bob turner

You can measure the gear on the ground. Just use a tape measure and the tire treads - look for less than a half inch difference front to back. In...

I bought my Cub in 1962 -always maintained by a large repair shop. I gradually transitioned to owner maintenance, and in my first attempt to “clean...

Agree with Rob. For authority, see AC 23.27. Should be no problem with a competent IA.

Before you spend big bucks for a visit, get an agreement as to what will happen. If the owner cannot take you in the right seat for a quick flight...

Me too, although WD-40 makes fast work of grimy bellies. I posed the question to a model train buddy who happens to have a Ph.D in chemistry. His...

BasicMed was a Godsend. I am not sure I see much difference between that and LSA unless you have a really rigid family doctor. The drivers license...

Well, I found one:

There are a couple Cubs here that are truly stunning (opinion). I saved the photos, and shall now attempt to re-post them. I hope the copyright...

I think I agree with that. My Decathlon came with really flexible 2000-hr steel legs. I converted to aluminum, and feel quite a bit more secure. I...

I think I would fix that. Hard to believe a sealed strut would be elongated, but maybe the steel channels bolted to the wing? Easy to take it apart...

Any of those for the AMOC, if indeed they do an AD. Whatever they will approve. Even the rosettes will not require much fabric work if you TIG them.

Either way, this would save big bucks. If Steve can get the AMOC in a final AD so we can all use it, we would owe him big time! Weight...

I am comfortable signing off Univair struts with big forks if I first inspect them and find the Circle U. " Found Univair struts installed. ...

Some feds are genuinely helpful. We have two or three that would have granted my field approvals instantly. One ASI many years ago updated my CFI...

I was trying to get them to move an interfering frequency. I did not realize that it would cause a group of six feds to descend upon my hangar. One...

Difficult to believe it has been over a year since I updated. My FSDO still maintains that I cannot install these radios, and as recent as September...

Looks great! Stewarts? Clevelands?

I would certainly add to Steve’s list disc brakes, but by now almost all Super Cubs have them. And reservoir masters - make life easy. We use all...

What are you running into that requires boot cowl access? I admit to doing a two-piece boot cowl on the J4 for fuel tank access, but have yet to see...

Hope for the best. Apparently there are different qualities of aluminum tanks. In the early 2000s we had a rash of failures in Decathlons. My 1977...

Absolutely. The Flight Review is usually the only time most local Super Cub folks go that slow. We do extensive flight on the ragged edge, inducing...

Airspeed indicators in Cubs are like compasses. Use for reference only. When you fly close to the edge, your airspeed is repeatable, if not...

I have been in and out of a lot of Georgia farms in stock J3s, mostly in the Williamson/Griffin area. If fire ants have become a more serious...

Concorde makes a small battery? I personally dislike the under seat battery because it makes master cylinder work slightly more difficult. I do...

They start out at 1070. We have one with a 400# useful load - mods plus getting near a scale. The nicest Cubs are the lightest. I flew a 180 hp...

If you hang all of them on there you will have a one-place Cub. My advice would be to define your mission. If it is a 150 with good engine and...

It wasn't the normal protective film - it acted more like a sprayed-on coating. Very soft, but tenaceous. Heat melted it to a very viscous fluid...

I found it! The “Overhaul” manual shows a splice that fits, and allows it in the exact area I had targeted. Now it is just a question of getting a...

I heated it with a torch and scraped it off. I will be more careful which scraps I grab in the future.