I’m 63. I read Jules book in grade school.I bought a model tri pacer and it was my favorite model airplane. I never learned to fly but enjoy aviation and your tri pacer is beautiful airplane,so glad you restored her to her original glory!
Mark...Touching remembrance of your Dad and your youth Sir! I too, have similar moments in my life as they relate to my Father Frank, a 30K ATP Rated Commercial Pilot! This you tube name "ConquestN98858" is in honer of my father as this was the last airplane that I flew with him before his untimely death in 1987 at 54 years young. My Family Legacy would be a 1964 Cessna 310i, N8006M that Dad flew from new in 64 until sold in 1970 as the Chief pilot for the State of New York Health Department at Roswell Park Memorial Institute. I have followed this 310 for years and currently resides in Florida with a relatively new owner. One day i plan on owning and restoring that 310i to it's original prowess as you have with that tri-pacer... I did purchase a restored 1947 J3 Piper Cub (N3461K) and gifted to my father for his last fathers day 1986. Although he never got to fly it he did see it one time and wept openly. After Dads death a nasty divorce ensued and although I thought hat i had it hidden pretty well Kathy's lawyer found it and it got sold for quite a bit less than I had paid for it! Just as an FYI, I'd do it again in a heart beat just to see that look on my Dads face one more time! Your video made my day...Thanks Much ';-)
Great little aircraft. The first airplane ride I ever had when I was 12 was in a Tri-Pacer and, surprisingly, the first 'freefall" parachute descent I ever made was out of a Tri-Pacer. I ended up owning a Cherokee but, I've always loved the T-P... (Too old and beaten up to either fly or jump now... ). Great job on the restoration.
I too read and still have that book. Learned to fly out of Houston Hobby and graduated from high school in 1973. After a successful military and airline career I’m now retired. I’ve owned my Comanche 250 for over thirty years. Amazing what a few books can do to influence your life.
Well done. I read the same book in 1970. My dad had taken my brother and I to a “penny a pound” day in 1964. Took my first ride in a Piper Tri Pacer. Been flying ever since. What a memory and complements on a beautiful restoration.
Wow. As others have said, I read the same book "Anyone Can Fly" 50 times as a young teen in the late 60's/early 70's. Started flying in 1974 at age 16...in a Cessna 150H at Napa, CA. That book, the adventures! I "flew "222D" and "10Z".... right along with the Bergmans. The book shows Mr. Bergman's "introductory flight"... March 1, 1958... the day before I was born! Sadly, N7222D crashed into trees in 1988, in Minnesota. The Tri-Pacer restoration is beautiful!
Outstanding restoration, Mark! Thanks for sharing. My dad taught my brothers and me to fly in a PA-22. A friend asked me to help him sell his 1959 Tri-Pacer (1337.2 TTE&AF) and the first thing I thought of was your TH-cam video of ...64D. I'd love nothing more than to see someone like you take my this Tri-Pacer and restore it like you did yours. Please let me know if you would be, or would not be interested before I go the Barnstormer route.
My 1st experience in a Tri Pacer was a quick cockpit check -out by the owner and a flight from Ct. to Me., while he flew his other one. This was 45 yrs ago and I was a C-172 pilot. That was a great, uneventful, get acquainted flight in a great ‘59 model which I’ll always remember!
@@JamesMorse54 Where to start. My Dad worked at Piper starting with the PA17 project.That made my life horrible later in my teens. Dad loved all things piper. 2046A pacer 6329P comanche, 3732A 9423D 2 maybe 3 tri-pacers i was to young to remember. Apache 1158P 1455P was his favorite later. Then the 1st 310. Game changer for sure. A clipper E-coupe LuscombChamp Forgot 172, 210, 2 super cubs I still have 1 180 & 185 i still have that. Late in life we built tailwind 31039 I hated it. Just did not fly well. I worked as a contract pilot instructor Flew skydivers for years. Big old beaver. LOTS of fun Day job was at Alphin aircraft hagerstown Md Rebuilt everything with wings. even a champ lancer ! Many stories. Flew every day, still do. Dont want my dad to know from above I did buy a new bass boat All the bell & whistles Got all the ratings & got paid to do it even A&P Life has been good. forgot 1057B wood wing Mooney 58 B model & the beeh Baron, very sad story, 5 died. Like you Airplanes all my life. What a ride !!! Bet you are sorry you ask? Now its your turn Pauley
@@pauleyplay my experience was nothing like your illustrious career! Hats off to You Man! My Dad and his Cousin went halves on 2 tripacers, and one converted into a tail Dragger (CF-OIW) well, my flying history ended around 1987 or so, Dad had lost the feeling in his hands and legs after an operation, and was losing his ability to fly, However a Company was formed and 2 Stearmans were bought, delivered in 2-18 wheelers… complete basket cases…lol The money man behind the Company grew impatient with the progress and bought a complete unit that flew… He flew hops and skips back across Canada to Nova Scotia, touched down to an waiting crowd, just as the sun appeared for the first time in a week to make that beautiful chrome prop look like a lightning bolt… man that was a beast. There might still be links to Caribou airpark, Berwick Nova Scotia on the inter web. Great hearing your story Paul! Happy you still fly everyday!
@@JamesMorse54 Make no mistake you have stories. Some day I will tell you the story of my 172 verses Dads tripacer. That cat fight will never end. Piper aircraft has been a wild ride for sure. Last one than I will quit. Stole Dads PA17 vagabond at 15 ,away i want, Of course I got caught. Never said I was very smart. We have our memories. Thanks for your time.
My First restoration was a 57 Tri pacer , I didn't have a lic. but I ride my bicycle out to the airstrip and hang out all day and talk to all the people,back then they had a lunch counter I was in High School but I found it in front yard of some neighbors oddly it had all the log books and couple of the guys from the FBO came to house and showed me things to repair some welding I got my A&P after School but had to leave the plane in garage for year while I was gone,it was 1970 , I painted it white with red strips nose cone I loved that plane it use to scare the crap out of me, I hit patten with 800 feet on final pull the power I'd barely make the runway, but as time went on I wanted Speed Soooo found a vtail in pieces but wish I could have kept the Short Wing!
Fathers, sons and airplanes. I am the caretaker of a 172 that my Dad and I purchased back in 2001. Without the sentimental attachment it would be difficult to justify the expense of restoring and maintaining these airplanes.
That was a great tribute to your father. Well done, sir! I grew up in the Keys, in Islamorada. Back then there was an airstrip down on Lower matecumbe key that was put there by Alonzo Cothron. My Dad bought a TriPacer (N8821A) and I was introduced to flying before my feet could touch the pedals. I can still remember punching holes in clouds down there and all the sounds and smells of that airplane. I went on to Embry-Riddle and occasionally still fly.
Great Story Same here ! 70 young fly every day. There must be many of us with the same story ? One thing we cant say is, Some day i want to learn to fly ! Thanks for the story Pauley
I learned to fly in the Colt. Our family flight school had 4 Colts so I rolled up with almost a 1000 hours in the venerable airplane. An honest airplane to boot.
Exactly!! The Piper Cub/Colt/Tri Pacer evoke such an amazing nostalgia and are about as close to the spirit of the first aviators and their aircraft as humanly possible. Fabric and wire, even the Bellanca with it's spruce wood construction. The future may be digital cockpits and synthetic vision, but as long as we have pilots and owners who keep these airplanes alive, we would make Orville and Wilbur Wright proud.
I look at it this way. You could take the money spent on a restoration, put it in a stack on a table next to the Tri Pacer. Which would you choose to have? I think most of us would choose the Tri Pacer. She is beautiful and hopefully will see many more decades of flying.
I worked a TRi-Pacer towing gliders for a few years. Very rugged aeroplane will take a lot of punishment, will pull a Chez 2 seat Blanik glider no trouble to 2000 ft in 9 minutes. Very low maintenance. The tri-pacer works well on a beach, picking up gliders. Pretty hard to beat as a workhorse.
I flew one in 1963 & loved it. Now let's see, it's an old Piper & do you turn that handle over your head left or right for trim down? :o) (The one I flew had an ADF)
I grew up flying with my Dad. We didn't have much money. Dad was a mailman. Dad taught me how to fly his U-Control Sterling Ringmaster powered by a McCoy 35. It all came to an end one day when a strong gust of wind caused it to do a wingover into the ground. ;-(
I have in storage a 58 PA22-160 with only 508 hours TT on the airplane and motor, it's been stored since 1979. Needs restored, it's the same colors as this one.
Yeah, a book called "Two against the North" got me stuck on Marlin 30-30s and have fired a few. Which has little to do with your incredible restored Tri-Pacer The folks at Legend sure did an incredible job...
The Tri-pacer is an amazingly capable aircraft. I owned a share in one for a number of years. My aircraft had a 160hp engine and was able to take three adults plus full fuel. You could certainly take four 'trim' adults on a local flight, but really it would be better to think of the Tri-pacer as a 2 adult + 2 children aircraft - or as an aircraft for 2 adults plus baggage for a week touring.
I am 70 now my Dad had one of those and if i tell you what and we landed that plain in the mountains nobody will belief me.We flew thing where we had to take of the door .
I’m 63. I read Jules book in grade school.I bought a model tri pacer and it was my favorite model airplane. I never learned to fly but enjoy aviation and your tri pacer is beautiful airplane,so glad you restored her to her original glory!
Mark...Touching remembrance of your Dad and your youth Sir! I too, have similar moments in my life as they relate to my Father Frank, a 30K ATP Rated Commercial Pilot! This you tube name "ConquestN98858" is in honer of my father as this was the last airplane that I flew with him before his untimely death in 1987 at 54 years young. My Family Legacy would be a 1964 Cessna 310i, N8006M that Dad flew from new in 64 until sold in 1970 as the Chief pilot for the State of New York Health Department at Roswell Park Memorial Institute. I have followed this 310 for years and currently resides in Florida with a relatively new owner. One day i plan on owning and restoring that 310i to it's original prowess as you have with that tri-pacer... I did purchase a restored 1947 J3 Piper Cub (N3461K) and gifted to my father for his last fathers day 1986. Although he never got to fly it he did see it one time and wept openly. After Dads death a nasty divorce ensued and although I thought hat i had it hidden pretty well Kathy's lawyer found it and it got sold for quite a bit less than I had paid for it! Just as an FYI, I'd do it again in a heart beat just to see that look on my Dads face one more time! Your video made my day...Thanks Much ';-)
Great little aircraft. The first airplane ride I ever had when I was 12 was in a Tri-Pacer and, surprisingly, the first 'freefall" parachute descent I ever made was out of a Tri-Pacer. I ended up owning a Cherokee but, I've always loved the T-P... (Too old and beaten up to either fly or jump now... ). Great job on the restoration.
I'm having them restore my Tri-Pacer.
How did you get out of it. Take the door off. Must have in the old PC days !
I too read and still have that book. Learned to fly out of Houston Hobby and graduated from high school in 1973. After a successful military and airline career I’m now retired. I’ve owned my Comanche 250 for over thirty years. Amazing what a few books can do to influence your life.
Well done. I read the same book in 1970. My dad had taken my brother and I to a “penny a pound” day in 1964. Took my first ride in a Piper Tri Pacer. Been flying ever since. What a memory and complements on a beautiful restoration.
Wow. As others have said, I read the same book "Anyone Can Fly" 50 times as a young teen in the late 60's/early 70's. Started flying in 1974 at age 16...in a Cessna 150H at Napa, CA. That book, the adventures! I "flew "222D" and "10Z".... right along with the Bergmans. The book shows Mr. Bergman's "introductory flight"... March 1, 1958... the day before I was born! Sadly, N7222D crashed into trees in 1988, in Minnesota. The Tri-Pacer restoration is beautiful!
I love the Pacer/Tri-pacer/Colt series! All very practical and fun to fly!
Outstanding restoration, Mark! Thanks for sharing. My dad taught my brothers and me to fly in a PA-22. A friend asked me to help him sell his 1959 Tri-Pacer (1337.2 TTE&AF) and the first thing I thought of was your TH-cam video of ...64D. I'd love nothing more than to see someone like you take my this Tri-Pacer and restore it like you did yours. Please let me know if you would be, or would not be interested before I go the Barnstormer route.
My 1st experience in a Tri Pacer was a quick cockpit check -out by the owner and a flight from Ct. to Me., while he flew his other one. This was 45 yrs ago and I was a C-172 pilot. That was a great, uneventful, get acquainted flight in a great ‘59 model which I’ll always remember!
I grew up flying with my Dad, in his Tri Pacer.... great plane, times and memories.
Same here. 72 years young One thing you & I have in common, We could never say I want to learn to fly. Ah the stories !
@@pauleyplay it was a unique experience compared to most! I was taking off and landing by 10 yrs old…
What type of plane did you have?
@@JamesMorse54 Where to start. My Dad worked at Piper starting with the PA17 project.That made my life horrible later in my teens. Dad loved all things piper. 2046A pacer 6329P comanche, 3732A 9423D 2 maybe 3 tri-pacers i was to young to remember. Apache 1158P 1455P was his favorite later. Then the 1st 310. Game changer for sure. A clipper E-coupe LuscombChamp Forgot 172, 210, 2 super cubs I still have 1 180 & 185 i still have that. Late in life we built tailwind 31039 I hated it. Just did not fly well. I worked as a contract pilot instructor Flew skydivers for years. Big old beaver. LOTS of fun Day job was at Alphin aircraft hagerstown Md Rebuilt everything with wings. even a champ lancer ! Many stories. Flew every day, still do. Dont want my dad to know from above I did buy a new bass boat All the bell & whistles Got all the ratings & got paid to do it even A&P Life has been good. forgot 1057B wood wing Mooney 58 B model & the beeh Baron, very sad story, 5 died. Like you Airplanes all my life. What a ride !!! Bet you are sorry you ask? Now its your turn
Pauley
@@pauleyplay my experience was nothing like your illustrious career! Hats off to You Man! My Dad and his Cousin went halves on 2 tripacers, and one converted into a tail Dragger (CF-OIW)
well, my flying history ended around 1987 or so, Dad had lost the feeling in his hands and legs after an operation, and was losing his ability to fly, However a Company was formed and 2 Stearmans were bought, delivered in 2-18 wheelers… complete basket cases…lol
The money man behind the Company grew impatient with the progress and bought a complete unit that flew… He flew hops and skips back across Canada to Nova Scotia, touched down to an waiting crowd, just as the sun appeared for the first time in a week to make that beautiful chrome prop look like a lightning bolt… man that was a beast.
There might still be links to Caribou airpark, Berwick Nova Scotia on the inter web.
Great hearing your story Paul! Happy you still fly everyday!
@@JamesMorse54 Make no mistake you have stories. Some day I will tell you the story of my 172 verses Dads tripacer. That cat fight will never end. Piper aircraft has been a wild ride for sure. Last one than I will quit. Stole Dads PA17 vagabond at 15 ,away i want, Of course I got caught. Never said I was very smart. We have our memories. Thanks for your time.
I'm an employee of the Piper Aviation Museum. We have a Tri Pacer just like this one!
LOVE the Tri Pacer, there's just something about it.
Looks better than what I remember brand new ones looking.
Thank you for sharing this tri pacer with us.
My First restoration was a 57 Tri pacer , I didn't have a lic. but I ride my bicycle out to the airstrip and hang out all day and talk to all the people,back then they had a lunch counter I was in High School but I found it in front yard of some neighbors oddly it had all the log books and couple of the guys from the FBO came to house and showed me things to repair some welding I got my A&P after School but had to leave the plane in garage for year while I was gone,it was 1970 , I painted it white with red strips nose cone I loved that plane it use to scare the crap out of me, I hit patten with 800 feet on final pull the power I'd barely make the runway, but as time went on I wanted Speed Soooo found a vtail in pieces but wish I could have kept the Short Wing!
Fathers, sons and airplanes. I am the caretaker of a 172 that my Dad and I purchased back in 2001. Without the sentimental attachment it would be difficult to justify the expense of restoring and maintaining these airplanes.
Must be many of us ?
That was a great tribute to your father. Well done, sir!
I grew up in the Keys, in Islamorada. Back then there was an airstrip down on Lower matecumbe key that was put there by Alonzo Cothron. My Dad bought a TriPacer (N8821A) and I was introduced to flying before my feet could touch the pedals. I can still remember punching holes in clouds down there and all the sounds and smells of that airplane. I went on to Embry-Riddle and occasionally still fly.
Great Story Same here ! 70 young fly every day. There must be many of us with the same story ? One thing we cant say is, Some day i want to learn to fly ! Thanks for the story
Pauley
I learned to fly in the Colt. Our family flight school had 4 Colts so I rolled up with almost a 1000 hours in the venerable airplane. An honest airplane to boot.
Exactly!! The Piper Cub/Colt/Tri Pacer evoke such an amazing nostalgia and are about as close to the spirit of the first aviators and their aircraft as humanly possible.
Fabric and wire, even the Bellanca with it's spruce wood construction. The future may be digital cockpits and synthetic vision, but as long as we have pilots and owners who keep these airplanes alive, we would make Orville and Wilbur Wright proud.
I look at it this way. You could take the money spent on a restoration, put it in a stack on a table next to the Tri Pacer. Which would you choose to have? I think most of us would choose the Tri Pacer. She is beautiful and hopefully will see many more decades of flying.
Beautiful Tri-Pacer!
I worked a TRi-Pacer towing gliders for a few years. Very rugged aeroplane will take a lot of punishment, will pull a Chez 2 seat Blanik glider no trouble to 2000 ft in 9 minutes. Very low maintenance. The tri-pacer works well on a beach, picking up gliders. Pretty hard to beat as a workhorse.
Us to work a Tri-pacer towing gliders for a number of years. Very rugged aircraft. Very controllable in 37 to 40kts of wind. Love to restore one.
Absolutely gorgeous aircraft. Congratulations!
Darin, y’all did an amazing job! It was fun seeing y’all film this.
Stunning! I love the Tri-Pacer.
My brother has a 135 TP that used to be my Dads and has the same paint scheme as yours. Great airplane.
Had a look around this aircraft at Oshkosh 2019, what a beautiful machine!!
That is one beautiful Tri Pacer. I notice it isn't cloth covered. How much to do the metal conversion.
Beautiful, my favorite airplane! All I've got is a trike.
My first airplane ride, N5900D. Went on to fly for 41 years.
You have a beautiful plane, well done on the restoration/rebuild. Fantastic!
I flew one in 1963 & loved it.
Now let's see, it's an old Piper & do you turn that handle over your head left or right for trim down? :o) (The one I flew had an ADF)
Great plane...what paint brand/color is that?
Awesome trip pacer! If you ever need some one to come sweep the hangar and tall planes! Let me know
I grew up flying with my Dad. We didn't have much money. Dad was a mailman. Dad taught me how to fly his U-Control Sterling Ringmaster powered by a McCoy 35. It all came to an end one day when a strong gust of wind caused it to do a wingover into the ground. ;-(
I have in storage a 58 PA22-160 with only 508 hours TT on the airplane and motor, it's been stored since 1979. Needs restored, it's the same colors as this one.
I love those tripacers!
Outstanding restoration project.
My uncle had a Tri Pacer, almost the exact color scheme his was a 1960 I believe.
Yeah, a book called "Two against the North" got me stuck on Marlin 30-30s and have fired a few. Which has little to do with your incredible restored Tri-Pacer The folks at Legend sure did an incredible job...
Great story. Great looking airplane!
Great story. Amazing restoration.
Very nice job you have done. Congratulations, retired LAME.
Beautiful plane. Im surprised piper put 4 seats in it. Have u ever flown it with 4 people
The Tri-pacer is an amazingly capable aircraft. I owned a share in one for a number of years. My aircraft had a 160hp engine and was able to take three adults plus full fuel. You could certainly take four 'trim' adults on a local flight, but really it would be better to think of the Tri-pacer as a 2 adult + 2 children aircraft - or as an aircraft for 2 adults plus baggage for a week touring.
Beautiful aircraft!
OMG, I have a copy of “Anyone can Fly” as well!!!
(... AND a Piper Colt 😎 ...)
Nice job wish my colt is same look
Nice hangar
Too bad you didn't stretch it into a tail dragger, lengthen the wings and configure it to use floats as well. A 180hp would serve you well.
If that is still cloth, beautiful job.
My first plane ride was in a Tri-Pacer many, many years ago.
I am 70 now my Dad had one of those and if i tell you what and we landed that plain in the mountains nobody will belief me.We flew thing where we had to take of the door .
Love the airplane,I got my private ticket in 8945D , great plane
Beautiful airplane.
I built a lot of hours in one of these. I could buy car gas and put in it to save money while I was getting my license.
Love
Pacer
Great!
My first airplane, in 1969 was a 1957 Tri Pacer 150 hp, N5963D