Following George A. Gray's failed attempt to start a flying school in Canada, the story of the F-19 is unknown until the remains of the plane were discovered in the 1960s. Purchased by the Wright Experience, the remains include the controls, the propeller shafts, sprockets, and chain guides.

The controls themselves are modified from those that were on the Wright Company Model "B" aircraft. On the standard Wright controls there were three levers: a wing warping/rudder control in the center, and an elevator control on either side. The F-19 controls, shown above, were modified from the standard Wright controls. There are four levers: two wing warping/rudder levers on each pilots' right hand, and elevator on each pilot's left. The student's controls were shorter so as not to overpower the instructor.

Although different from the controls being built for the reproduction Model "B", the F-19 controls yielded important clues about the construction and operation of the Model "B". The instructor's controls were made at the Wright factory, and were used by Burgess on the original plane. Thus a great many of the components were available for reproduction and for analysis in their original configuration.