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For owners? Your panel switch should have a self-test mode. Mine (two different brands) require occasional self-diagnostic tests. If the system finds...

It’s not a breather. It’s a dump line for fuel leaked past a bad pump diaphragm. It directs the fuel away to reduce fire risk.

Losing weight makes sense if you fly empty all the time. Not as much if you fly loaded, other than it provides for more payload. Your wing loading...

Info re: crankcase vacuum. https://www.supercub.org/forum/showthread.php?60627-O-360-Lycoming-Crankcase-Vent

I have the crankcase vacuum and oil separator on my IO-390. It works great. There was a thread this spring where I tested crankcase pressure using...

Here's a mid-'70s Cessna delivery W&B. Notice the initial weight of 1560.9# for a basic airplane, dry, unpainted, and the weight is computed. Dollars...

Spurr can barely stand up on it in parking. Any cargo put back there had to be well secured so not to slide. At least I put in plenty of Ancra...

Carbon floors are very slippery. Not a big problem in the pilot area but a nuisance in the dog and cargo areas. The solution is to add a traction...

Don't give up on skiing yet!

To discuss weight savings in a Cub is a curious topic. If you want light? Fly a basic J-3 with small tires. But most of you don’t. Why? I’d guess...

Both of those K&N filters use M20x1.5 pitch metric threads. Champion and Tempest use 3/4”x16 UNF threads.

Probably what the catalog calls the 199-231 kit made specifically for Univair? ...

A and B models got the swept tail so gave up some rudder authority. I'd bet the travel increase was to offset the tail change.

Seriously. On floats the rudder is weak. Weak for direction control on the hump and weak in crosswind taxi. Oversize water rudders help. It’ll keep...

What’s gross? If there’s a weakness it’ll be the rudder.

Reno. Gold race for jets. Rest in peace. https://youtu.be/zZzGdVQHoaQ