colorado back home to Burlington, NC in the clipwing. It took me 3 days but was well worth it. I still keep in touch with people I met along the way.

[T.Taylor]

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Canby, Oregon to Bay St. Louis, Miss. including weather delays, longer than I care to admit, however I must say, as the years go by, it seems more enjoyable each year

[Don]

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From Central City, Nebraska, where I bought my BC12 D, to Sandpoint ,Idaho. I overnighted in
Spearfish, South Dakota, due to thunderstorms, and then into Sandpoint
the following day. Made 7 fuel stops. Beautiful flight, beautiful scenery.
" Slipping the surly bonds of earth" is just the greatest thing ever..It's
pure magic.

[fearofpavement]

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I flew from south of Atlanta to someplace in Kansas. It took parts of three different days to get there and we flew back all in one very long day. One of our pilots flew that same plane from the Atlanta area to San Diego, CA and back. Better him than me, I don't have that much padding... Another one of our pilots flew it from here to OshKosh and back. Most of the time we stay within about 100 miles of base. (BC-12D 100hp non electric)

[jgerard]

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90hp Champ
WA - OSHKOSH - WA (2 big guys and lots of camping gear)

Taylorcraft flights
NY to WA (BC12D)
AZ to WA (BC12D)
OR to AZ (F19 electrical failure N. CA)
TN - OH - OSHKOSH - TX (F19)
TX - WA - TX (F19 non electric now)
MI to AZ (BC12D wing tanks inop, 12 gal max)

And in the Cub
GA to TX (L21B)
TX to WA (L21B non electric now)

I would like to ferry a plane down the east coast sometime and also fly to Alaska.

[Dick Smith]

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From Nampa, Idaho to Soldotna, Alaska. 31 hours of flight time...Learned a lot! Followed the Hiway pretty close. (I thought I was doing pretty good, until I ran across a young lady flying a SuperCub from New York to Fairbanks!) Jason, you've been to Texas...come on up...! Dick

[KRW]

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Tucson Az. to Anchorage, Ak. 37.5 flying hours F19

[flyguy]

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Bringing my baby home. Borrego Springs ( about even with San Diego) CA up to here which is about even with San Jose. About 370 miles non-stop. Had plenty of time in Taylorcrafts, but hadn't flown a taildragger in several years.
Didn't drink but a few sips of water all day for obvious reasons, and when I got down my friend said I looked awful. Drank about 4 glasses of water LOL.

Just north of Borrego there is a really barren pass that looks like a giant crevice with long pointy spires of rock sticking up everywhere. Really nasty looking stuff. Found myself hoping that somebody put the engine together right. Got to fly by Edwards AFB and look straight down the runway. First experience with GPS navigation, run along the track checking waypoints on the chart. Neat way to travel.
Darryl

[wlas]

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From Trapper creek Alaska to Oshkosh and when on to Chicago, from there to glennie, Michigan, when to Port huron, Michigan, and when to seattle, Wa and from there back to Trapper Creek, Alaska. Counting all the airplane rides that I gave along the way to everyone I came in contact with, it took about 130 hours flying time. I would do it again in a heatbeat. I used to fish spot with my T-craft would log 10 hours a day for many a day, I have totally used up a couple of sling seats. I had one tear right through when I was flying along, that got real interesting. Cub drivers are alway saying why don't you get a real airplane and I just say my T-craft is as real as it gets.

[MNJoe]

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Minneapolis MN to the Artic Circle and then some, Straight floats no airports in 8 days 38 hours flying time (38 polar bears!! south of Churchill) Pre t-craft days done in PA-12 Best part about trip was my Dad was along in his PA-18 on straight floats also. How many polar bears do you AK guys see?

Joe

[crispy critter]

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Joe,
Hoe is the new t-craft working for ya? Have you been flying it yet?

[Ragwing nut]

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Oklahoma City, OK to Jacksonville, FL. Delivered to new owner after selling it on Ebay for a friend. Took 5 days, 2 dead mags, and dodging multiple thunderstorms.

Mike

[astjp2]

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From Ogden Ut, to Yuma back to Ogden, to Rhinelander WI back to Ogden, to King Salmon AK, this was several trips but flying the trench on an engine that had 5 hours on it before the trip was the funnest

[n6346m]

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Port Orchard, WA to Anchor Point, Alaska. L2-B with 14 gallons of gas, lots of stops.