hotrod180

"So far"? That seems pretty comprehensive to me.

I assume by "the first cessna 180 generation being built" you mean a 1953-1956 "straight 180", as opposed to a 1958 180A or later? FWIW the...

Well put!

Pipe thread maybe? Dunno of anything else that would be tapered.

"Don't fight the controls".

I've seen Trigger Gap mentioned several times in RAF newsletters.

Years ago, some friends of mine got a jack russell they named Pitot. Some other friends ended up getting a couple jack russells from the same folks,...

Trim would work if you know about the problem. Ditto on opposite control input. But on takeoff? "Hmm, climbing too steeply, push the stick forward"...

I know of two experienced Cub rebuilders in my area who crashed on their first flight due to reversed elevator cables. One was killed, the other...

I understand there's been a lot of cases of the stock parking brake on Cessnas "self-applying". That's why most of them have been rendered...

I got one to top that. A buddy of mine had a plane for sale, listed in Trade a Plane. (this was a number of years ago, pre-Barnstormers & mayeb...

Back in the day, manufacturers were issued blocks of tail numbers. Look up the s/n on either side of your PA12, you should be able to figure what...

magneto troubleshooting, aircraft magneto troubleshooting (aircraftmagnetoservice.net)

I seem to recall reading somewhere (maybe here) once, that the smart level was the greatest aid to rigging an airplane to come along since the...

Thanks for the tips & the links. I'm going for as easy as possible, so the bag on a string or vacuum hose approach is looking like the way to go.

I had an experience of the brake o-rings leaking when the pads got kind of thin. The previous owner warned me of this, and told me to just buy new...

the back seat in my hangar (not acquired with my 180) is set up for a different airframe bracket.

My impression is that the OP is looking for an airplane to hone his taildragger skills in, not to give flight instruction in. ?

Here's a pic of the brackets in my 53. And a sketch of the part incorporated into the seat back, the ends of which engage that bracket. The loop in...

I'm not sure what you mean by "ball and post", also don't know about any "track" that the rear seat goes into. FWIW I have a 53 model also.