I BUILT MY OWN SUPERCUB
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- Ive been flying my cub for a year now and over 100hrs. I finally went through my 10,000 photos and videos and scrapped together a video of some highlights of my build along with some additional flying content. This build was so much fun. I was probably the most broke Ive ever been in my entire adult life but somehow I managed to stay connected and motivated to build this in just over a year. I began with nothing but a bent fuselage. I straightened it in a jig and it was all downhill from there. I sold my champ to fund this project for only 20k :( but it gave me the edge I needed to purchase the major components and hardware necessary to build this correctly. I built most all the metal parts on my own, Either in jigs, out of scrap, or traded labor for engine etc. I am lucky to be right in the heart of the best aviation community in the world and had a lot of great people donate odds and ends. That's about it really. She's a great bird and is such a blast to fly. At 1109lbs on 35s and 150hp.
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I want this lifestyle! Brilliant! Cheers mates!!
Just going out and having fun with your pet and enjoy the Creativity you done on flying out from any location
Awesome build & editing of such a beautiful plane and scenery. Thanks for sharing!
Nothing like a Cub. Congrats. Great job very nice ride. Looks a little like Greg Millers Cub.
SICK AF!!!!
To cool man. Keep up the good work
Wow nice job dude...👍👍👍😎
What an excellent flying video. I was raised in Alaska and worked for a company installing power generation to the villages. A lot of riding in airplanes. Built an RV6a and flew it back up to Mt Denali. Unfortunately sold it due to medical. I do want to tackle a super cub kit. What kit is this?
Beautiful airplane!
Nice job! The channel name was worth subscribing for me. Good luck ,be safe and above all have fun!
Gas station pic had me rolling fueling up the plane
The funny thing with cubs is originaly the J3 was designed to be as cheap as possible, but now a new XCub will set you back over US$300,000 and it's isnane.
Still, at least they're cheaper than helicopters 🤷♂️
I don't have much good to say about Carbon Cubs.
@@Lickety-Split Why? Bad experience? Most folks love them.
Sure enjoyed your video nice and light WEIGHT for a cub. Thanks 🙏
What an awesome job! I’m gonna order a Javron kit and might have to pick your brain.
Absolutely any time. I don't know it all but I know these cubs pretty well by now
Awesome build. Funny enough, I took almost the exact same video of the flipped over cub at Palmer, must have been almost the exact same time, right in the middle of the storm 14:47
Yup.....thats my neighbor 🤣
Beautiful And beautiful paint and those oversized tundras
That was sick nice work!
I am a retired aircraft mechanic, sub-contracted for Boeing for 35 years...... after watching this..... NO I'M NOT!!!!!!!!!! ......I'm not saying I couldn't learn this in no time.....but good Gawd !!!!!!, you put me to shame !!!!!!! GREAT VIDEO !!!!!!!! :-)
@@Lickety-Split You are welcome, Sir !!!!! You literally encompassed the whole history of aviation in your build !!!!! I have been sitting here trippin' on that fact ...... I hate flying, truly ...... but aerostructure makes my heart skip a beat ...... I have wondered from time to time what it would take to build a Fokker D7, and now that I am retired I am really giving some thought to finding someone who can teach me these mad skills........ thank you for the motivation......just thanks :-)
super sweet build.
Hey my names Donald I’m 21 from Alaska myself, essentially dreaming to do what you’ve just done and enjoy my own bush plane to the fullest, understandably this seems like a complex process that I’m more than willing to dive into headfirst but I’ve not the slightest inkling on where to start what metals to use, how to acquire jig. More questions than I could flood any one human with but I’d love to get in contact with you and glean some wisdom from your experience in doing this.
From start to finish how long did this take you?
Bro nice... 👍
wow
Beautiful makes me miss AK.
i recently snagged a 70 frame in soldotna pieces and parts gathering right now while i pick at this frame wife is missing the garage!
Sounds like fun
First build or what?
@@Lickety-Split yep
Great video. I have about 27K into my Bearhawk Patrol not quite ready to fly. I bought a 1500 hour O-320 in 1983 for 1200 hundred bucks. It was pickled a long time. Yep I'm old. Would you happen to know my friend Kyle Forsgren from Wasilla? (Piper Pacer) I lost track of him since I retired in 2014. I miss my Anchorage trips. Next time I get there it will be in my Patrol.
I don't know that name but I'll keep my ears open to it. Good luck with your build. I'm anxious to get my next one going.
did you finish it yet? I stopped when I found how much i was going to have to spend for the material to stiffen the spars, sheesh. The ribs have been sitting in the shop for two years now. I built my own brake to make the spars too, didn't work out too well.
Beautiful cub!
What’s the material covering your plane and is it durable? If I may ask. Thank you. Brilliant! Cheers mates!!
I want one in the same paint scheme but have to choose the colors of the struts and the airframe and at that cost it’s better than paying over $30 plus for a 1977 Model
Wow.....
Rad.
Good job! Im thinking of building a copy of the cub ,from wag aereo,i really dont know if you recommed it.
I have the plans and the material
Any advice??
Thanks
where did you get/buy the plans to build?
Hey bud, is it possible to get a build spec for you plane? Love it!
Man, beautiful airplane!! I'd love to tackle a project like this someday.. Can I ask, are you an A&P? If not how difficult was the paper work?
My best advice is to join a experimental group like EAA and also find someone local like a IA, A&P or someone with experimental build experience for specific support.
So I’m curious. Do you mean you have 30k in the rework or total money in the plane. Seems like the numbers don’t add up or planes are a lot cheaper up there. Serious question not trying to stir.
Total cost and no they are not this cheap
I’d love to see a price breakdown... maybe then I can convince the wife it’s realistic.
Read the video description
man i'd love to do this.
How much did it took to build ?
This is the most Alaskan video I have ever seen lol. Do you live near wasilla ?
Классно!!!
Whats that on the wings fabric?
Why no Slats
@@Lickety-Split Great job on this it looks beautiful.
@@Lickety-SplitCan a wood wing on a super cub handle 180hp?
what state is this??
What Insurance do your run with it? ;-) Nice Work!
Probably the same as I run, the "assurance" is if you bend it and you're not dead you get to fix it.
Is the hoop wing jig something you came up with? Great idea.
Not at all. There's not much I know that wasn't taught or shown to me.
If you don't mind my asking, how did you build the Cub, time wise? Weekends, a few hours each day and more on weekends?
The fact it took just over a year to finish, you put some time into it during that period.
The Cub looks awesome!
Every day that I could and every night of the week
@@Lickety-Split Thanks!
I've got the crazy idea to build a Bearhawk LSA. Seems working daily building makes it more attainable in a resonable amount time... I don't have much of social life anyway. Why change that now when I can build a plane and fly...🙄
@@ansel_av2887 as resources become more readily available I think most would find there's really nothing to it
Where did you purchase the jig to hold the wing?
It's home made
Sweet Cub! O320?
Yes
Is it considered Experimental at this point?
I'd recommend going to something like the EAA's experimental association page and reading up on the process. Rather than trying to explain it
@@Lickety-Split I appreciate the help! Like to maybe start a pacer or colt project.
@@FlyingCooper a stretched pacer/producer is on my #1 bucket list
Great video terrible music
Big toys for Bad Boys , but I wouldn't show you're having "That Much Fun" bc "This " Administration just might make it illegal ! LOL
Most don't realize I followed the administrations guidelines for a experimental build. And I'd challenge that I built mine better than most certified ones.😁 Noone can take away this smile
@@Lickety-Split Hey Chump, I have no doubt your plane is airworthy. My comment was a joke: since Biden has already signed 42 Executive Orders to UNDO things. I'm just scared what he's gonna outlaw next *LOL* And since you have a Confederate flag in your garage , I thought you'd be a Trump supporter like me. ;)
@@georgevprochazka5316 oh haha yeah Red blooded through and through. I wasn't picking up what you meant.. I don't want to get political on here though. I just deleted the other dude bashing your comment. Hopefully you didn't miss it
@@Lickety-Split Just keep flying high ! ;)