Taylorcraft 65
1 for sale, 0 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Taylorcraft 65 ask?
Not published
1 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Taylorcraft 65 fly?
Across its 4 catalog variants, book ranges run 160–200 nm; the DCO-65 flies furthest, about 2 h 38 min at 76 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence low.
What does a Taylorcraft 65 cost to keep?
It depends on how you fly it and where you keep it, so Sprinkle doesn’t give one figure. Work it out on your own numbers.
Go to the cost calculator →Too few US-dollar asking prices to chart this model by year.
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Range by variant
Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- DCO-65200 nm · 76 kt cruise · low confidence
- DC-65160 nm · 76 kt cruise · high confidence
- DF-65160 nm · 76 kt cruise · medium confidence
- DL-65160 nm · 76 kt cruise · high confidence
The Taylorcraft 65 in brief
1 Taylorcraft 65 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1943.
How the Taylorcraft 65 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 76 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 200 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 2 passengers.
Buying a Taylorcraft 65
Too few US-dollar asking prices to give a range yet.
Before an offer, check
- A pre-buy inspection by a mechanic who knows the type, chosen by you, not the seller.
- Complete logbooks for the airframe, engines and propellers, with any gaps explained.
- Damage history and any repairs, against the logbooks and the registry record.
- Engine time against the overhaul interval, and the shop that did the last overhaul.
- Airworthiness directives and service bulletins: which apply, and how each was closed.
Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the Taylorcraft 65
- Manufacturer
- Taylorcraft, United States
- Category
- Piston airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 4: DC-65, DCO-65, DF-65, DL-65
- Passengers, at most
- 2
- The farthest the maker says the aircraft can fly on full fuel, in still air with standard reserves. Real trips with passengers and wind come up shorter.
- 200 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 76 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 10,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 590 kg (1,301 lb)
- The aviation authority’s approval of an aircraft design, such as the FAA’s or EASA’s. Each model flies under one.
- FAA
From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.
The Taylorcraft 65 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 261
- Median age
- 83 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 7
- Most built in the
- 1940s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
What one would cost to fly
Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.
- A month
- $1,967
- A flight hour, all in
- $236
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $10,300
- Fixed
- $13,300
- Loan
- $0
Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure for a piston airplane: an assumption, not Sprinkle's data. Replace them with your own.
Not a quote: Sprinkle doesn't hold insurance, hangar or maintenance costs. Asking prices, not sales.
From the listings Sprinkle reads for this model. Read Nov 12, 2026.