Michael E. Butterfield
FRIEND
Yakima
Gunnys Cub is a little heavy but so am I... and old, just like his data plate. The fuselage is chrome moly instead of mild steel,that has to be more dense, and heavier. It has all of the braces to hold it together ie. X brace, tail stuff, 2000# do dahs, float fittings, baggage floor, extended baggage, than half inch tube where Piper put aluminum stringers on the bird cage. We're heavy with all the stuff to make her go on amphibs ie both pumps, plumbing, wiring and actuator. Than she has the McCauley Club out front. Marks wing is a little heavier than the stock, but what the leading edge does for the aircraft performance is well worth the penalty. That my excuse for Daiseys weight problem. I on the other hand like to eat... and would like to buy lunch for the person who can beat Gunny over the 50' obstacle at YKM.mb