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Well Tribe, my wife & I have finally visited the Factory and have spent the day with Harry and his wife.
I have looked at the entire operation, and feel much more comfortable with the situation. The factory looks good,but have not started on any "Taylorcraft Sport" . These should start within a week or two. As soon as final approval from "FAA". I have seen several airplanes he is working on (repairing, not new ones). However, everything seems as though is ready to go. He has a new paint booth installed and all the jigs are there also. I looked at a couple of wings he had built, plus a couple of fuselages' he has repaired. He has about four T-Crafts there for restoration or repair.
At this time he has three orders ,with deposits, for the Taylorcraft Sport and 6 or 8 for the F-22; And one Tri Gear with 180 hp.
I believe he is telling the truth and is trying to get the Taylorcraft back into a viable and flying aircraft, that we can all be proud of.
He told me that he is going to try to build the Taylor Cub also. Also with the O-200. This is the predacessor to the J-3 Cub and would look exactly like a J-3 except would have the Taylorcraft wing. Should be nice, with the O-200.
He seemed excited about everything and appears to be working very hard to get things going as soon as the FAA lets him. They seem to be the only fly in the ointment. He seems to be trying to run as good a business as possible, and like any new venture, there always seems to be tie-ups. Especially when you least expect them.
Let all wish him the best of luck, and if you order anything that requires doing something new, expect delays. But there are many new and new old stock parts available for purchase now. Some times not what you may need , but there are plenty of parts there anyhow. The building is nice and well organized.
I took a few pictures and will post them when I return home.
Lee In Louisiana
I have looked at the entire operation, and feel much more comfortable with the situation. The factory looks good,but have not started on any "Taylorcraft Sport" . These should start within a week or two. As soon as final approval from "FAA". I have seen several airplanes he is working on (repairing, not new ones). However, everything seems as though is ready to go. He has a new paint booth installed and all the jigs are there also. I looked at a couple of wings he had built, plus a couple of fuselages' he has repaired. He has about four T-Crafts there for restoration or repair.
At this time he has three orders ,with deposits, for the Taylorcraft Sport and 6 or 8 for the F-22; And one Tri Gear with 180 hp.
I believe he is telling the truth and is trying to get the Taylorcraft back into a viable and flying aircraft, that we can all be proud of.
He told me that he is going to try to build the Taylor Cub also. Also with the O-200. This is the predacessor to the J-3 Cub and would look exactly like a J-3 except would have the Taylorcraft wing. Should be nice, with the O-200.
He seemed excited about everything and appears to be working very hard to get things going as soon as the FAA lets him. They seem to be the only fly in the ointment. He seems to be trying to run as good a business as possible, and like any new venture, there always seems to be tie-ups. Especially when you least expect them.
Let all wish him the best of luck, and if you order anything that requires doing something new, expect delays. But there are many new and new old stock parts available for purchase now. Some times not what you may need , but there are plenty of parts there anyhow. The building is nice and well organized.
I took a few pictures and will post them when I return home.
Lee In Louisiana
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