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The wood spars can last 80 years and longer no problem as long as they stay sealed with varnish. The paint/fabric is the problem. Would likely require a recover. Hard pass.

Numbers matching A65 to...

65hp is going to definitely limit the cost as most of them have been upgraded to the 85 or 90 horse engines. The market is all over the place on J3's depending on condition but I'd say 30k plus or...

He will truly be missed. He came into Reeves last year just to chat and tell flying stories. Had no idea who he was until he recognized my plane and we exchanged handles on here. Just a super nice...

Both good planes with the "best" engine. The -8 has no provisions for adding an electric starter or generator so you're married to hand propping which isn't a bad thing at all on small engines. Saves...

Please don't do any of those mods except perhaps the tailwheel. -18 tail feathers and gear are just useless weight on a PA-11. You can go a surprising number of places on 29" Airstreaks with...

I've never been unhappy with my C85. More power would be nice but it's better to be light and know how to fly your plane. The C85 is a great little motor too.

The performance difference is going to depend on the propeller and engine condition but all things being equal the C90 should perform better than the C85. IMO the C-90 is the sweetheart out of the...

The ABI-1010 STC says "29x11-10 4 ply or 850x10 6 ply". The smooth tread 29x11-10 4 ply aero classic tires fall under that and are approved. They do not however weigh much different so it will still...

Unless it's a 180/185 jump up to 31's and skip the 29's. Not a noticeable amount more drag and a much softer/more compliant tire. Weight difference is also negligible.

Great idea Oliver, we can sell those too!

Keep in mind you will have to get custom pod straps or put extensions on regular straps you may get with a pod. Anywhere in the 38.5-40" range is fine. It should be just ahead of the cluster as you...

There's a wide variance in wood grades and weights. If, for example, you are very selective about your woods and get lightweight Okoume mahogany marine plywood in 3/16" thickness it's very close to...

Just measured one here in the shop. The door is 27" long, 12.5" tall in the front and 10.5" tall in the rear.

I'm not sure what experts these are but I would vigorously disagree. Perhaps it's the better technique for a smooth grass runway but for my purposes the tail is the first thing to leave the ground...

The beach had lots of sticky mud with small rocks getting thrown into the bottom of the wing and back of the prop from the bushwheels. The theory from my brother and his mechanic is some of the small...

I've said this before and got flamed but that heat shroud design is problematic. My brother managed to get dirt in the end of the heat shroud and it destroyed a cylinder last year.

Correct, the fittings were changed shortly after we spoke in 2021 to move that cut back further to allow for variance in wing fittings. Haven't heard from anyone with the same issue since.

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The guys from Vans say it's going to be a 2 seater with a 4 place projected later on down the line if this is successful. The model shown at Oshokosh was very much an unfinished prototype and it's...

An engine out and coming up short is a risk regardless of how fast or slow you're going. Whether fast or slow you're only going to travel a certain distance and if that distance is one foot further...

60 is already way too fast with a stock PA-18. That should be 55 tops and closer to 45. With the PSTOL flaps that speed will be about 5mph slower.

More time in the plane is needed. Work on getting...

Stabilator is a fine way to do an elevator control. Like was mentioned, the Helio has a stabilator and that contributes to their ability to still have good pitch authority even at high angles of...

Just saw that on Facebook. Looks like I have to eat my words; that's a suspension system. It's hard to imagine how they fit it in there but it's very cool to see them pushing the envelope.

I think that's just an optical illusion; the flap tracks appear at the rear of the wing. Also, if the gear appears to be simple spring gear probably with a fairing or external gear leg mounts for...

We've been doing those damn colored letters for 5 years now. I was a huge hater at first but after putting them on the cub I have to admit they kind of add a little sumthin to the look. Denny we're...

None that I've heard of. If it's real deep you may drag the pod a little in the snow but it won't damage anything.