Over the Mountains in a 1940 Taylorcraft

[VanDy]

Picked up a 1940 Taylorcraft in Washington State, and Delivered it to Arkansas, here is a quick video of some of the highlights

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

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[VanDy]

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took me a couple ttries, thanks!!

 

[mscard88]

Sweet! First taildragger I flew was a T-craft. Fun airplanes.

 

[mscard88]

How many miles and how long did it take? Probably had some tailwind this time of the year?

 

[VanDy]

Sweet! First taildragger I flew was a T-craft. Fun airplanes.

Thanks!! I learned to fly in one, and still have it in the family!

 

[VanDy]

How many miles and how long did it take? Probably had some tailwind this time of the year?

no tailwind for me, I averaged about 40MPH the first day, it was about 1400 nm, 5 days of flying and 24 hours of flight time. A long trip!!

 

[mscard88]

no tailwind for me, I averaged about 40MPH the first day, it was about 1400 nm, 5 days of flying and 24 hours of flight time. A long trip!!

Wow that does make for a long trip. Thought you might've had some help from the wind.

 

[VanDy]

Wow that does make for a long trip. Thought you might've had some help from the wind.

i always get a headwind!! lol

 

[Dana]

Nice. Brings back memories of the '41 T-Craft I once owned. Did a lot of stupid things in that airplane and somehow survived.

 

[Lachlan]

Awesome video. I’d love an old T-craft.

 

[OkieFlyer]

Very cool!!! Kind of crazy that it took that long in any airplane. That's quite a trip.

 

[Zeldman]

Wow... Cool flight..!!! I bet that was a ton of fun...!!!!

 

[BillTIZ]

Route?
List of stops?