Taylorcraft Flying Club

Our History

In 1936 Clarence Gilbert Taylor moved to Alliance, Ohio to form the Taylorcraft Corporation. He began to manufacture the first
successful side by side light aircraft, the Taylorcraft. By the early 1940’s the Taylorcraft Corporation was the largest employer in Alliance, Ohio with over 1800 employees. During 1936, the first year of production in Alliance, Mr. Taylor presented to his employees a new Taylorcraft airplane. This was the first airplane of the newly-formed Flying Club. The Taylorcraft Flying Club is the oldest continuously-operated flying club in the United States. The Taylorcraft Flying Club continues to
thrive and prosper, long beyond the life of the Taylorcraft Corporation itself because it continues to have conscientious members who are dedicated to safe and economical flying.

The Club

Taylorcraft is a small flying club based at Tri-City Airport (3G6) near Sebring in
northeast Ohio. The airport is convenient to the cities of Alliance, Canton, Louisville, Salem and others. Tri-City a class G airport, providing a challenging, yet safe, environment. The airport is not crowded with airline operations, which also makes it an economical flying base.
Our Flying Club is Incorporated and operated by its board and members. Each member takes pride in the operation, maintenance and general condition of the aircraft. Our goals
are to provide affordable, safe flying with a fun camaraderie atmosphere promoting aviation. In
addition, we hope to also provide an environment where members may be able to stimulate their knowledge, increase their proficiency and encourage an interest to new pilots in the world of general aviation. We have a member that is a CFII and is available for checkouts and Flight Reviews. The club also has an online scheduling system and the airplane maintained by a member with military experience working alongside our local IA to
keep the airplane in excellent condition.