PA-11 Cub Special slip to wheel landing

[@andrewjones9416]

Thanks for that. I had a PA12 years ago. About the same view. I enjoyed the ride thoroughly. Lovely airplane.

[@Yellow_cub]

Great perspective with vibrant color. I love the front seat view. Sitting in the back of a J3 isn’t always the best seat. 🫣 This super cub is a beauty.

[@sylvainlariviere6839]

Absolutely Gorgeous plane! Even with just the cockpit view; I can tell this baby is pristine! My PA-11 is in the shop getting rebuilt! ...a few weeks away now. Thanks for posting this. It felt like I was there myself! Awesome !!

[@tommybevis4824]

Thank you! I have a few other videos showing a view from the strut if you are interested. I'm going to try and upload more videos. Hit that subscribe button to keep up with what I'm doing. Perfect timing on getting yours ready to fly. If you don't mind me asking where is it being rebuilt? This one was worked on by Don and Ron at Don's Dream Machines (C&D Aviation) in Bessemer Alabama. Was ground looped and flipped on its back by the ferry pilot bringing it to us.

[@samburkes7552]

Just loved it!! Love the PA-11! Built a small Lindberg model of it way back in the 50's! Essentially a J-3 with a re-fabricated cowling around the cylinder heads, exhausts, etc. Cool plane!

[@tommybevis4824]

Thank you! The PA 11 has a few more differences than the J3. Biggest is 90 hp instead of 65. A few other differences are the fuel tank was removed from behind the firewall and placed in the left wing. 12 gal. The windshield is sloped back more. Some of the bracing was relocated in the foot well of the front seat to give more room for your feet and shins. Headed tank was added behind the fire wall. Pilot sits in front seat and solo is in the front seat. It was offered in a few different colors and interior trim levels. The engine mount and seating was slightly reconfigured to allow better visibility over the cowling. But yes it’s still a cub. The big sister to the J3 and the little sister to the Super Cub. It’s a lot of fun to fly. She will give you 105 mph cruise all day loaded on a little less than 5 gph. It’s a simple and fun stick and rudder plane. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.

[@SoloRenegade]

Excellent video showing how it's done right. Beautiful looking plane.

[@tommybevis4824]

Thank you for watching and for the kind words! I think this was a week after I soloed this plane. Finally got back into flying and plan on doing most if not all in this little PA 11. So much fun. I hope to have a few more videos up soon. Been super busy but I enjoy sharing my experiences and reading/replying to everyone's comments. Thanks again!

[@thomasmitchell828]

Back before I was old enough to go to school, one of my memories was sitting in the backseat of what I found out later was a Piper PA-11 my father had finished rebuilding and flown off required hours. My memory is looking down the underside of the starboard wing looking at a reflection of tall pasture glass. I remember the sound of the engine becoming more pronounced. It seemed like it took no time for the cub to fly as I watched the pasture recede below me. My father rebuilt quite a few more wrecks before he passed away. I would like to think that some of them are still flying 60 years later.

[@alanzarycki2621]

Very good instruction. No talking. Showing throttle, stick, and feet. Kudos. It looks like you feather the throttle near the ground. My new instructor taught this technique to me after 200 tw hours. Neutral stick too! Love it. Whoever teaches new students to pull the stick back upon landing is not teaching AOA principles. I wish I learned this earlier.

[@tommybevis4824]

Thank you for the kind words but I am not an instructor and this video is not for instruction. I post these videos so you ride along with me and see what I see. I don't quite have 200 hrs. I like to do only what it takes to put the airplane where I want it. I added a little power to freeze the sink and allow the plane to settle. I usually don't add any power I try to save enough energy to touch down with zero bounce and a minimum of extra speed.

[@davecarnahan-aviation798]

Awesome... the aircraft, the flying skills and the video quality!

[@jamesbromstead4949]

I like your choice of shoelaces. They show off how much rudder control is needed to fly a Cub style aircraft. Great landing.

[@tommybevis4824]

Thanks. Those are wrestling shoes. They are comfortable and do not get hung up on the rudder and break pedals. I had a pair of running shoes get hooked on the break pedal and floor board during landing. Remember these old planes have heel brakes. Thanks again for watching

[@jamesbromstead4949]

@@tommybevis4824 Don't I know that. I was flying a Swick T Taylorcraft with t style tube rudder pedals, and my one of the shoelaces of my Nike 3/4 height snagged the pedal. That was fun (not).

[@tommybevis4824]

@@jamesbromstead4949 Anytime something gets hung up in the rudder pedals even if it's for a split second while landing or taking off it's sketch. What I like about the wrestling shoes is there is a pouch with velcro to keep your shoelaces tucked in and because they are for wrestling the sole wraps up the side of the shoe and the heel is rounded almost like those aviator shoes by Lift. the only down side to wrestling shoes is you have to make sure you get them wider than your normal shoe. They are made to fit super tight for wrestling.

[@otiebrown9999]

A great way to do it! I could always hit the numbers. Old Cub Pilot.

[@tommybevis4824]

I believe that's the way the cub is supposed to be flown. Keep it in tight and finesse her to the ground. Thanks for the comment and subscribe if you would like to see more. I have a bunch of videos I have to edit and post.

[@ComplexGamesYT]

I wonder what it would take to fly this across country

[@jorgevelez9195]

Great video. Smooth flying.

[@tommybevis4824]

Thank you! Check out my other videos and subscribe for more coming soon.

[@peteranderson037]

Is adding a little bit of power right before the flare something that you normally do, or just for that landing? I've been flying a Legend Cub for a few months, basically the kit plane version of the PA-11, and it can be pretty dicey on paved runways in anything but the calmest air.

[@tommybevis4824]

Peter, I try to not use any power at all once I commit to the landing(I pull power about 2/3 down the runway on downwind and start descending) I don’t wait till abeam to keep the pattern in tight. I’m still learning myself but I only use power when needed. I found you have to feel what the plane wants. In this particular landing I was getting slower than the plane wanted and a little high. Didn’t want to drop it in so I added just a little power to arrest the decent. I try to fly with pressure not big movements on the controls. As far as dicey do you mean squirrelly after touchdown? If so you have to keep that longitudinal axis parallel to the runway with no side drift at all times and don’t stop flying the plane! Don’t let your feet go to sleep. Aileron to control drift and rudder to keep the nose straight. Oh, and lock the elevator once you touch down don’t raise and lower the tail. I hold the tail till it starts to loose lift then fly it down. No need to hold it up longer than it wants to be up. Pin the tail. Directional control is more important than looking cool. I’m not an instructor but hope this helps. One more thing that may help… go up and get comfortable in slow flight. Come down and do a bunch of low passes as low as you can get without touching keeping the plane locked on the center line once you feel good just let it touch don’t force it,let it happen almost like a surprise. One day it will all come together. If you check my video “wheel landing with happy instructor” that’s what we were doing that day. I felt good and wheel landed it to his surprise. Wasn’t planned just felt good. Hope all that helps and thanks for watching/asking a question! Let me know how it works out. It takes a good instructor and practice. You will get it.

[@clausmvp]

Why landing at two points?

[@davehadfield5906]

You may have got off the center-line by 1/4-inch... ;)

[@tommybevis4824]

Haha, I try to keep her straight. That day was a perfect day for Cubbin in the pattern. Thanks for the comment. I hope to be putting up more content soon. Subscribe to follow the fun.

[@jesuszanotto9599]

looks like 300 hp take off jajaja great fly !

[@michaelmcfeely6588]

Is there an online POH for the PA11?

[@andreplay1540]

tu é doente velho?

[@glennstubbs8232]

Nice job.

[@tommybevis4824]

Thank you!