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Consider bolts? I think it is allowed under certain conditions, and can simplify things.

Randy is an asset around here. Think, for a minute, about liability: How often do you hear of an accident due to sudden incapacitation (not counting pilot induced, like not using oxygen or something). And how more likely would it be that such incapacitation would occur on the freeway, heading...

I run reservoir masters in all my Cubs. For me, the difference is always having the pedal exactly at the same place. They do not seem to have anything to do with modulation or better braking; I had complete control with the original Scott cylinders, both with Hayes and Grove wheel brakes. Long...

They went too high. Cessna 172s that sold for twenty grand went way above a hundred in the space of a decade. My $43,000 Decathlon is an example - an equivalent Dec sold last year for $118 K. Bart sold a 1977 Decathlon with new everything for a quarter mil. A good Super Cub is a great thing to...

My current favorite maintenance inspector doesn't like it either. I don't even try. Now I have to get AD info from a private $ supplier. The older and slightly easier IACRA baffled me. I am not computer illiterate, I used to know Fortran, Assembly,, and machine languages. I even simulated a...

I think the AD has to do with a top mounted beacon. The μavionics beacon goes in back. I put one on my Decathlon maybe three years ago - it coupled with an old King transponder and has been trouble-free. We have to use a hole saw to enlarge the nav light opening - some very smart person on...

I have seen Cubs from reputable Cub builders come to town without a ground strap between engine and frame. Look for a giant wire or webbing, and if there, undo it and make sure mounting surfaces are clean and shiny. If not there, put one there.

I think the Stewarts topcoat is in the neighborhood of urethane, both for cost and precautions. I might be wrong on that- I have priced neither lately. I think Stewarts recommends full body covering, but not sure on the external air. For very small repairs we have an outfit that makes exact...

I don't spray stuff with cyano- chemicals, but like Steve and Stewart, I pink the masking tape for repairs, then try to line up edges as if it were where a surface tape would have been. With Butyrate, I can compound the edges so they barely show. I have a couple Bahama Blue patches on the...

On the Micros, I just wasn't comfortable. Just a feeling. The airplane flew fine at normal approach speeds. I did check with a couple of folks I figured knew more than me. They said that BLR was good, but that the Micros had some kind of "deep stall" problem. I am usually inverted about six...

"They" say that the AMD VGs work well with the Sportsman. Maybe that is what you have? I was quite comfortable at 60 indicated in a 1959 Horton 180. I was not comfortable at all in the Sportsman/Micro 180 below 70. I loved the Robinson 185. I got the factory course in the mid-1970s...

I am in the camp that says adding different mods to a wing without extensive flight testing is a mistake. Mike's Sportsman/STOL was a happy combination, but I found the Sportsman+ Micros to be not so great.

A project is actually antithetical to your expressed desire to get tailwheel proficient. if your original objective has not changed do what Aktango suggests.

All but gone? A hundred grand won't buy an airworthy Super Cub - except maybe the 90 hp stock, or a stock Tango Cub. And even those in marginal condition bring 80.

You didn't keep a copy of your first approval? You should be able to get a copy from the Records Branch in OKC. There are words in the guidance documents that, if carefully interpreted, make field approval data "approved data" for the original IA - the mechanic who signed the 337.

J5 is a good buy for what you want. A J3 with the same engine and same general condition will be double what you will pay for a J5. I would guess that an Aeronca Chief might be the most cost-effective first airplane. Not a great aircraft, but probably under 20 grand for one that will get you...

There is a nice J5 here - C-85 with starter. It may be for sale soon. I did the test flight. I was only 82 at the time, but do not remember any ingress/egress problems (195#, 6'). They do not seem to climb all that well. I have really limited experience in 5/12 types, so take that with a...

True, but then the AD gets signed in the logbook. It is not an integral part of the major repair.

I think an A&P can sign it.

Another thing that can affect rudder deflection is cables that are too long. Jack the tailwheel off the ground and have someone watch while you push the rudder pedals. If the rudder doesn't hit the stop, shorten the cables.