PerryB

Good job. You should say "I upped my oil pressure, now up yours."

I grew up flying stick & rudder, pitch & power. Still do. I feel sorry for the new crop of GA pilots who are driving airplanes because they never...

That was exactly my first impression. I liked the modest improvement in elevator authority, but the slightly increased sensitivity of the rudder put...

That has to be a significant factor. With regard to the first part of your post, keeping the lower cowl sealed against external air entry must help....

One thing I haven't seen mentioned, with regard to carb heat, is leaning. Whenever I have to use heat, I lean to restore my EGT to around 1360,...

A good digital EGT is another good indicator. If it drops more than about 20° for no obvious reason, you're probably starting to develop ice.

It CAN be broken in successfully with the 82-41 but you better keep it at a solid 2600 in cruise to achieve a decent MP number. Manifold pressure is...

With a CS prop at a given throttle opening, MP actually does increase somewhat as you pull the prop back, unless you are at or near full throttle....

I'm German from both sides of the family. We don't lose our tempers.....

Ah, sorry I misunderstood. Actually the bottom half of the screw still turns just fine, just freewheeling in place. Dammit anyway....

Almost certain it was Univair, I'll have to look back through the rebuild documents.

I have a double wrap trim syatem. It doesn't slip. The screw is broken.

It broke in cruise trim. It happened apparently when I attempted to crank it up. I had no indication it broke, no "pop" through the crank, etc. Just...

I'll do that Steve. It broke right at the bottom of the yoke, just like in post #12 above. I'll put up a good pic of the fracture once I get it out....

Agreed, a spring flattens from losing it's temper (like me) through years of load and cycling. If annealed, re-arched and re-tempered then it's...

Well then..... mine broke this morning. I was out goofing off around the valley and it was a beautiful morning. When I got home I decided to make a...

Wow, I've flown a lot of Cubs but none of them required a "Herculean" effort to overcome locked up ailerons. Better hit the gym a little harder. As...