stewartb

There are a LOT of beautiful places on this planet, along with a LOT of great people. Alaska doesn’t have an exclusive on either.

Clean it up and carefully pick off any loose or flaking paint. I’d probably use a little rejuvenator to soften up the undercoatings, dab in some...

Brush some Poly Spray (silver) into the cracks and exposed laces. It’ll look like Frankenstein but it’ll prevent UV destroying the fabric. You may...

FWIW, on my Cub the rudder-top Whelen LED beacon is the most powerful light. It has Orion strobes and they’re good, but that beacon is hard to look...

Your 1980 airplane falls under the most stringent anti-collision lighting requirements, but three strobes should meet that requirement. I don’t...

I’ve said more than I ever intended. Have a good night.

It’s not unlike approaching an intersection in your car. You expect the brakes to work, and they do 99.9999% of the time, so you carry speed until a...

How does the empty CG differ from 2870s and 2960s? I flew both on my Wagon without ballast. Heavy, light, never any issues. No flap restrictions,...

Because they add weight as cargo? CG doesn’t know the difference.

As I said earlier, this topic is subjective. To me anyone in a stock Supercub that pulls flaps on is utilizing drag knowing it’ll be managed with...

I think many of us spend a lot of money on mods that add drag. Flying a wing with long flaps and slats is a delight, and power is what makes them...

And if the power-off landing contest isn’t boring enough? Wait for the power-off takeoff contest! Seriously, engine sputter during takeoff is a...

Now do it to a 250’ unlevel sheep strip.

Maybe you guys can organize a STOL demo where landings are done power off. Nobody would come. I can’t remember watching any airplane arrive...

Build a Cyclone. Put a Navajo engine on it. Simple. All but the math.

Turbo Tech had an STC for a 350hp TSIO-540 in Skywagons. Step on up.

Johnny, the worn valve guides are likely the symptom, not the problem. Big bore Continentals are famous for poor rocker arm geometry and that leads...

I know a couple of Cub guys who’ve had the Crosswinds cuff and removed them. I don’t know anyone who has or who’s added a Crosswinds cuff on any Cub....

One of the cooling cases on the market?

I had an airplane break a rod in-flight. I wasn’t flying it but the next few months were quite an adventure. I had sold the plane but the money...