With the plan being for the wings to come off it’s obvious that the aircraft won’t be flying for a while… so we decided to inhibit the engine to prevent corrosion.
And then we started the process of taking the wing root panels off to gain access to the mounting bolts:
It’s a slow and fiddly process with lots and lots of fasteners, bolts, nuts and screws to keep track of…a lot of sealable freezer bags to be filled and labelled up. The wing roots also contain electrics and fuel lines so there is a bit of thought required, bearing in mind that it will all have to go back together once the wing comes back from the classic aircraft specialists in Leicestershire:
With perfect timing we found the wing crack just after filling the fuel tanks to full for the aircraft weighing. As there was no flying in the foreseeable future there was no point leaving the fuel in the Cub. Both aircraft were wheeled out onto the grass…
…and the tank was drained into a jerry can for transfer across to the RV. It took a few trips as the Cub tank is about 45 litres:
With my green credentials enhanced by recycling the fuel, it was time to fly. Lovely weather over several days…
…both below and above the clouds:
I was giving myself a general handling refresher of stalls, practice forced landings and steep turns:
Happy with the performance:
There was a reason to brush up on general handling. By the time this goes out I’ll be half way through the instructor course…
Back to school..!