Rice farmer
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Nor Cal
That will be great to have another A model out here on the Left Coast! ��
I wonder if there was ever a working ag cub on floats? or for that matter any working sprayer on floats, other then the Seats the Forest Service is using.
Ive seen an old video of several A models working in Columbia I think. Maybe on YouTube or Vimeo.
I would drool over a fully restored Ag cub with spray system installed. If done correctly, it would win awards.
Chuck: I see you went ahead with the Flanagan STC. Looking good!Here's another style of flat back without the hopper lid and glass added View attachment 30470
Here's another style of flat back without the hopper lid and glass added View attachment 30470
Looking good Martt
Curious: Are you going to leave the two stubs that stick out above the rear seat?
Those were attachments for 1/4 inch rods that extended down to a fixture to "cradle" the hopper.
I would cut those off as they will only mess up your interior panels and get in your way.
I also get rid of most other tabs that held the ag stuff, such as the outside agitator mounts on the left side.
I like the floorboard extension also which are well worth the time!
take care
I removed the hopper door and installed light tinted plexiglass for the dogs that rode back there. Seemed to please them and made finding things in winter easier.
GAP
Good thread and great airplane project! I had two 150 Cubs (one an "A" N1189C and one regular N7777D) and flew two others. I prefer the "A". Takes off short, climbs high, goes fast, stalls slow. The rear baggage area and flat floor made for convenient cargo hauling. My worst mistake in aviation was trading it off for a PA-12-180. Oh well, we all stumble at times.
But now that you've been Taylorcraftize'd you may throw rocks at the Cub...not really but they are worth a ride in sometime or owning as a second plane.
Gary
I'm as far south in Indiana as you are north Airpigz. Winter really hasn't kicked our butts down here this year. Lucky I guess. I love old T crafts. Mine was also a '40 except a BL65 N29634 just a little newer than the one in your pic. Wish I would have kept it, like many that got away.
But I learned at 13 in a 7KCAB Citabria, so tandem seats and a stick are just what feel right to me.
Martt
Gary please explain "flap gap seals". Are you referring to the required sheet metal which is screwed to the trailing edge? Or something else? Please describe what you mean by "aileron seals"... flap gap seals over flaps and ailerons; ....but did like the aileron seals,..
Gary
I too had a T-craft BC12-D N43803 as my first airplane, visibility is terrible had to duck down to see out the side windows. Was almost run over by a Lockheed P-3 because of it. I could hear and smell his kerosene when he went by the windshield. Bought it as a wreck for $400 and turned in my first 337 at the FSDO on it while on the way to get my Airframe practical to complete my A&P. Flew it over 200 hours the first year, kept it hangared, all on an income of $25 a week.
Gary please explain "flap gap seals". Are you referring to the required sheet metal which is screwed to the trailing edge? Or something else? Please describe what you mean by "aileron seals".