Index to posts by subject:
Explanation of the options I chose and my thinking behind them: Post #2
Getting a hangar and kit delivery: Post #9
Engine build part 1: Post #24
Engine build part 2: Post #25
About me:
I am currently a 28 year old mechanical engineer working in the aviation field. As a kid growing up under the traffic pattern to my local airport, I would hear the planes fly overhead all day, and I think that sparked my interest in aviation. Then years later (10 years ago today) I signed up for this website to do more research knowing that I was nowhere near able to afford getting my license or a plane. After I graduated with my bachelor's and covid hit I managed to get an engineering job at local company in the aviation field, and being surrounded by aviation and working with former and current pilots I decided there was no better time than the present to build a plane and get my license. So I started doing even more research, and weighed the pros and cons of building a Super Cub and building a Vans RV14. I decided that it is easier to fly cub across the country than it is to land a Vans on a sandbar, so Super Cub it is! Once I decided on a Javron kit thanks to Bill Rusk's great build thread, I called up Bill rusk and talked on the phone for a few hours about Javron kits, and went over the options that I wanted. I also visited Sam D during this time to check out his build, since he was the closest Javron builder that I could find. Then after ordering the kit, I realized I should probably get a license to fly it, so I joined EAA and looked up my local chapter, and I am slowly working my way to being a Pilot. So in summary, my aviation timeline looked a little like this:
10/22/13: Signed up for Supercub.org
10/16/21: Visited Sam D
12/24/21: Sent in my order form and deposit
5/28/22: First flight in a GA aircraft
12/29/22: Received kit
10/7/23: First solo flight
My goals:
My goals building this plane are to have a fun aircraft to fly around locally, as well as be able to take it on longer trips. I'd love to join Bill Rusk to Alaska one Summer, as well as fly it to Oshkosh, Idaho, etc. eventually I will be instrument rated, so I want an aircraft that is IFR capable to punch through a cloud layer, or shoot an approach to stay current. I don't intend on doing STOL competitions or anything like that, but want an aircraft that is capable of landing in tight spots, even though I'm sure it will be more capable than I am for a long time.
What I've ordered so far:
Javron super cub kit with the following options:
In the next post I will go through all the options as well as why I chose them.
Explanation of the options I chose and my thinking behind them: Post #2
Getting a hangar and kit delivery: Post #9
Engine build part 1: Post #24
Engine build part 2: Post #25
About me:
I am currently a 28 year old mechanical engineer working in the aviation field. As a kid growing up under the traffic pattern to my local airport, I would hear the planes fly overhead all day, and I think that sparked my interest in aviation. Then years later (10 years ago today) I signed up for this website to do more research knowing that I was nowhere near able to afford getting my license or a plane. After I graduated with my bachelor's and covid hit I managed to get an engineering job at local company in the aviation field, and being surrounded by aviation and working with former and current pilots I decided there was no better time than the present to build a plane and get my license. So I started doing even more research, and weighed the pros and cons of building a Super Cub and building a Vans RV14. I decided that it is easier to fly cub across the country than it is to land a Vans on a sandbar, so Super Cub it is! Once I decided on a Javron kit thanks to Bill Rusk's great build thread, I called up Bill rusk and talked on the phone for a few hours about Javron kits, and went over the options that I wanted. I also visited Sam D during this time to check out his build, since he was the closest Javron builder that I could find. Then after ordering the kit, I realized I should probably get a license to fly it, so I joined EAA and looked up my local chapter, and I am slowly working my way to being a Pilot. So in summary, my aviation timeline looked a little like this:
10/22/13: Signed up for Supercub.org
10/16/21: Visited Sam D
12/24/21: Sent in my order form and deposit
5/28/22: First flight in a GA aircraft
12/29/22: Received kit
10/7/23: First solo flight
My goals:
My goals building this plane are to have a fun aircraft to fly around locally, as well as be able to take it on longer trips. I'd love to join Bill Rusk to Alaska one Summer, as well as fly it to Oshkosh, Idaho, etc. eventually I will be instrument rated, so I want an aircraft that is IFR capable to punch through a cloud layer, or shoot an approach to stay current. I don't intend on doing STOL competitions or anything like that, but want an aircraft that is capable of landing in tight spots, even though I'm sure it will be more capable than I am for a long time.
What I've ordered so far:
Javron super cub kit with the following options:
- Epoxy prime instead of powdercoat
- 4" wider fuselage
- L21 windows
- 3" extended gear
- Full size flip up left window
- Lowered inline thrust engine mount
- Square wings with ailerons moved out and flaps enlarged
- 24 gallon fuel tanks
- PSTOL flap prep kit installed
- Large lower baggage door
- Upper baggage door
- Float fittings welded on
- Welded in cross brace tube from firewall
- Tabs for cargo pod welded on
- Overhead flap handle
- Electronic elevator trim
- 3" oversized tail feathers
- Angled front door tube
- Metal belly at tail and from firewall to landing gear
- Ported and polished cylinders
- Conical case with front mount governor
- Hollow crank
- Dual E-mags
- Airflow performance fuel injection
- B&C lightweight starter
- Superior cold air induction
In the next post I will go through all the options as well as why I chose them.
Last edited: