My guess would be mid sixties. This cub could be a twin to mine i bought 15 years ago for $45k
I recently ferried a cub in annual with o320 for less than $60K with newer fabric
….but like Turbo...
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My guess would be mid sixties. This cub could be a twin to mine i bought 15 years ago for $45k
I recently ferried a cub in annual with o320 for less than $60K with newer fabric
….but like Turbo...
Hmmm. Sounds like a hydraulic lock. Theres no possibility of fuel leaking into a cylinder (primer)??
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Hmmm. At my local airport i began landing on a abandoned taxiway that the asphalt had been removed. The city crew then started mowing it for me. Now i hear the area cub pilots reporting “short...
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I was flying back to the west out of Kansas City one beautiful night and thought i was over flying ground fog. There were long orange lines below and i realized the ranchers were burning off the...
I patched terraces with one on on a Ford tractor when I was a kid...my boss called it a tumble bug..
Will all supercubs be grounded until its determined the cause of the off runway excursion?
I launched a skyhawk in 7” powder, came back in a couple hours with a invisible 4” of slush under.
Felt like a carrier landing. Would have nosed over the Cub.
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My primary instructor CONSTANTLY drilled “make the small corrections so you wont need to make the big ones”
I taught him to snow ski…so i got to return and return the favor!!!!
Just a touch of...
I get called occasionally by local law enforcement to search and rescue
I found a two suicides, a suicide attempt (he O.Ded and was barely alive but survived after being in a vent for a week. I...
Sagebrush taught me how to patch fabric
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I made the same upgrade and found a good core and rebuilt it with the help of a A&P friend.
This wasnt the cheapest route ($25,000) but we used all new internals and built with all tolerances on...
Easy, not cheap ( but you already knew that)
I rebuilt a 320 with all new internals ( crank , cam, etc)
New mount, baffles, prop, carb, rebuilt mags, etc.
$3000 A&P
$35k
I used a fabric iron and damp t shirt material to ‘fix’ some paint bubbles on my RV8, worked great and didnt scorch the paint.
Might be worth a try… go easy on a small area…
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Lotsa maybe’s
I cant imagine why you couldnt top one jug if low compression is limited to that cylinder and run hard with breakin oil for a bit to see if oil use stabilized
I would want a look at...
I wash washing a pipeline welder(sa200) in the shop prior to repainting
The generator part was coating with oily dirt and a water hose hadno effect so i poured gas over it and it helped loosen the...
Iam a rancher, dont have to open gates
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I would think a fine wire wheel on a drill would work..
A pressure washer might be worth a try??
Wire wheel on drill?
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I had a RV 6 and you step into the cockpit after a looongdtep up on wing.
Getting out takes upperbody strength to hoist yourself up while getting your legs under you
I have a RV 8 and after...
Yep that was my thoughts. My crop duster instructor hadbeaten engine outs into me so much i was ‘almost’ disappointed when the engine fired. I had a nicelevel spotbetween snowdrifts picked out
...
I was in a C150 on a overcast 5degree F day
I was going to do some stalls from 4000agl and reduced power pulled carb heat and after the engine sounding like a snow cone maker i became a glider
I...
2024’ DA. Acvording to foreflightat 3:00 central
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