THEAirplanegirl
Registered User
Michigan
I realized in the last couple days that I never posted the final product of my panel upgrade/super cub restoration! If any of you were at Oshkosh this year and happened to pass by the Dynon displays then you might have seen her!
Last august (very shortly after EAA Airventure 2023) I purchased this 1985 experimental super cub from another lady cub lover at a local airport - but unfortunately she needed A LOT of tlc.
well almost a whole year later, I was able to tie up loose ends and (mostly) finish the project... literally a day before it had to leave. If any of you follow me on social media, then you know I worked tirelessly - every sec/min that I could - on this project. sooo many early mornings, late nights, and everything in between while also being a wife, mother, & nurse (my real job
).
I definitely had a lot of advice, direction, & help… but I’m pretty proud to say that I literally had my hands in every part of it. I gained an incredible amount of knowledge doing the work myself rather than sending it off for someone else to do - although, some days that reallyyy sounded quite nice LOL.
The avionics upgrades included:
Last august (very shortly after EAA Airventure 2023) I purchased this 1985 experimental super cub from another lady cub lover at a local airport - but unfortunately she needed A LOT of tlc.
well almost a whole year later, I was able to tie up loose ends and (mostly) finish the project... literally a day before it had to leave. If any of you follow me on social media, then you know I worked tirelessly - every sec/min that I could - on this project. sooo many early mornings, late nights, and everything in between while also being a wife, mother, & nurse (my real job
).I definitely had a lot of advice, direction, & help… but I’m pretty proud to say that I literally had my hands in every part of it. I gained an incredible amount of knowledge doing the work myself rather than sending it off for someone else to do - although, some days that reallyyy sounded quite nice LOL.
The avionics upgrades included:
- Dynon 10" Skyview HDX with auto pilot
- Dynon 2-place stereo intercom
- Dynon T-25 remote radio paired with com panel
- All avionics integrated with Advanced Flight Systems
Advanced Control Module (ACM)
- Acme Aero 3" extended landing gear
- Acme Aero Pro-Series shocks
- 31" Alaskan Bushwheels with ABI 3200 baby bushwheel
- Alaska Gear Company aluminum struts
- Beringer 6" wheels and brakes
- Micro Aerodynamics VG's
- MonkWorkz 30 amp generator (2.6 lbs)
- Sensenich ground adjustable composite propeller
- CiES fuel senders
- All exterior lighting upgraded to a full
AeroLEDS package including:- (2) equinox dual-function landing/taxi lights
- Pulsar NSP wingtip lights
- SunTail strobe & position taillight
