BeechTalk - BT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Oct 2015, 21:50

Username Protected wrote:

Tom,

We long for constants in life which is, of course, always changing.

The Cub is what it is: flying in its simplest form. It exemplifies the feeling we all felt when we first took the controls of an airplane: freedom. Freedom to move and soar seemingly with the restrictions of earth and gravity at bay.

My first touch of the controls was in the spring of 1960, in a Piper Super Cruiser. I was only eleven years old, but at that moment, in many ways, I ceased being a child because I was something else, a pilot. The man who let me take those controls was Glen See. His face, his name and that moment are embedded in my mind until my last breath.

Life doesn't allow many "constants", but, for me, flying was the exception. I shared it with my mother, who became a pilot, and my father, my wife and my sons.

I bought the Cub to teach John and Grant to fly and got my CFI and CFII because they wanted no other instructor.

Grant soloed this airplane one summer afternoon when he was 14. It was a moment and a passion we shared literally until an hour before his death. We were texting and he asked me how good a pilot I was. I texted back: "adequate".

Are these thoughts and recollections logical? Do they flow? No, they simply expound on something that I shared with those who I loved most.

I hope to be Little Hugh's teacher. I hope he will remember me in a special way when I'm gone and he's older; not just a distant granddad, but a mentor, a teacher, a sharer, and a common spirit.

The Cub is a constant because it enables those dreams.

Jgreen

John, I wish I had had a father like you are.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Oct 2015, 22:26

Username Protected wrote:

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The Cub is a constant because it enables those dreams.

Jgreen

I definitely want a ride in the Cub next time I come down there :pilot:

Glenn

Username Protected · **Posted:** 22 Oct 2015, 07:49

Glenn,

It will make you a simpler man. :peace:

Jgreen

Username Protected · **Posted:** 22 Oct 2015, 12:20

Very well done! I hope you get to fulfill your dream with your grandson, and I'm sure he'll appreciate the experiences for the rest of his life.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 20 Nov 2015, 20:15

Well, here it is. I flew a friend over to Greenville today to pick it up. I haven't had a chance to fly it yet, but this weekend perhaps.

The pic with the gentlemen is Corey and Gordon Boozer, son and father who did the rebuild for me. The young man is Tyler, forget his "behind" name, who is a newly minted ag pilot and is going to fly for the Boozer's next year. The 4th gentleman is Wayne Roberts, my friend who ferried the airplane home for me.

About all I lack is new seat upholstery. I'm going to make it ADSB compliant soon, but for now, just looking forward to some sunny, soft afternoons where the only thing stirring the air is the Cub.

I think that after we get the new house built at the ranch, It will be time to move the Cub there as well I have one hay field close to the house that needs nothing but mowed grass and, OF COURSE, a new hangar.

Jgreen

Username Protected · **Posted:** 20 Nov 2015, 23:38

Beautiful!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Nov 2015, 10:10

Username Protected wrote:

Beautiful!

+10.........congrats. You can be very, very proud.

Jim

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Nov 2015, 12:33

Pretty. I'm calling these guys when our time comes...

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Nov 2015, 23:54

Corey Boozer and his dad, Gordon, are just plain ole Southern boys. They have an ag business and recover on "the side" when they aren't busy. They are as honest as the day is long and almost too cheap. They recovered my Cub, including fabric and paint for less than $25,000. They even replaced about $6000 worth of cables and other parts for which they didn't even charge me. I almost feel guilty.

Jgreen

Username Protected · **Posted:** 23 Nov 2015, 23:21

John that thing is awesome and sounds like a hell of a deal too!! Congratulations!!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 24 Nov 2015, 00:36

Username Protected wrote:

John that thing is awesome and sounds like a hell of a deal too!! Congratulations!!

Kelly,

I've rarely felt guilty for getting too good of a deal.

Four years ago, Top Cub quoted me three times the price and that didn't include the replacement of the worn items that we found.

No, the "ultimate" attention to detail was not there as with Top Cub, but with the savings, I could buy an older Bonanza or Travelair.

I'm happy.

Jgreen

Username Protected · **Posted:** 26 Nov 2015, 11:31

John, what engine do you have in your very nice Cub?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 26 Nov 2015, 13:19

Username Protected wrote:

John, what engine do you have in your very nice Cub?

Jerry,

If you are familiar with Cubs, this doesn't look like a J-3, but a PA-11 which was the step between the J-3 and Super Cub.

Mine is a J-3, converted, more or less to a PA-11. It has eleven or twelve STC's to get this done. A quick synopsis is, removal of the header tank and installation of two wing tanks, modification so that the pilot's seat is in the front position, Mine has an early Super Cub swing out engine mount, pressure cowl, with an O-200, rated at 100 hp, but with a cruise prop which limits take off RPM's to 2350 and probably no more than 85 HP. Cleveland wheels and brakes, Bushmaster tail wheel, baggage compartment, electrical system and a few others round it out.

The only desirable mod it lacks is flaps which make little difference in normal use. I have a take off and ground roll of about 450'. Here is a pic of the engine installation.

Jgreen

Username Protected · **Posted:** 26 Nov 2015, 14:05

Thanks John...I have a J3 with C-90 . It is a 1945 with wooden spars & performs about like a Super Cub except for cruise.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 26 Nov 2015, 17:21

Jerry,

Mine will cruise at 92 mph without being pushed. I have two 18 gallon tanks :bugeye:

and usually never put more than 3 or 4 gallons in the right tank as just a standby in case there was a problem drawing from the left.

I probably need to have my prop re-trimed for better climb.

I still have a list of "to do's"; new com radio and ADSB compliant TXP, new panel and gauges, some tweaking to the angle of the back of the front seat, and new upholstery.

Jgreen

Rebuilding The Cub