I bought one off a guy a couple years ago. Mentioned that I was looking for one on the bay but they kept getting bid for way too much money and he said he had one that was just sitting there, he had run the engine but never got around to flying it. I met him at a flyin with my 20 bucks in hand, started it, flew it and then had him fly it. Then I cleaned it up and tucked it into my van. Got my first one for Christmas in 69, my brother got the mustang. Well, after my brother managed a full part splattering figure 9 we all ended up flying my PT-19 to death. I never got tired of the thing but fuel was expensive for a single wage earner teacher family of 4. Got better when my mother started working again the next year. Anyways, it was one of the few things that my father and I did together when I was young. Wasn't until I was in Jr. High when I was mowing lawns that I got another gas powered airplane.

Yup, it just hangs there in my shop reminding me of the good times, well worth the 20 bucks. I come across another one I'll fly the snot out of it.