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If its not here, then it's a typo...This is from the TCDS.

I think you could be right about the airframe designation… maybe an error or ‘local’ reference? Other option was the A1 referred to an airframe...

I missed the part or misunderstood the throttle position change due to not knowing its relationship to the “window trim.” In a normal cub...

Oh now thats almost funny...

Gordon, Did you figure this out? the Cub Doctor lists the 12 and 14 as the same firewall. I can trace my 14 pattern that I used for my firewall if...

We lost another good pilot and person. Doug will be missed> https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/281506 It's August and hunting season so be...

Me too…has anyone figured out how to get a C185 on Wip 3730s in the envelope? Right now I’m looking at if I went with an MT propeller (save 25 lbs)...

Not a cub. Just talking about nose weight reduction here. SC org pretty much has the best and brightest, which is why I'm asking here. I was...

There's threads here on the trim "U" yoke attached to the trim jackscrew being installed upside down. Limits trim range. Gary

Where is your trim set when you are on final??? If you are not at full nose up trim start there. If that does not work level the fuselage and make...

I’d move the battery back to the original location before doing anything else, unless you have lots of money to burn. Need more pitch authority?...

This is the detector I have in the cub, it has proven to be extremely reliable. Uses a photo eye to detect the formation of ice crystals. ...

Does anyone here use a carb temp gauge on a Cub? Does the carb temp always remain above freezing? When I rebuilt my 180 cub I installed a CGR30 P...

The battery was relo'd to under the seat.. it’s a lith job, I'm wondering if moving it further aft would help. I know some have reworked the motor...

Magnesium sump, lightweight/relocated battery, maybe a Vetterman exhaust without mufflers. I'll be following this thread as well to get more ideas.

I read a couple of studies of carb ice in a test bed engine some time ago. The authors claimed fuel types influenced ice by some creating more cold...

Just another data point for more HP on the same airplane: Replaced an O290-D2 135 hp (Macauley 7841) on a 7GC Champ with O320-B2B 160 hp (same prop...

I am glad I don’t have any instruments like that to worry about in my Cub.

Normal flight is what counts. You are giving it a worst case scenario right there.

When I did my 180 make-over in 2010 my then mechanic, Brian Gillette, pitched the original Cessna exhaust riser heat robber and had Atlee’s weld a...

All the investigation says carb ice. One thing they didn't mention was the position of the carburetor heat control. Where was it? Hot or cold?

O-320 TCDS: https://www.cubclub.org/tc/Lycoming/E-274,%20O-320.pdf O-290 TCDS: https://www.cubclub.org/tc/Lycoming/E-229,%20O-290.pdf Gary

I read a couple of studies of carb ice in a test bed engine some time ago. The authors claimed fuel types influenced ice by some creating more cold...

I dont see engine weights in TCDS. Where is it located? I see “use actual weight” listed.