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Yesterday, 10:26 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread Ebay-Taxes in Cafe Supercub

When was that, Bob? It was 1948 or 49 when my folks brought me to La Mesa from Chicago. Sure was different then! La Presa Airport was active -...

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Yesterday, 01:12 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread Oops, darn it... in Cafe Supercub

From experiences told to me, not that simple. My neighbor buddy flew the Chain for Reeve Aleutian and PenAir for many years. He described Dutch...

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10-18-2019, 09:41 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread Oops, darn it... in Cafe Supercub

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2019/10/18/one-passenger-died-in-unalaska-crash-of-penair-plane-flying-from-anchorage-that-injured-10-others/

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10-18-2019, 09:38 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread Ebay-Taxes in Cafe Supercub

Dunno about California, but here in Wa purchases at auction are taxed and paid at settle-up. Pretty sure Ebay does it here also.

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10-18-2019, 09:33 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread O235-c to o-235-c1, what's it take? in Cafe Supercub

I agree with Windy. Except my -12 is 160 HP O-320. It had the straight O-235 (100 HP) when I bought it. Just fine for local flightseeing at...

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10-17-2019, 10:55 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread How ya fight back..According to Budd and Rich in Cafe Supercub

Thank you for posting that info. I have commented. Not sure whether I should post the text of my comment, but here it is. If anybody has...

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10-16-2019, 12:52 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread Does your C180 cylinder baffle look like this? in Cessna: C180/C182/C185

SJ, I was just giving you a rash, because I know I read somewhere that Tinnerman nuts require type B screws, due to difference in thread pitch and...

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10-16-2019, 11:04 AM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread Does your C180 cylinder baffle look like this? in Cessna: C180/C182/C185

And type "A" screw in tinnerman nut.8)

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10-13-2019, 01:11 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread O-290D2 into a O-320A2B narrow deck case in Piper: PA-12 Super Cruiser

Maybe compare part numbers from parts manuals? https://www.lycoming.com/sites/default/files/O-290-D%20Parts%20Catalog%20PC-102-1_0.pdf...

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10-11-2019, 12:30 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread J-4 Cub Coupe in Everything Else (formerly:My Other Plane Is A....)

Google "custom spring" Tons of hits. Or McMaster-Carr - search on springs, then die springs for a large selection I've dealt satisfactorly...

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10-03-2019, 10:22 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread A&P training in Cafe Supercub

I've been doing all my own work for 40-some years. I'm not an A&P, but have been overseen by skilled, experienced licensed mechs. It has been a...

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09-30-2019, 12:32 AM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread Performance STOL Double Slotted Flap system now STC'd for the PA-18 in Modifications

Dry ice in alcohol is much cheaper and gets down to around -80 deg C. Works well.

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09-28-2019, 02:06 AM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread PA-18-95 Wheel Pants? in Piper: PA-18 Super Cub (and L18C & L21)

Yah but some restorers were looking for a pair of -12 wheelpants not so long ago - - - Perry, what did your -12 do to you to deserve that...

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09-27-2019, 10:57 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread PA-18-95 Wheel Pants? in Piper: PA-18 Super Cub (and L18C & L21)

My -12 had wheel pants when I bought it. Pretty sure they were factory because the rest of the plane was stock. I threw them away. Pretty...

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09-26-2019, 10:54 AM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread Oil pressure problems... Ideas? in Cafe Supercub

This is a small part of a spreadsheet I put together with all of the sizes to check. It's from the Lycoming O-320 Table of Limits. The columns...

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09-26-2019, 02:06 AM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread Oil pressure problems... Ideas? in Cafe Supercub

It's late and I probably shouldn't be shooting my mouth off, but - - - sounds like you've already had a couple of issues with the very...

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09-26-2019, 01:53 AM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread 737 Max in Cafe Supercub

You airline and military old farts lend valuable perspective to those of us old farts who have never flown anything much heavier than a Cub. ...

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09-25-2019, 06:22 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread ADS-B Issues in All Things Electrical

Yes, I knew that - thanks. That's why I was pondering a separate Wheelen unit on the tail.

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09-24-2019, 07:19 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread ADS-B Issues in All Things Electrical

If I were starting with an uncovered rudder, I think I'd consider doing what it takes to put the tail beacon in, including fairing the fabric...

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09-21-2019, 11:10 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread ADS-B Issues in All Things Electrical

Seems I had to enlarge that hole for my Wheelen strobe also. Been thinkin- - Since the tail beacon doesn't have an integral strobe, how about...

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09-21-2019, 11:01 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread Hawker SBS J-16 in a Maule Approval? in Maule: M4,M5,M6,M7

Ok, since nobody answered yet and I'm sitting in a hotel room in Idaho enroute New Mexico (yep, traveling in my -12), its cuz if it splashes it's the...

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09-21-2019, 10:51 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread Strut question? in Cafe Supercub

I think, pretty sure, that the shank size has more to do with being bent by ignoring the "no step" criterion for the struts than with the original...

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09-20-2019, 03:06 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread 737 Max in Cafe Supercub

A little info re the author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Langewiesche

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09-19-2019, 11:29 PM

Gordon Misch replied to a thread Micro AeroDynamics VG Installation in Modifications

Get the templates. They're worth the money. Search here, and you'll find good data on distance from leading edge.

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