Recent content by sub3

80% complete, nearly everything needed to finish included. Excellent work completed to date, carbon fiber interior, I hate to sell but a house fell into my lap, and I won't have time to work on the cub for the foreseeable future - I hate to see it collect dust. O-360, new catto prop $95,000...

I found the older backcountry build manual super helpful.

Car seats are terribly slow/difficult to unbuckle (seatbelt plus chest buckle), especially way in the back. I opted for booster seats with one next to me up front the other next to my wife in back. I thought about a car seat for a moment but I also fly on floats and couldn't imagine how that...

theres no replacement for displacement and my family/friends pack heavy.

My first airplane a low time Cessna 180 had a great pedigree but had sat for a number of years, was "taxied, etc.." Despite the naysayers, I flew the S*&^ out of it for a number of trouble free years. I made a wish list with my mechanic and we tackled what was necessary and a few big upgrade...

Has anyone done a side by side real-life comparison to the 6-passenger Maule? Looking at the website specs, the Bearhawk will outperform the maule (faster in cruise, slower stall, higher GW) In my experience, the Maule is a very capable airplane in the right hands. Would be interested in some...

anyone know why wipaire stopped making the boss turbo beavers?

And?? How do you like the datums vs. summits?

I'm in love with my 185. I've thought a bit about a 206 but after owning a P210, I'd skip that size, opt for a real cabin and upsize to a turbo beaver, caravan, or kodiak.

Its great to read opinions on this topic, one thing everyone on this site shares is a passion for flying and I love that! Seat of plants/feel is a requirement for those that have ventured into off-airport landing. The cues your airplane, the surrounding terrain, and weather give you come into...

about 10+ years ago, when I bought my first 180, I had a bulb go out and I installed them.. nice bright bulbs but the strobe feature is/was useless.

look at the horizontal shutter at 0:08 on the second takeoff video..

I cant look at a Bearhawk and not think Maule.. not that there is anything wrong with that.

The Javron kit is an excellent foundation, and the quality is second to none - I love building/modifying this super cub. Here's a picture of an enlarged door with the clear door to my old standard SuperCub in place of the improved enlarged door, the shape is very similar to the Husky, allowing...

I was just testing my 185 after installing skis and got a nice dose gusts and freezing rain on the leading edge of it.. welcome to winter, I hope to make it next year.