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Today, 03:35 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Maule Tailwheel - Perfect boat anchor or for use as ammunition in a black powder cannon in Parts and Pieces

May be ok on a very light plane from the 1930-40's or during a T/O-landing contest when weight matters. I hate to down a manufacturer's product but...

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Today, 01:54 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Maule Tailwheel - Perfect boat anchor or for use as ammunition in a black powder cannon in Parts and Pieces

I used my Maule to destroy one on a hunting trip. We wired a weather hardened stick to the spring and moved on. Later with the aid of a battery and...

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Yesterday, 11:28 AM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Carb Ice- ENGINE SHUT DOWN in Cafe Supercub

Take a good look at the spark plugs and exhaust outlet too for lean/rich signs? Also peek in the plug holes at the valves when open for something...

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09-25-2021, 04:03 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Carb Ice- ENGINE SHUT DOWN in Cafe Supercub

I apologize for the repetition but adding a simple manifold pressure gauge can help detect icing. Requires level flight and steady throttle/rpm to...

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09-24-2021, 11:32 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Textron Off Road? in Cafe Supercub

Local vehicle (auto-motorcycle-atv-snowmachine) dealers in Fairbanks are adding surcharges or passing them on from manufacturers. Called "Market...

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09-24-2021, 09:53 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Textron Off Road? in Cafe Supercub

Local dealers take reservations for unsold ATV's. Honda's are almost extinct. Polaris still makes a few. There's five new Polaris snowmachines...

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09-24-2021, 06:38 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Help Me Decide in Piper: PA-18 Super Cub (and L18C & L21)

Climb in and out of any choice then decide if that's a limiting factor. Some require more limber souls than others. Gary

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09-23-2021, 06:23 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Carb Ice- ENGINE SHUT DOWN in Cafe Supercub

Carb airboxes range from new to worn out. The they all leak some hot air due to required internal tolerances. The older they get the sloppier the...

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09-23-2021, 04:00 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Prop question for C90 J3 w/w/o floats in Piper: J-3 Cub (and L-4)

Here's more regarding this C-90 in a J-3 what prop from an earlier time. JimC and others inform:...

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09-23-2021, 02:47 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Carb Ice- ENGINE SHUT DOWN in Cafe Supercub

^^^^Maybe you warmed the induction air into the icing danger zone near freezing +-? Gary

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09-23-2021, 12:23 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Carb Ice- ENGINE SHUT DOWN in Cafe Supercub

I was told years ago about creating a backfire to remove ice. Seems the pilot had a small plane (?) that liked ice and he had a carb that permitted...

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09-22-2021, 11:45 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Carb Ice- ENGINE SHUT DOWN in Cafe Supercub

Not completely but close enough a few times. I watched my manifold pressure gauge drop then the engine slowed and coughed. Did the same thing - carb...

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09-22-2021, 07:56 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Prop question for C90 J3 w/w/o floats in Piper: J-3 Cub (and L-4)

The J-3 was pretty much a pre-war airplane (excluding the wartime Grasshoppers) while the PA-11 began later in 1947. When the two 74" diameter...

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09-17-2021, 03:55 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread HELP! Bent J4A Cub Coupe Front Spar Lift Strut Fittings in Super Cub Sick Bay

Has J4A made a tracing with dimensions off the damaged parts? May have missed that step. Gary

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09-16-2021, 04:25 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread cattle on runway in Cafe Supercub

In Interior Alaska the soil is mostly non-conductive blown glacial silt (really fine rock dust) and larger river rocks. A well grounded bare copper...

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09-16-2021, 12:17 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread cattle on runway in Cafe Supercub

A university guy told me the fence creates ozone when charged.....that sweet chlorine smell after a good rain or thunderstorm kids detect. Critters...

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09-15-2021, 11:48 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Recommended books on Engines 101 in Cafe Supercub

Yup always trying to help, but some forget it's not theirs (I know where it's at tho). I ordered another copy tonight of Sky Ranch from Spruce. Lots...

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09-15-2021, 11:13 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread HELP! Bent J4A Cub Coupe Front Spar Lift Strut Fittings in Super Cub Sick Bay

It's hard to believe the brackets are unique to the J-4 among all the contemporaneous Pipers. Gary

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09-15-2021, 08:48 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Recommended books on Engines 101 in Cafe Supercub

John Schwaner's book "SKY RANCH ENGINE MANUAL 2ND EDITION" 1st ed. is the one I read and loaned...never got it back. ...

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09-15-2021, 04:07 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread New exhaust wrecks FX-3? in CubCrafters: CC18, CC11, CC19 Top Cub, Carbon Cub, and X-Cub

Anyone try a mechanical flapper in that loud exhaust outlet for tuning or noise suppression? Gary

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09-15-2021, 03:07 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread How best to drain oil from this “quick drain”? in Super Cub Sick Bay

^^^^And back across Shelikof Strait with a stiff breeze creating mechanical turbulence off the NW shore? I was a ground pounder/fish squeezer on...

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09-15-2021, 01:56 AM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread How best to drain oil from this “quick drain”? in Super Cub Sick Bay

Nothing like the smell of a Filson wool jacket and pants the day after a good rain and fish slime. Gary

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09-14-2021, 09:01 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread How best to drain oil from this “quick drain”? in Super Cub Sick Bay

Don't know but the color's right: https://www.chiefaircraft.com/aq-ae80664h.html Gary

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09-09-2021, 02:40 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread How best to drain oil from this “quick drain”? in Super Cub Sick Bay

A caution....if the quick drain is a simple push up to open without the initial turn then push up style, make sure any hose connected to the outlet...

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09-09-2021, 01:59 AM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Two too close for comfort. in Cafe Supercub

Wag the wings and light the lights. It's been a few years but i recall siting other aircraft against the city being a challenge. How do they do it at...

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09-09-2021, 01:53 AM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Hand Propping in Cafe Supercub

^^^^ Yes , but the challenge is determined by engine temperature. The closer to freezing or below the more likely the primed fuel will not vaporize...

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09-08-2021, 09:59 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread Two too close for comfort. in Cafe Supercub

Different matter but I've seen lots of IFR traffic and a few accident histories reported by ADS-B on Flightrader24 to be off expected altitudes. They...

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09-08-2021, 04:12 PM

BC12D-4-85 replied to a thread How best to drain oil from this “quick drain”? in Super Cub Sick Bay

^^^ Different P/N and thread size? https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pdf/Saf-AirOilChart.pdf The one above fits a ROTAX Gary

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