Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.
Today’s Top Pick is a 1978 Piper PA-18A 150 Super Cub.
WIth a growing number of pilots becoming interested in bush and backcountry flying, and perhaps the occasional STOL competition, aircraft manufacturers have turned out an impressive crop of short-field-capable aircraft with big tires, robust suspensions, and precise handling at low speeds. Many of these new models are based on Piper Cubs or at least look a lot like them.
For some people, though, only an original will do.
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If your definition of original is flexible enough to allow a few modern upgrades, then the aircraft for sale today could be for you. A mix of mechanical and electronic improvements are aimed at making this Super Cub easy to fly even in the extreme scenarios one often encounters when operating in mountain and back country terrain. A machine like this one presents an opportunity for pilots to venture beyond their usual comfort zones and connect with the adventure-flying community.
This 1978 Super Cub has 2,902 hours on the airframe, 20 hours since overhaul on its 160 hp Lycoming O-320 engine, and 48 hours since overhaul on its Sensenich 74DM6-0-56 cruise propeller. The aircraft has a useful load of 782 pounds.
The VFR panel includes an Apollo GX65 GPS/nav/com, portable Garmin 760 GPS, Garmin GLD 50 portable ADS-B In, uAvionix AV-30 multifunction instrument, and RC Allen electric turn and bank indicator.
Airframe updates include a new Univair fuselage and wings, tail spades, lifetime struts, 26-inch tires, CubCraftrers fuel system kit, Aero Fabricators shoulder harnesses, Rosen sun visors, Scott Model 3200 tailwheel assembly, Scott parking brake, Atlee Dodge brake booster, Alcor alternator, CubCrafters vortex generators, tail strake and gross weight increase, Gill G35 battery, and Canadian Aero oil cooler.
Pilots looking for an airplane that played a leading role in launching the STOL and bush flying movements decades ago and remains relevant today should consider this 1978 Piper PA-18A 150 Super Cub, which is available for $165,000 on AircraftForSale.
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