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I'll add also that given a good justification, floats for example, I would not hesitate on flaps. Also, if I bumped the engine to a O-320 I would add them. But with a c90-8f, the ~$15,000 is best...

FWIW: I really struggled with the flap/no-flap question on my Cub when I ordered new wings. What I determined was that the trade off in weight and "complexity" was not worth the advantage flaps...

Where is the other prefab kit from? Mine is a J5 (PA-12) and will be recovering the fuselage soon. Thanks.

I've always gravitated toward a circular pattern as my patterns are usually pretty tight and it feels more natural to chop power and combine the base and final into one motion, only lifting the wing...

Are the floats in Alaska or lower 48?

I don't have any temperature issues with mine, but I did have an issue with CO. My exhaust pipe exits in front of the belly pod or it meets the bottom of the fuselage. It was going between the belly...

I have a 337 somewhere I think. Let me go look.

Band around the longeron.

Awesome, thanks Steve.

will a replay be available for this one? I was looking forward to it but got stuck with going to an Aviation MRO meeting in Atlanta at the last minute.

Its the same 3200 head assembly today according to the drawings, but I dont think mine was tightened enough at ABI before shipping it out. It was a pretty light force to unlock it when I installed...

From your description of how the 3200 head works, I need to adjust the tension by tightening the nut on the swivel bolt. Ill try this later today or this week and see if that solves it. Appreciate...

Thanks, Steve. What I am running into is that the tailwheel is unlocking in the air from rudder movement alone. The following videos show it happening in the landing flair. They are 360 video shots,...

Overall I've not been too concerned, the shimmy is because of the throw-out. All things being normal (no throw out) it does just fine and does not shimmy at all. I like it better than what I removed...

Some hangar shots.. Harder to see, but provides some addition vantage on geometry... 6539265393

Steve, here ya go. I re-arched the spring to get better geometry. When I move from the 8.5x6 to the 29" mains I plan to install the titanium tailspring - but that's for some other really expensive...

This is the correct description of what happened. Uploading a photo per Steve's ask.

I almost never operate on pavement, but as this is a new TW and I know its prone to shimmy, I've been testing it on pavement.

9 out of 10 times I land with zero shimmy issues and the only time I...

Honestly I don't know which pawl it has. I ordered the assembly, and a pawl option wasn't part of it.

Feels like I need to somehome prevent it from going into a caster, like its a little to...

I'm not having a pavement issue. It's really an issue with the tire kicking out on me and not returning to center before it contacts terra-firma. I had flown day before with landings all on pavement,...

See VR videos for more detail and to see what's happening. Seeing if others experience this.

I re-arched the spring to prevent shimmy, and largely that is working. But I've noticed that if I kick...

These contracts are a carry over from the oil and gas contracts. I'll be spending years getting a dead well off the family property.

Looks similar to the sealed struts I just installed. What forks do you have on them?

Don't ya hate it when you find that thread that is super interesting and keeps you coming back for updates, and then all of a sudden that thread ghosts you?!

This time of year I need to adjust my carb about a 1/4 to 1/2 turn more rich. C90-8F, but the O-200 has the same challenge usually.