Thread: Chuck and Ryan's Build Tips

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    Now that the Cub is flying it may be worthwhile to see if the various modifications and upgrades documented in this thread were worth the trouble.

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    1. Rear seat. Constructing a frame for a Cubcrafters rear seat was a big project, but worth it. The passenger sits about three inches higher and more upright than with the sling seat. Looking to the side of the pilot, one can see out the front of the windscreen. One’s head is just a couple of inches below the fabric headliner panel.

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    2. Belly camera. This was added to provide a good view of potential landing areas, but as it turns out, the best use to date is assuring the plane is perfectly aligned on the parking “T”. Other pilots will be impressed, if they don’t know about the camera.

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    3. Glare shield fans. The fans were added to assure air movement from behind the instrument panel to keep the windscreen clear and draw heat away from the electronics. The fans work well providing a gentle flow of air and their position causes no glare on the windscreen whatsoever.

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    4. Acme Aero struts. What can I say? Having flown several years with the ASOS we have a good basis for comparison. The ‘bounce’ on landing is improved. This is a HUGE improvement and should be the standard system on the Carbon Cub.

    5. Relocating the ELT. One benefit of moving the ELT to the extended baggage compartment is the addition of space below the seat for one’s wallet, phone, or other items that are hard to conveniently store in an accessible location while flying. It also makes the ELT more accessible and the antenna feed line shorter. As noted in the prior discussions, it improved the ability of the ELT to receive a GPS signal which means the plane can be located in literally minutes rather than hours.

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