Philly5G

Bill, Piper also had a service letter on this. It posted on here last year, it concerned how to "correctly" safety wire" the bail arms....... The...

Was guiding Harry Combs on a bear hunt one time ( owned Combs/Gates Lear Jet, and Combs Beachcraft). He got to telling me story's of flying into...

This may be the answer to my question in the next post Steve!! Do you have any pics of these plates please? THANKS Philly

Whichever material you use, make sure they're pretty close to the rear of the rudder pedal groove. I'm still using the original plates that came with...

Ok, I’ll try them next, thanks Jeff! By the way, I noticed in another thread you were asking about the trim pulley. I’ve asked and answered quite...

GREAT to hear!! I’ve heard horror stories of trying to get filters off!! I’ve got the Champion one it came with on at the moment and ordered a...

PERFECT!!! That’s exactly what I fitted last year and I’m delighted with it too!!!! I was going to pass on Bill’s advice about using cheap auto...

All sounds v.familiar from my firewall forward replacement last year!!! Question, have you fitted a spin on oil filter? Or still with the “brick...

Here is what it looks like with a load of "freight". Actually precious cargo! Sent from my moto e5 go using SuperCub.Org mobile app

Here is the GI packboard in place in my Cub. Rear passenger should be under 5/6" and 150 lbs, for extended flights. But I used to fly guides 6'/180...

Here is a standard load when we were setting up camps. 16 of 2x6" 8 per side, 16 of 2x4" 8 per side. Of course the inside Was "loaded" as well! ...

Before a third seat was rocket science, just about every Cub used for guiding in Alaska had a G.I. pack board for rear seat back. The assistant...

An easy solution is to simply fit a Champ stick into the Cub socket, if your 6' or more And fly with seat all the way back, it will allow your back...

NICE .308 !! You’ve just made my day!!! I’ve done lots of mechanical work on my 12 and it’s now just the paint that lets it down, it’s on Ceconite...

Thanks for the info! Was the finish part of a new covering, or applied to existing fabric? The whole job looks brand new!! Sent from my iPhone...

Ha ha yes!! My late 1950s hand just about goes through the ring!!!! Sent from my iPhone using SuperCub.Org mobile app

On the one hand, lucky that the sling hadn’t been fitted, but if the bear was planning on carrying on running, like in the story above, seems very...

Wow, well done on being able to do the work from the inside only I’ve had no problems at all with the inspection panel there, it’s just a...

WOW!! That is a BEAUTIFUL photo of a BEAUTIFUL paint job!!! Which system is that? The depth of colour and shine are amazing!! Sent from my iPad...

Yes, definitely fit the trim access panel!! Easy to do and makes everything MUCH easier!! Sent from my iPad using SuperCub.Org mobile app

Oilite bearings for sure!! Sent from my iPad using SuperCub.Org mobile app

In my case it was the front pulley that was slipping and a relatively easy fix by ordering one from Univair :) Lots of people said it wasn’t...

I’ve posted quite a few times on my own installation of the Oilite bearings, including photos etc and posted recently on another trim thread. ...