A completely refurbished Super Cub on floats can be yours!

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This fully refurbished Piper Super Cub on amphibious floats is being given away right now in AOPA’s Sweepstakes!

*NO PURCHASE, MEMBERSHIP OR CONTRIBUTION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTION WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States & District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada (excluding residents of the Province of Quebec), age 19 years or older (or at least the age of majority as legally mandated by the entrant’s jurisdiction of residence) at date of entry. Grand Prize winner must be certificated by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration as a Student, Recreational, Sport, Private, Commercial or Airline Transport pilot as of 5/31/19. A current medical is not required. Void outside of the aforementioned geographic areas and where prohibited by law. To qualify for the random drawing, online entries must be received by 11:59 PM ET on 5/31/19.

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In this episode of Flight Chops: After the AOPA Fly-In in Frederick MD, we fly the completely refurbished Piper Super Cub on amphibious floats. As we fly smooth skies over Maryland, I reacquaint myself with using heel brakes, explore the fully decked-out instrument panel, and have a very strange conversation with ATC. Full takeoff and landing — plus a cameo from my buddy and fellow aviation Youtuber Josh from Aviation101! See his episode here!

Thank you to AOPA Pilot Editor at Large Dave Hirschman for showing me how to taxi, take off, and land the Super Cub on Wipaire’s Wipline 2100 amphibious floats!

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It’s been a long road to get this airplane flying again!

Thanks to http://www.cubcrafters.com for a pile of parts that are now on this plane

My tail wheel journey has led to some awesome stuff including recently being signed off to solo the T6! To celebrate that, there is a new shirt design with 100% of the funds going to the Canadian Historical Aircraft association. Check it out!

Please consider sharing their link and or donating to help them keep the airplanes flying! http://www.ch2a.ca

Here is the raw / uncut 1st solo flight for Patreon supporters! 

And here is Ron doing aerobatics on his 85th birthday in the Harvard! (Patreon Supporter exclusive)

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Huge thanks to all the Supporters on Patreon!

Productions like this wouldn’t be possible without your help! For those that haven’t seen it, please check the Flight Chops Patreon page to find out how you can be a part of it! 

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https://flightchops.com/2015/09/10/iphone6-drop-test-2-thousand-feet-complete-engine-tear-down-super-cub-flying-pov/

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There have been so many memorable moments on the journey to Year 4 and 100k subscribers!  

Here is a look back on some of the moments that stick out in my mind

(click any image below to watch the episode it came from):

MOST PIVOTAL MOMENT

My First Solo (Again) – a.k.a. “Holy Sh*t, I’m alone in this thing.”

This experience is what put me firmly on the path of turning my dream of flying vintage warbirds into reality.  

MOST GOOFY

Getting Slapped in the Face by Bradley Friesen

No explanation required…

Or is there?

MOST EPIC

Being Hoist-Rescued by the US Coast Guard

No contest – the most epic thing I’ve ever done.

MOST PAINFUL

Pulling +6 and -3 G’s — a.k.a. “I need to be in better shape for this.”

This was intense and I quickly learned that I need to work out more often than never in order to be an aerobatic pilot!

SCARIEST MOMENT

Learning to understand air currents and their similarities to water – a.k.a. “The Scariest Thing We’re Going to Do Today” 

Flying this close to ridges is very, very intimidating.

MOST FUN

Getting to fly three models of CubCrafters in one day

PINCH-ME MOMENT

Doing aerobatics in the L-39

COMING SOON – Full episode not yet published but you can get a taste of it here in the 2017 teaser:

WHY I FLY

This one is all about chasing my childhood dreams.  Soloing the DHC-1 Chipmunk was a very emotional experience, and brings me one step closer to flying a Spitfire like my Grampa did.

WOW MOMENT

The Fifi episode hits 1 Million Views

“The craziest place I’ve ever rigged GoPros”

MOST REWARDING

Flying with fellow pilots that I have been lucky enough to meet through the FC Community and Patreon.

Like surprising Paul with a vintage military jet:

And flying over San Francisco with Elliott: (coming soon)

COOLEST MOMENT 

The Youtube Channel hits 100,000 Subscribers!

Cheers to all of you who have stuck with me throughout this journey, and here’s to many more

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A lot of FUN – not as hard as I expected despite cartoon proportioned tires!
Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/

Flight Chops CONTESTS!

A new contest EVERY month; shared prizes from all our sponsors totalling over $1000!
AND this month thanks to iCloth Avionics, we’re including an iPad mini4!

I am SUPER stoked to add a prize from my aviation hero Bob Hoover: “Flying the Feathered Edge” SIGNED collectible prize pack!

Please visit http://www.FlightChops.com for details!

Thanks to Ken Chute for his hangar at Lake Puslinch
– there are really cool stories to tell about that place – we’ll be back!
And thanks to Lee for being an awesome AME and helping with the production.
http://kovachikaircraftservices.com

Here are a couple more awesome videos with Lee in the shop:

Complete Engine Tear Down:
https://youtu.be/mx9F1LBNH5c

Winterization of Super Cub:
https://youtu.be/l-VRK_f_XJE

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See the Flight Chops main channel for MUCH more tail wheel flying as well as all sorts of flying content from aerobatics to IFR training!

There are over a dozen TailWheel Flying videos already published,
but these ones are key to understand why landing the Stearman on pavement is scary:

Understanding the “Ground Loop”:
https://youtu.be/U0YUxsntZWE

Wheel Landing VS 3 Pointers:
https://youtu.be/ob75R0y-obc

Big thanks to Dennis for sharing is beautiful 1942 Stearman to get this series really going:

Stearman intro flight part 1:
https://youtu.be/OM99aiK5Zls

Stearman intro flight part 2:
https://youtu.be/_Auz20sHZ6Q

Stearman STALL recognition – SHORT field LANDING:
https://youtu.be/fYPWKGmlXA4

Stearman energy management / power off approaches:
https://youtu.be/2GTf-DXK414

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Regarding Weight and Balance as related to configuaton chagnes on planes like Jim’s:

The Airplane has been weighed and had an official W/B document created for each configuration.
When reconfigured, the appropriate W/B paper work is applicable.

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And thanks to my friend Kerry for getting last minute photos of Jim’s Vortex Generators in a dark cold hangar
She’s a meteorologist, pilot and awesome photographer.
Check out her stuff!
http://www.weatherandsky.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/weathera…
https://www.instagram.com/weatherandsky/
https://twitter.com/weatherandsky

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Some fun Super Cub memories, while tearing apart her damaged engine
Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/

Flight Chops CONTESTS!

A new contest EVERY month; shared prizes from all our sponsors totalling over $750!
AND this season we’ll have a GRAND PRIZE Bose A20 Aviation headset worth over $1000
Please visit http://www.FlightChops.com for details!

See the Flight Chops main channel for MUCH more tail wheel flying as well as all sorts of flying content from aerobatics to IFR training!

The Story behind the Severe Prop Strike:

http://youtu.be/23NE8mushvc

Flying the T-6 with Aeroshell at AirVenture / Oshkosh 2015

http://youtu.be/fmGCpmpYKWs

Previous episode working in the shop with AME Lee:

https://youtu.be/l-VRK_f_XJE

I aim to convince Chris, the owner of this Super Cub to keep the airplane in the rental fleet.

Tail wheel flying has made me a better pilot, and I hope to convince many other pilots to try it.
If you’re local, please let Spectrum Airways know you’d like to learn to fly Tail Wheel.

http://www.spectrumairways.com/

REGULATIONS: Regarding Dropping objects from planes:

FAA FAR:

Sec. 91.15

No pilot in command of a civil aircraft may allow any object to be dropped from that aircraft in flight that creates a hazard to persons or property. However, this section does not prohibit the dropping of any object if reasonable precautions are taken to avoid injury or damage to persons or property.

ref:
http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Gui…

Transport Canada CAR:

602.23 No person shall create a hazard to persons or property on the surface by dropping an object from an aircraft in flight.
ref:
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/re…
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Tail wheel instructors have to fly with almost no forward view – I wanted to try it
Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/

An other step toward flying WarBirds, I’m challenging myself trying to fly from the Back Seat in the Super Cub.
This is my 19th of 20 hours training to get the “sign off” to rent the plane and take passengers… I figured I’d make it interesting.
Huge thanks to Dennis for the awesome on going training, and for being willing to be in the videos, and help by consulting on the rough cuts!
Stay tuned to the end for a touching moment between Dennis and I.

Flight Chops CONTESTS!

Win something awesome – new contest every month!
Please visit www.FlightChops.com for details!

See the Flight Chops main channel for MUCH more tail wheel flying as well as all sorts of flying content from aerobatics to IFR training!

NOTE: this flight was EDITED down from over an hour to under 15 minutes; Thus, there are missing details and possible lost context.
Also, I am NOT an instructor, so PLEASE do not look at this as instruction but rather the start to a conversation that you can have with your instructor.

Jason Miller is a Certified Flight Instrument Instructor with more than 18 years of aviation experience and thousands of hours of instruction given.
Jason is an instructor for the FAA, AOPA’s Air Safety Institute and was nominated by the FAA for the 2009 Flight Instructor of the Year Award.
…I am passionate about developing systems that help pilots become safer and more efficient.— Says Miller.
Using his background as a performer and experience on the flight line, Jason created The Finer Points — Aviation Podcast, one of the most recognized and well respected aviation podcasts in the world. The critically acclaimed podcast has delivered more than 3m flight training files to pilots all over the world.

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This was the night I fell in love with the Super Cub.

Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/

I’d had a scare recently and lost confidence to get slow enough to effectively land on a short field. For this flight, I’m working on my “chops” 3 point short field landing the Super cub on a grass strip over a very calm evening…

For the next flight I did the opposite, and I faced the most challenging gusty cross wind I’d ever flown in – watch for that one soon…

See my main channel for all sorts of flying content from aerobatics to IFR training, and much more Tail Wheel Flying!
https://www.youtube.com/FlightChops

NOTE: this flight was EDITED down from over an hour to under 15 minutes; Thus, there are missing details and possible lost context.
Also, I am NOT and instructor, so PLEASE do not look at this as instruction but rather the start to a conversation that you can have with your instructor.

Here are the direct links to some other Tail Wheel Flying videos that I’ve done, but please also check my channel incase I forget to update the links here in this description:

1st solo in the Super Cub
(Great illustration of trim usage,
And my WORST landing is also in this video)

http://youtu.be/ZVhtOMeiZ4M

Wheel Landing on pavement

http://youtu.be/ob75R0y-obc

Ski Flying:

http://youtu.be/Ruo-MAtyToY

Upset Recovery and Spin Training – Bellanca Citabria

http://youtu.be/KnBridDnp7c

Flying a Tail Dragger – Tip #3 – Taxi + Run-up + Take-Off – Shoes Matter!

http://youtu.be/hRQJuSbcwSA

And, if you haven’t seen it already – check out the “fun” video I edited from my first lesson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdQlC5…

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Tail wheel flying this summer was a blast.
But we need to say good-bye to the Super Cub for the winter.

Not enough people are interested in cold weather flying her, even though Super Cubs do really well in the winter if you’re up for it!
Anyway – she goes offline Dec 1st each year, and I took the opportunity to learn about the pickling / deactivation process.

BONUS footage with Dennis and his STEARMAN!
unlisted link here:

http://youtu.be/Y1FtWEhvpa8

HUGE thanks to Jim Stroh and the global delivery team at PROGGEX for providing the bulk of the production budget to produce this episode!
Please check them out if you’re looking for outsourced project management!
www.proggex.com

And thanks to Lee Stutt at Kovachik Aircraft Services Ltd. for putting up with me and the crew looking over his shoulder while he worked.
For info about the awesome service there, please check out:
http://www.spectrumairways.com/

UPDATE: There was a great reddit/flying discussion about this video here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/flying/commen…

For those that haven’t seen it, please check the Flight Chops Patreon page to find out how you can be a part of it!

http://www.patreon.com/FlightChops

Here some direct links to my other Tail Wheel Flying videos, but please also check my channel incase I forget to update the links here in this description:

Wheel Landing on pavement

http://youtu.be/ob75R0y-obc

Grass 3 point Landing:

http://youtu.be/2xOqz_qZp5A

1st solo in the Super Cub
(Great illustration of trim usage,
And my WORST landing is also in this video)

http://youtu.be/ZVhtOMeiZ4M

Ski Flying:

http://youtu.be/Ruo-MAtyToY

Upset Recovery and Spin Training – Bellanca Citabria

http://youtu.be/KnBridDnp7c

Flying a Tail Dragger – Tip #3 – Taxi + Run-up + Take-Off – Shoes Matter!

http://youtu.be/hRQJuSbcwSA

And, if you haven’t seen it already – check out the “fun” video I edited from this footage. (link below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdQlC5…

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Watch in HD and you can read the panel!
Ride a long for some navigation in the Super Cub.

I am not sponsored by ForeFlight (but I’d love to be).
I do love their product, and this video shows how I genuinely use and enjoy it.
I’m testing my navigation skills in an airplane that’s hard enough to fly when you don’t need to think about where you’re going!
I do a simulated diversion, and compare and contrast the “old school” paper chart method, against the modern awesomeness that is ForeFlight!

NOTE: this flight was EDITED down from over an hour to under 15 minutes; Thus, there are missing details and possible lost context…
– AND I an NOT and instructor, so PLEASE do not look at this as instruction but rather the start to a conversation that you can have with your instructor.

Here are the direct links to some other Tail Wheel Flying videos that I’ve done, but please also check my channel incase I forget to update the links here in this description:

Wheel Landing on pavement

http://youtu.be/ob75R0y-obc

Grass 3 point Landing:

http://youtu.be/2xOqz_qZp5A

1st solo in the Super Cub
(Great illustration of trim usage,
And my WORST landing is also in this video)

http://youtu.be/ZVhtOMeiZ4M

Ski Flying:

http://youtu.be/Ruo-MAtyToY

Upset Recovery and Spin Training – Bellanca Citabria

http://youtu.be/KnBridDnp7c

Flying a Tail Dragger – Tip #3 – Taxi + Run-up + Take-Off – Shoes Matter!

http://youtu.be/hRQJuSbcwSA

And, if you haven’t seen it already – check out the “fun” video I edited from this footage. (link below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdQlC5…

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Watch in HD and you can read the panel!
Ride a long for an early solo flight in the Super Cub.

I am happy to share these solo learning moments as I work on my “chops” landing the Super cub.
Wind conditions were rather calm, but it was still a good work out for me.
Stay tuned for some more exciting ones as I step it up and fly in challenging wind conditions.

NOTE: this flight was EDITED down from over an hour to under 15 minutes; Thus, there are missing details and possible lost context
– And I am NOT an instructor, so PLEASE do not look at this as instruction but rather the start to a conversation that you can have with your instructor.

Here’s a tease to the Stearman / formation flying!
– I am excited to share this awesomeness!

http://vimeo.com/107291598

Here are the direct links to some other Tail Wheel Flying videos that I’ve done, but please also check my channel incase I forget to update the links here in this description:

1st solo in the Super Cub
(Great illustration of trim usage,
And my WORST landing is also in this video)

http://youtu.be/ZVhtOMeiZ4M

Wheel Landing on pavement

http://youtu.be/ob75R0y-obc

Grass 3 point Landing:

http://youtu.be/2xOqz_qZp5A

Ski Flying:

http://youtu.be/Ruo-MAtyToY

Upset Recovery and Spin Training – Bellanca Citabria

http://youtu.be/KnBridDnp7c

Flying a Tail Dragger – Tip #3 – Taxi + Run-up + Take-Off – Shoes Matter!

http://youtu.be/hRQJuSbcwSA

And, if you haven’t seen it already – check out the “fun” video I edited from this footage. (link below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdQlC5…

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