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He had a lyrical way of speaking. Similar to Jay Hammond in that respect. My fav Tom story was about icing up all 4 engines on a DC-6 somewhere near...

A friend’s wife always stuck to a rule. Nobody in her family was allowed to fly with anyone that had fewer than 500 hours. Smart lady. Crawl before...

To learn to fly. Landing is an itty bitty part of that. Forget the internet hype that taildraggers are some badge that you’re cool. Airplanes are...

For a low time guy? Buy a 172 and learn to fly. Get a couple hundred hours and then you’ll know better what you want and need. And for a low time...

Maybe insurer's prefer certificated. Aviat's raising the bar! ...

I thought it was interesting that he was so concerned with drying while preheating. If I'm preheating I'm fixing to fly. Moisture isn't a concern at...

Bending Carbon Cubs isn't exclusive to airline pilots.

FWIW, the two friends I use for BFRs and other recurrent instruction are both jet pilots. One's a senior 737 captain and the other a corporate guy...

Full plex on both sides makes the rear seater much more comfortable but in truth my wife prefers the 180 over a Cub. I’m fortunate that she’s...

I promise it will. My first flight was at Birchwood, so lots of space to get it off the ground and test controls with runway ahead of me. Short...

Why not buy a Cessna or Maule? The magic of a Cub is enhanced by piloting it from the center.

Not unlike the canvas curtain in my Cub. It keeps survival stuff partitioned off so it can't slide forward. Forward of that we put in floor anchors...

12% of value per year. YIKES!

Mountain Wave in Washington. Fine Line Interiors in Anchorage.

Watching how my Skytec survived a kick-back that destroyed a ring gear earned my respect. If I had repetitive failures (that would be 2) I'd...

Ladd Gardner in Dallas. AOPA (that's never been a viable option in AK but I've heard pireps from guys in the lower 48 that are good) Falcon

That machine cycles automatically, right? Did your cycle time change when you enclosed it? Or is it just cycled by a timer?

If he doesn't have required documentation he should call his mechanic and fire him.

When I talked to Charly about -12 mods he had a relationship with Micro and used slightly larger than normal Micro VGs. I don't recall anything about...

So 25# lighter than my constant speed. Nice. So is 2350 your target or is that set course for break-in? One of my prop specification...

This thread is totally off track. Carbon Cubs aren't the problem. It's that damn legacy gear that causes accidents. I read it on the internet! :) ...

I'll be interested to see how that 3-blade works with the 390. What's it weigh?

I've been with Avemco for a long time with a few different planes. They were the easiest to deal with and had the best rate for my exp Cub, but the...

What do your logs say?

Gordon's link offers a great explanation of why the lower wing wants to tuck under. That's a very interesting video.

Penny Nixon flew the Supercub moose stall test flights in what, 1994-95? I don't recall Micro VGs being around back then. BLR had very little if any...

4 oz per 10 gallons is what the instructions call for. I added a quart to every 100 gallons in my bulk tank for years. I stopped a few years ago. No...

Current aircraft EI has variable timing based on manifold pressure but they lack knock sensors and a few other condition monitors that modern engine...