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I've said for decades that you can teach a very large percentage of the skills necessary for off airport flying at an airport. In fact, I'd argue...

First, a question: Who is the CFI, and what is their experience level? As DJ says, the back seat of a Cub in true off airport ops can be an...

Back in my day, I whined about the size of the EDO 4580 rudders to OAS Maint. When I came back to pick up the plane after 100 hr, voila! New big...

I wouldn’t say static tests are irrelevant. They certainly don’t tell the whole story of a particular prop/engine combination, but they can be...

Paul, Im talking about beaching in a strong current, docking in a wind, and current, etc. MTV

Jack Corey told me once tha in his opinion, every seaplane pilot should learn to fly seaplanes in an Otter, or at the very least, a Beaver. His...

Actually, "the same propeller" is in fact ONE distinct propeller, NOT the same model prop. Believe me, different props can have an inch or more...

The Barron (I think that's how its spelled) wing mod is a BIG deal. Changes the angle of incidence of the wing, shape, and adds some "gadgets". ...

Were all those pull tests on the 320s done with the SAME PROPELLER, or just with same MODEL propeller? Frankly, go to any prop shop and they'll...

As a long time user of composite props on ski, wheel and float equipped planes, I’d add that even if you don’t really whack your prop as Turbo...

THIS ^^^^ Virtually every mechanical tach I've been around turned out to be inaccurate, some pretty ugly as noted here. There are a lot of optical...

Upon further review, I think I just kicked the moderator can down the road. I don't think this thread really is contributing to safe flight from a...

I moved the thread from Medical Matters to Cafe Supercub, folks, and will keep the thread...

Thanks, folks, a very useful thread! I remember flying into the JC area for the first time, landing for fuel at Salmon ID. I did my usual runup...

Heres the deal, though: You can install your ELT wherever it makes you feel good, and it will work perfectly right up until it’s activated. After...

Ah another Brittany fan! Great dogs. Oh, and nice looking Cub, too..... MTV

We used Pack boats extensively, and used them hard: https://www.pakboats.com/ They fold up and re assemble fast, they’re light and tough. With...

Depends on the 180. Early ones had straight gear, later ones, the gear was canted forward some. MTV