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Today, 11:22 AM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread And so it begins in Member Projects in Progress

Under what circumstances would adding a non structural support tab be considered to be a structural repair? I don't see that the quoted para is...

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Today, 09:19 AM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread And so it begins in Member Projects in Progress

I couldn't find that reference. Can you give the para number please? I'm curious because I would have thought there would be a distinction between...

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Yesterday, 06:16 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Magnesium oil sump in Modifications

CubCrafters seem quite proud of their 363i sump and carbon fibre induction manifold. No spider in the sump. ...

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Yesterday, 04:54 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Spliced short-wing spar in Super Cub? in Super Cub Sick Bay

Ok, thanks. I should have read the service memo before posting. Now I have read it I see that it is not expected to give full spar strength as it...

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Yesterday, 03:42 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Spliced short-wing spar in Super Cub? in Super Cub Sick Bay

A safer bet is starting to look like "I would bet a large sum of money there is no documentation that was done at the factory". Can full strength...

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01-14-2022, 07:22 AM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Laser cleaner in Cafe Supercub

Video of a laser cleaner in use here - https://www.heatsign.com/product/100w-laser-cleaning-machine/ Same company that makes laser wire printers.

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01-13-2022, 04:20 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread What is this? in Super Cub Sick Bay

This one may be more versatile. Had it for probably over 50 years but don't see BA hardware in USA very often so not used much now.

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01-13-2022, 02:30 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Spliced short-wing spar in Super Cub? in Super Cub Sick Bay

Do the drawings exist that allow spliced PA-25 spars to be used to build the PA-18 or was this a "hope no one will notice" production line change.

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01-13-2022, 09:17 AM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Control Stick Dimensions?? in Cafe Supercub

Not "make" but "made". This was for an Aeronca Chief with Goodyear brakes and it was many years ago. They were machined from sheet stock clutch...

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01-13-2022, 08:16 AM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Control Stick Dimensions?? in Cafe Supercub

I don't see anything there that would have prevented my fitting owner produced brake pads without approved drawings. What specifically would have...

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01-12-2022, 10:53 AM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Rookie question: nose over with BW's in Cafe Supercub

I agree that partial fuel could be an aggravating factor. Under hard braking all the fuel that would have been at the back of the tanks in 3 point...

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01-11-2022, 05:46 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Control Stick Dimensions?? in Cafe Supercub

That paragraph appears to me to provide one means of compliance but not the only means of compliance. It does not define "owner produced parts". ...

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01-11-2022, 04:53 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Control Stick Dimensions?? in Cafe Supercub

Can you please provide a reference to the governing regulation. Your interpretation seems to be more restrictive than AC 20-62E para 4 (n). "n....

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01-10-2022, 10:29 AM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Rookie question: nose over with BW's in Cafe Supercub

I think that missing picture would be useful. I think it would show that the rotation of the aircraft is around the point of tire ground contact,...

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01-09-2022, 09:59 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Rookie question: nose over with BW's in Cafe Supercub

What do you suppose would be the answer if, as I proposed, the aircraft with the large tires was subject to the same deceleration as the aircraft...

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01-09-2022, 08:55 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Rookie question: nose over with BW's in Cafe Supercub

The response "Unable!" has, more than once, saved me from doing silly things with an airplane.

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01-09-2022, 08:50 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Rookie question: nose over with BW's in Cafe Supercub

Let's further constrain the problem to the case of constant deceleration. That eliminates tire friction and brake effectiveness. The key factor...

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01-09-2022, 06:55 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Rookie question: nose over with BW's in Cafe Supercub

Since you're starting to constrain the parameters - Are you starting from 3 point attitude or tail up? It makes a difference if for no other reason...

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01-08-2022, 06:39 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread A simple question that most of us must face, sooner or later... in Cafe Supercub

You'd kill me! 165 lb and over 6ft. It's only beer that keeps me up to a reasonable flying weight!

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01-03-2022, 08:27 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Glide ratios in a Super Cub in Cafe Supercub

It must be nice to have options like that. Where I fly in AZ a Cub is very seldom in glide range of a spot as nice as that. The places that the...

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01-03-2022, 07:30 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Glide ratios in a Super Cub in Cafe Supercub

I knocked the tail off an MD-11 doing the same. (Lots of time in sim cabs doing engineering development and there was sometimes time to play)

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01-03-2022, 04:48 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Glide ratios in a Super Cub in Cafe Supercub

Perhaps important to distinguish between "as far as you will make it" and "as far as you can make it". At any speed and with any airmass motion there...

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01-03-2022, 10:07 AM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Glide ratios in a Super Cub in Cafe Supercub

Makes my eyes and head hurt so I gave up trying to read it. How did you manage to make a PDF so fuzzy?

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01-03-2022, 09:38 AM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Labelling switches and breakers in All Things Electrical

I have used a similar technique, most recently for the ADS-B Out placard in my PA-28. I create the placard with a double line border, print on the...

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01-02-2022, 01:03 PM

frequent_flyer replied to a thread Daughter needs avionics advice in Cafe Supercub

I very recently purchased a Garmin GPS 175 IFR/LPV navigator. There was a couple of weeks delay for it to get to the dealer from Garmin. I now have...

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