Alliance, OH 38th Annual Reunion 2010

[Forrest Barber]

Ryan Newell just called to remind me we have about 4 weeks to get ready for the 38th Annual Fly-IN ; I just found photos of the First one here in 1972, we thought it was 73 all these years. on www.barberaircraft.com is the scoop at the moment:

July 9th,10th & 11th 2010: Taylorcraft Fly-In & Reunion of Factory Old-Timer’s and Ohio Aeronca Aviators Fly-In
See the airplanes built in Alliance, OH & Middletown, OH and the people that built, restore and continue to fly them. Volunteers needed in all areas. Contact Forrest at 330.823.1168 [email protected] or Brian Matz at 216.337.5643 [email protected]
Click HERE for information regarding motel accommodations in the Alliance area. Breakfast served Sat & Sun 7AM to 11AM by EAA Chapter #82

This thread will kick off who is coming and I will add information as I get it.
WE have the OLD FACTORY tour planned for Sat Afternoon. We can even get into the Feris factory for the F-19's. I have a brand new media projector and will show lots of photos and have forumns on brakes; STC's ; parts are being sold as early as Wed this year; cleaning the barn out. WE have other than Taylorcraft too! Come early stay late ; we always need help setting up ; Ryan Newell; Dave Whitaker ; Dan Leech and others are ready . Lets do it!!
Foundation meeting will be in evening; maybe some music & bon-fire . Funks and the Corvair powered ships may join us this year.

[robbie]

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We will be there, last year was my first, and enjoyed the Sat breakfast.
See You all there.

[Forrest Barber]

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I hope many are coming, the field is ready , the big work sessions are this Tues., Wed., and Thurs. ; cleaning out a lot of parts. Tour of old factory on Sat. ; a couple of rooms are left at the Comfort Inn ; it is a great location.

[Ryan]

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Looks like weather should be good. My dad and I aremplanning a Bon fire for Friday and Saturday night. All are invited. Stop by for a hot dog and some hanger flying. Hope to see many there. See you on ties Forrest.

Ryan

[Forrest Barber]

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Just confirmed with Doug Taylor ( fresh out of Rotator Cuff surgery) that the Model A will arrive Thurs... needs a ride back ; I will do that. Then we will have the First Taylorcraft and the LAST F-19 out of Alliance back in 1979 ; she is here now. Newsletter in the morning... transfering my Aunt out of the Nursing home to her home at 2PM tomorrow. Hot but only the usual pop-ups on Friday; First Fly-In in 1972 attached. Factory N of Alliance. Ercoupe under wires...... what a fun time. bye YES that is me on the Honda with our First President Wayne Corzatt..... 1972 .

[paulnuss]

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My son Paul Jr. is (finally) learning to fly as a "Sport Pilot" in our '46 BC12D-1, and if the weather works, I believe that we'll be making a dual x-country flight to Alliance next weekend! He's 25, and he wasn't even a gleam in my eye when I went the first time, around 1974. Holy smokes, I was about his age then! I actually don't think the navigation will be difficult for him; I think the airplane knows the way!

[KewFlyer]

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Any Tcraft flyers from NC, VA, MD planning to attend? Would rather have company than a solo flight [ working on my kitchen pass for Saturday ]

[Ron Coleman]

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I hope to fly in on Saturday if all goes well. Hey Forrest! Don't forget, I need a set of "trunk latches".

RonC

[Forrest Barber]

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You got them Ron ; bring fuse & powder > just kidding.

[Forrest Barber]

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They keep coming in!! Great articles in local papers will attach later this morning.

[Forrest Barber]

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lets try it this way. text only in the Review this morning. I will get photos up later , off to lay out parking.
bye Forrest, Patty & Kelli-Belle

The Review
about 9 hours ago

Photo By Ed Hall Jr./File Photo/The ReviewJim Griffin of Hudson looks over an experimental aircraft on the field next to a number of Taylorcraft airplanes during Barber Airfield’s annual Taylorcraft Fly-In in this July 11, 2009, file photo. This year’s fly-in starts today.
Photo By SubmittedAl Barber, father of Forrest Barber and founder of Barber Airport, is shown as a test pilot in 1946. He died on July 7, 1976. The first Model A Taylorcraft arrived July 7, 1936, in Alliance from Butler, Pa., where it was built.
Photo By Ed Hall Jr./File Photo/The ReviewThe tail of an original Taylorcraft plane is seen in the foreground as visitors to the 2009 fly-in mingled inside a hangar at Barber Airfield in this July 11, 2009, file photo.
Owners of Taylorcraft airplanes and former employees of Taylorcraft who built the planes will reunite this weekend for the 39th annual Taylorcraft Fly-In and Reunion, to be held today through Sunday at Barber Airport north of Alliance on Union Avenue. The fly-in has been held at this location since 1972.

Russell "Duke" Iden, who will celebrate his 95th birthday this year, heads the employee group.

The Taylorcraft Owners Club, headed by Steve Krog, will bring owners from all over the world to the gathering. Forrest Barber, executive director of the Taylorcraft Foundation and owner of Barber Airport; his wife, Patricia; and their families all pitch in to get the airport ready for this event.

The foundation registers the arrivals and meets with them on Saturday evening for their annual meeting where the annual awards are presented.

This year a combination fly-in with the Ohio Aeronca Aviators group headed by Brian Matz and his family will be held. Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 82 will conduct its Wings & Wheels Fly-In, which was postponed from the first weekend in June.

The show will feature Corvair engines on the ground and in the air, breakfast at 7 a.m. both days hosted by EAA Chapter 82, and lunch. Corvair engine rebuilders Mark Langford, Larry Flesner, Mark Jones and Joe Horton may appear.

One of the favorite parts of the event is the Fly-By around Don Pancho's on West State Street, held at 8 a.m. Saturday prior to the Early Bird Breakfast of the Taylorcraft Old-Timers. More than 15 airplanes flew over the group last year prior to their meeting where Iden and the Old-Timers reminisced about the years in Alliance when Taylorcraft flourished with over 2,200 employees. Iden started work at Taylorcraft in March 1937.

This year will feature the first Taylorcraft that arrived in Alliance, on July 7, 1936, and the last F-19 Taylorcraft, built by Dorothy Feris in October 1979.

Many of the pilots will attend a campfire this evening at the airport after attending a fish fry at Shorty's restaurant on Union Avenue within sight of the old factory.

During the day on Saturday, many of the pilots will fly their airplanes in the vicinity of the airport and around the former factory and the Alliance vicinity.

Barber will fly an aerobatic routine for the crowd and take the original prototype Taylorcraft around town. This ship is owned by the family of C.G. Taylor.

A church service in the open air will be conducted by the Rev. Forest Yoder of Louisville at 9 a.m. Sunday.

Call 330-823-1168 for more information. The website is www.barberaircraft.com.

[Forrest Barber]

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A bit misty this afternoon, weather just cleared, we have Bill Pancake, Jon Timlin, Doug Taylor, Ryan Newell and Dad , Tim, plus quite a few others sitting around and hanger flying, bon-fire in a bit. Back in the morning .