Up for sale is a very nice example of a Ryan PT-22. Manufactured Dec 1941. Delivered to AAC Jan,2 1942. Sent to Sequoia Field in Visalia, CA
Flew there for some time then was damaged-not specified. Shipped to McClellan and repaired. Appears to have remained there until end of war and used as a local trainer. Most recent rebuild was started in the 2000s by an American Airlines mechanic Did majority of the structural work. sold to Paul Tackaberry in early 2010s he and the CAF PT-22 mechanic for the Socal region completed it. Another PT-22 owner and CAF pilot assisted. Paul has rebuilt many antique classics over the years. Dead now. I bought in 2018. Lee Graybill, the PT-22 guru and I went through the plane over ½ the year.
New prop hub and bolts, yellow tag carb, IRAN mags by Savage, Checked rigging on all the wires, new primer system, Cleveland wheels and brakes.
Equipped with-
Small chargeable battery to power trig radio, intercom and hobbs meter.
Bruce’s canopy cover, original panel layouts with Ryan correct instruments, non sensitive altimeters, bubble faced compasses, correct map case.
Negatives-
No starter. Can be modified for electric start, no transponder/ADSB. Airspace exemptions allowed because it originally had no electrical. Potential gaps in the logs. Maybe just long periods of no flying.
Please contact me and I will put you in touch with the owner to answer your questions and to view