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Old 24th Oct 2006, 02:59
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CZMD
 
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I have owned my Aviat Husky A-1B since Jun 05. The Husky airframe is much stronger than the stock Supercub, and the controls feel slightly heavier. There are many former Supercub owners now flying Huskies without regrets.
There is lots of uninformed opinion about flying the Husky, most of it focused on the trim system and landing technique. I never had a problem with the trim, I just learned how to use it, and I never fight it. It takes some time to learn how slowly you should fly the Husky on final. There is not as much drag as a Cub, the Husky just keeps flying. Try 55mph indicated on short final. Most people try to fly the airplane too fast on final, and as a consequence float. Full aft trim on landing. All of your takeoffs and eventually most of your landings will be close to Aviat's marketing claims.
As stated in another post, early models had uneven heat distribution. The newer models (A-1B) have heat outlets fore and aft. Noisy takeoffs, I use a Telex 50D headset and my pax can use my old Lightspeed. With Oregon Aero seats, it is a very comfortable cruising aircraft for low and semi-slow. I have flown from Ottawa to the West Coast (BC or Oregon) twice. The Husky is typically equipped with a full gyro panel and Garmin 430. Heated pitot is available. My baby C-GTHY is Canadian registered and certified Day/Night VFR/IFR.
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