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Why not a Beaver? Helio Courier? Pilatus Porter? I own and fly a Cessna 180 and exp Supercub. I’m biased. I’ve had opportunities to buy 185s, Couriers, and Beavers. Porters are out of my budget. What I have comes from sorting. Fly enough and you’ll figure out what it is you want. In my case I...

They left a long package in my mailbox. Apparently the USPS took exception and tossed it into the weeds behind the mailbox. It took me 2 weeks to find it. They all suck.

In my opinion? Working on them is the best part of having an experimental. Building, modifying, and maintaining are favorite pastimes. I do a bit of maintenance on my Cessna, too, but the freedom of the E-AB category is awesome. Dream it, do it.

The best mod anyone can do, especially for glass panels, is provide outside access to the back of the panel. If you want simple? Simplify the systems. Standard aircraft engine and fixed pitch prop. Steam gauges.

J-3s have a solo pilot in the rear. Other Cubs fly from the front seat. For dual, the instructor sits in back.

I’m sure your opinion is more important than others. Thanks for setting us straight!

Making the seat slide further back was an easy mod in my certificated Cub. I did the same thing in my Exp. I have some neighbors who are bigger guys than me and they have no problems getting in and out.

At 6'2" and currently 240# with replaced hips and bad knees? Not a problem. Way easier than the -12 I used to own.

Supercub. You’d fit easily. Fun airplane, very easy to sell when (if) that time comes. There’s good reason why they’re more expensive than the rest. Demand.

Unplugged my Wyze cams and switched to Ring. Better cams and app.

Whose cams? My Ring cams work great but I needed to add a Chime unit to improve reception to the router. Like a range extender but Ring specific.

You don’t know what you don’t know. Nothing wrong with that if you’re happy. Not everyone feels the same. For many years the FAA had a procedure for polishing frost smooth prior to flight. The zero tolerance for frost is relatively recent.

FWIW, I’ve never wiped RV anti freeze off and I’ve never had it re-freeze. Fly it off. No trace of color is left on my white wings. No way in hell am I getting wet in below freezing temps when there’s no benefit. For soft frost the best remedy may be a jute rope. Use a rope with a sawing action...

I’m a Cooper fan. Great tires, especially on ice and snow. My new Tacoma came with Toyo tires and a 6 year tire and wheel warranty and replacement policy. Get a flat? No patching. Toyota replaces the tire. Hit a curb and scratch a wheel? They replace it. Wear tires out? They replace them. Zero...

Supercub.Org has a classified section. That’s another good place to post it. Since you’re so into RVs, has there been any news on the Van’s business situation?

Measuring fuel in 3-point doesn’t mean a thing if you don’t reconcile that airplane’s 3-point to level flight fuel indications. And then hope you don’t have unusual attitudes that interfere with fuel feed. Especially with fuel in only one tank!

Sublimation occurs in a mild breeze. Skywagon speeds makes it happen faster.

Ditto, sometimes. Beware that dirty wings fly in ground effect but may not climb out if it. Anyone who experiments with it needs to be aware that they’re a test pilot.

Post the helmet for sale on the Big Tire Pilots page on Facebook. Somebody there will appreciate it.

Satellite receivers are registered because a standard satellite account includes one radio. They have add-on plans for multiple vehicles. I bought a new Toyota a couple of weeks ago. It came with a 90 day XM trial. Last week I replaced the factory radio with an Alpine with an added an XM...