Flying a cub across the country
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- An amazing journey across the United States, nearly coast to coast, in a cub, a Carbon Cub FX-3 with IFR panel, autopilot, etc. Yeah, I know, no maps, reading water towers, etc. Amazing weather with a high pressure system across the entire US (almost) and tailwinds the entire journey. Smooth ride and great stops and people along the way. It was a dream journey, unlike the last time two years ago with little experience in the FX-3, hot weather and turbulence I could do without.
It's hard to cram 4 days and 22 hours of flying into a short video. I could either do it in four parts or just let you see what you want. Chapters below you can click as desired or watch it through and cure insomnia.
00:06 Farewell 88NC
00:15 Hello 22NC
00:45 The journey home
00:55 Day 2 - Heading to Alpine, WY (46U)
03:13 Approaching 46U
03:28 Final 46U
04:18 Day 2 Leg 2 - Casper, WY (KCPR)
06:03 More landscape central Wyoming
09:21 Downwind KCPR
11:36 Base KCPR
12:51 Day 3 Leg 1 - Lexington, Nebraska (KLXN)
15:43 Landing KLXN - Grass Strip
16:41 Day 3 Leg 2 - KMHL (Missouri)
20:00 Approaching KMHL
21:42 Landing KMHL
23:29 The Gateway Arch - St. Louis
24:20 Day 4 - Leg 1 6I2 (Kentucky)
27:56 6I2 - Cockpit view
30:57 Day 4 Leg 2 - Home KFCI (night due to winds)
33:49 Home sweet home!
34:29 Hangared!
34:33 Thank you CubCrafters
Oh man i love your Cub. The Carbon Cubs are beautifull airplanes. Really rare to see one in germany ...
Fantastic trip in a gorgeous plane. Thats one fine machine.
Thank you!
Loved the ride along. Great flying and scenery. Glad you got it back to home base. Thanks for taking us along on your adventure. Looking forward to more.
Cross country flights are great. I flew my 1940 Stinson from Oregon to Florida 2 years ago. I took the southern route because of Wx. I would love to do it again.
Looks like an amazing flight back - incredible weather!!
Great to see you’re back!
Excellent stuff bro
Nice flight. Like that nose camera.
You've got guts flying in the desolation out west.
I've always loved your videos. And your cub is amazing. Just curious...why the switch from 88NC to 22 NC? Thanks!
Thank you for the kind words. 88NC had a fuel leak which affected the covering. It was patched but not what is expected for a new plane.
@@NealCuliner Gotcha! Well I'm glad you still have the same paint scheme and everything. It's my favorite!
Hi Neal - starting a build in June and wondering if you would still add the belly pod if you were doing it again? Looks like there is a lot of baggage area
Absolutely - you have limits on aft CG so the belly pod not only allows you to carry more stuff when desired (for me I have survival gear in it at all times) but keeps CG forward. Contact Randy Apling to order direct from carbonconceptsak and he'll deliver it to CubCrafters and they will install it for you. Be sure prior to your build to have it put on your production order to add the mounting tabs (adel clamps) for the carbon concepts pod. They can reference my production order as needed (CCX2000-172) but they know the routine. You want these mount tabs on pre-cover so it blends in nicely.
Thanks much - excited to start the build!
@@afsherwood Congrats! If you have any questions feel free to post where several of us hang out at flightinfo.com and we'll help spend your money :)
I moved from Alaska to Washington about five years ago. There are fewer places to go with my old S cub, but there are some good places here for a bush plane to be sure. I always feel like the police are going to show up every time I land off-airport around here. (They actually did once). What sort of places can you go with yours over on the right coast?
This is the biggest problem I face, where to go and enjoy the plane. I'm in the Richmond, VA area so not much here sadly. I need to make day trips or longer to go someplace fun like the VA mountains, etc. Also learning to get permission into private strips, etc. to venture out someplace new. Wish I was in a better location to enjoy the cub. Maybe someday.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I have a nephew over there somewhere near RIC that I need to go visit one of these days. Also, if you go to Alaska with it, don't tell anyone you have an autopilot; the girl pilots will mock you! (But I sure won't) 😎
Beautiful airplane; I'm jealous. @@NealCuliner
you could have landed on the grass strip in Alpine (46U)
I wasn't aware, good to know for future if I ever return.
Great scenery, but I can’t imagine a worse place for the flap handle…
The Cessnas had it between the seats for years , it looked like a parking brake !!
Cessna’s have electric flaps, Pipers have the Johnson bar that controls the flaps, which looks like a big parking brake handle.
@2bincwrkshop2bincwrkshop87 there is a fellow here on the tube that flies a 1963 Cessna P172D - the last incarnation of the 175 - he has replaced the geared GO300 with something more powerful, and specializes in impossibly short landings and takeoffs - using MANUAL FLAPS controlled by what else but that big "parking brake" handle . Electric flaps became standard on Cessna singles later.
@@2bincwrkshop2bincwrkshop87Not all Cessnas have electric flaps, and not all Pipers have manual flaps. 🍻
Honestly sell me your cub. I want it. Want an RV6 at all?
Also what’s that thing cruise at usually?
Cruise is around 100-110 mph. Well, everything has a price haha. Don't want anything but a cub, the quality of CubCrafters' cubs is unmatched. Amazing plane.
@@NealCuliner damn that’s too darn slow for me. Sick plane though. It’s got my colors goin on. 🤙🏼🏁