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Today, 11:08 AM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Oops, darn it... in Cafe Supercub

Sent from my iPhone using SuperCub.Org mobile app

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Yesterday, 10:58 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Round filter airbox in Experimental Cubs

didn't find drawings.. but Atlee sells some nice stainless ones now http://www.fadodge.com/carb-heat-box/ ...

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Yesterday, 10:49 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Bungees in Cafe Supercub

also depends on how you use plane..... abuse...

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Yesterday, 10:00 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Oops, darn it... in Cafe Supercub

main gear is down.. so??? nose collapse ?? and zing on runway, then too late to abort??

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Yesterday, 09:30 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Oops, darn it... in Cafe Supercub

pictures of the plane in water... explains it! ...

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01-16-2020, 11:35 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Fabric Airworthiness in Super Cub Sick Bay

have heard of people re-stiching wings, then taping and repainting... was common in cotton days.... not so practical now.... but part of an...

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01-16-2020, 11:06 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Oops, darn it... in Cafe Supercub

no, different company, first 2 were chartered by medevac Alaska... but the irony is, the salvage company on this wreck, in the ADN article...

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01-16-2020, 08:54 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Aerial Gunnery from plane in Modifications

imgres ...

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01-16-2020, 06:29 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Anyone have autopilot in their cub? in Cafe Supercub

Garmin. Part 6 for clamps They probably have cable also, anyone with a Cessna style Seaver and proper size does can make cables for you.(we have a...

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01-16-2020, 06:11 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Oops, darn it... in Cafe Supercub

KTUU link changed https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/LifeMed-medecac-plane-crashes-on-takeoff-from-the-Unalaska-Airport-567046231.html ...

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01-16-2020, 03:25 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Elevator cable tension? in Piper: PA-18 Super Cub (and L18C & L21)

and if you ever see one with orange paint on it and "skup" bring it back.... someone borrowed it and never brought it back in the 90's....

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01-16-2020, 03:21 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Oops, darn it... in Cafe Supercub

and another medical crash, and it was at unalaska(in route to Adak)..... don't think I'd like being a flight nurse... that's 3 dead, in 3 medivac...

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01-16-2020, 01:41 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Fabric Airworthiness in Super Cub Sick Bay

that's always the first part to crack, especially with 180 horse and paddle prop.... I always silicone the fabric on inside to that stringer top...

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01-15-2020, 06:54 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Therapy Project in Member Projects in Progress

and on a cove shaped like that, the fabric tends to try to pull off, once the glue dries up and releases. so you might want a metal strip over...

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01-15-2020, 06:50 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Garmin's got new stuff out. in All Things Electrical

for decades I always figured maybe ~$30k to do a new panel with all the new parts/gauges..... ECI/JPI..... so in reality, for all the capability...

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01-15-2020, 03:34 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Elevator cable tension? in Piper: PA-18 Super Cub (and L18C & L21)

sketch #4 page #8 has the elevator cable tension callout

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01-15-2020, 03:30 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Elevator cable tension? in Piper: PA-18 Super Cub (and L18C & L21)

better link to 966... https://www.univair.com/content/PIP_SB0966.pdf this site compresses and makes PDF's just about unreadable after download

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01-13-2020, 10:28 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Help! How do you organize your misc hardware? in Cafe Supercub

I can't see your pictures.... show up for other people?????

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01-13-2020, 01:38 AM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread And so it begins in Member Projects in Progress

Tooling costs $90. Dropping the screen will cost??$$. 3 to 10k$ depending on the screen version.... Sent from my iPhone using SuperCub.Org...

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01-13-2020, 01:36 AM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread And so it begins in Member Projects in Progress

Small fan Sent from my iPhone using SuperCub.Org mobile app

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01-12-2020, 10:51 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread And so it begins in Member Projects in Progress

look at the wildcat cub thread for how and WHY to make some of the top boot cowl quickly removable.... very simple to do and makes getting behind the...

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01-12-2020, 08:22 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Wildlife Management in Cafe Supercub

One of the books I read up here, talked of burring a LONG pvc pipe under the dam so ends weren’t near dam and the beavers couldn’t figure it out and...

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01-11-2020, 12:58 AM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Landing lights in the gear in All Things Electrical

Minor. Bolt on. Some reg about not reflecting on prop/pilot Sent from my iPhone using SuperCub.Org

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01-10-2020, 06:01 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Help! How do you organize your misc hardware? in Cafe Supercub

I think it was 2013 last time i went on reorganizing binge... much better organized now, now fill more drawers with different hardware options.. 43...

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01-10-2020, 12:41 AM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread PA18 Fuselage Centerline in Experimental Cubs

yes this is more important.... bottom longerons stretch, and you fix by splicing and shortening them to get stab travel back to book number.... but...

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01-06-2020, 10:04 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread PA-18 Values in Piper: PA-18 Super Cub (and L18C & L21)

you seem to already of stated that you don't care what we tell you....

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01-06-2020, 07:30 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Compass trouble in Cafe Supercub

No body cares that the compass doesn’t work. It’s outdated mandate that it needs to be installed. Find the lightest one, put it out of way. ...

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01-05-2020, 09:22 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Cub won't start...electrical problem in All Things Electrical

Voltage is dropping to the point the solenoid is releasing, that’s the first click. Then voltage goes back up and it tries again, clicks again. Rinse...

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01-04-2020, 07:12 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread -24 is too cold! in Cafe Supercub

the polar bear hunters had cabin adjustable cowl flaps at the rear of bottom cowl and side cowl doors, quite simple to build, hinge on boot cowl...

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01-03-2020, 12:48 PM

mike mcs repair replied to a thread Cracked spar in Piper: J-3 Cub (and L-4)

Don’t have answer to your question. Looks to be a downward force did it, has it been upside down? That would have been the last wing to hit...

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