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O Lordy, Maurice Kirk has done it again! Liberty Girl's engine failed over the Caribbean, and the pair of them ditched at sea. Maurice was rescued, of course, but the Piper Cub is evidently lost at sea. This is his last sight of it, taken from the Coast Guard helicopter that snatched him out of the drink. Maurice was attempting to complete his round-the-world flight by heading to Argentina and the Falkland Islands, though where he meant to fly after that is a bit of a mystery. For more about the crash, see the Times of London.

And, for a more uplifting story, read about the Texas Sport Cub, a kit-built version of the Legend Cub, in the March issue of Kitplanes magazine. (Also a good critque of the Legend Cub itself.)

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The classic Cubs

• What's a Cub? (from the E-2 to the PA-18 Top Cub)
• Production figures (from Taylor to Zlin Aviation)
• Restoring Marion Carl's J-2
• Piper Cubs of the Luftwaffe
• Four One Victor, all new, all over again :)
• Piper Cubs in Dutch service
• Meet Leah Jones, one of the original Piper crew
• Liberty Girl: around the world in an L-4 Grasshopper

Cub wannabes

• The Legend Cub: a J-3 for the 21st century
• Cub Crafters introduces its Sport Cub at Oshkosh
• The Tiger Cub Ultralight
• The Savage, a lookalike with a Rotax engine
• The Wall Street Journal salutes the Top Cub (Lynn Lunsford)
• The Husky: a Super Cub for the 21st century

Highly practical stuff:

• Mounting an ELT in a J-3
• The webmaster's guide to Cub-friendly airports
• The story of Cub Yellow
• Inspection Reports for Classic Cubs and the Super Cub
• Choosing the engine for a J-3 (John Renwick)
• Getting your aircraft's records from the FAA
• How to find Airworthiness Directives for a Cub
• Why a wooden prop?
• A wind generator for a Piper Cub
• Removing the gas tank on a Piper J-3 (Len Buckel)
• Fixing the brakes on a J-3 Cub (Len Buckel)
• That Marvel-ous Mystery Oil (Robert Parker)
• Some specs for a Cub with a Continental 65 engine
• Piper Cub instrument panel (Stu Bright)
• Using a handheld radio in a Cub (Lynn Towns)
• Hand propping a Cub (Lynn Towns)
• Recovering a Piper Cub (John Scott)
• Doing a weight & balance calculation for a J-3
• Pre-flighting a J-3
• Low-tech mounts for your GPS unit
• Clearing up the paperwork on a J-3 Cub

Taildragger tales

• Roger, I Have the Controls
(first flights)
• A Big Lake, a Little Plane, and 12 Gallons of Gas
• Zero Six Hotel meets the National Defense Emergency (9/11)
• A Sentimental Journey to Lock Haven
• San Diego to Lock Haven, 2003 (Len Buckel)
• Stop, Drop, and Roll (spin training)
• Low and Slow in New Jersey (bush flying)

Books & such:

• Piper Cub art by Sam Lyons
• A Piper Cub bibliography
• The Piper Cub Store (books, pictures, models, clothing)
• Subscribe to Cub Clues newsletter
• F.E. Potts's Guide to Bush Flying (F.E. Potts)
• The Compleat Taildragger Pilot (Harvey Plourde)
• Low and Slow: a Liaison Pilot in WWII (Don Moore)
• Janey: A Little Plane in a Big War (Alfred Schultz)
• L-Birds and the Brodie Device (Terry Love)
• Acceptable methods, techniques & practices (FAA pub 43.13)

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