was able to get a rather large diameter loop with no signs of the plane falling out at the top. Inverted
flight required very little down elevator. I tried another loop, this time with the smoke system on. I was
really happy with how much smoke the stock G23 muffler put out as I painted a large circle in the sky.
Did you notice that I did not mention the wind up to this point? That is because it was a non-issue.
With wind in the 15-25 mph range, the Taylorcraft did not seem to even notice it. Never again will I be
forced to sit home on a windy day! The Taylorcraft performed very well in the wind. Most of the flight
was at æ to full throttle. I will experiment with different props to see if the performance increases. I
tried to do a stall turn and the G23 definitely does not give unlimited vertical performance. Again it
flew very scale. The rudder has a lot of authority in this maneuver.
I went up a few mistakes high and lowered the throttle to test the planes stall characteristics. When it
finally stalled the nose mushed over gently. To recover, simply push the nose down and add power.
The last maneuver that we wanted to test was the snap roll. Again the aerobatic performance on this
plane is excellent. Snaps were very crisp and stopped as soon as the controls were released.
LANDING!
LANDING:
Not knowing how much fuel we burned up, after about 20 minutes, I decided to bring it in for a
landing. The setup was the same as any other plane, maintaining a glide slope by managing the
power. Once the field was made, the power was chopped and it settled in much like a Piper Cub. The
plane does have a tendency to float a bit so plan accordingly on final.
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CONCLUSION:
It is refreshing to have a plane in my hanger that can be flown as smooth and docile as a Sunday
flyer, or hot and heavy like an Extra 300. The Taylorcraft is definitely a very versatile aircraft whose
flight performance is only succeeded by it's high quality construction and beautiful finish.
S U M M A R Y
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-POOR
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-NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
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-AVERAGE
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-VERY GOOD
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-EXCELLENT
Take-Off:
Packaging:
Landing:
Construction:
Basic Aerobatics
Hardware:
Low Speed Flight:
Instruction Manual:
High Speed Flight:
Ease of Assembly:
Stall Characteristics:
Kit Completeness:
Scale Flight:
Covering Quality:
Scale Appearance:
HITS
MISSES
Instruction manual
Very well constructed
Assembly process
Scale appearance out of the box
Perfect entry into giant scale planes
The control horns supplied with the kit
were designed to 3 screws but the kit
and instructions only contain 2 screws.
Music wire landing gear retainers fall
off during landings.
The lower holes for the G23 interfere
with the fuel tank tray.
