National Aeronca Association Bulletin Board

Love to see some pics of your 41 65CA Super Chief. I have one and there do not seem to be many 'Super Chiefs" out there.

David Ring, in Vermont

I would like to add a Fuel Mixture Control Cable to my 1941 65CA Super Chief with Stromberg NA-S3A1carb? I have just had the carb rebuilt and the mixture control just needs a control cable to make it active or it needs to be wired full open. The A&P/IA wants to know if a cable exists and where t...

I will have the tach tested. Thanks.

David Ring aka Skookum

The A & P who installed the Slick Magnetos just responded and said that all the ignition system is brand new and it is timed correctly, so he thinks that the carb is the problem. Any thoughts out there as to what in the carb might be causing this problem? This carb has no internal plates for lea...

Well in the fall of 2011 during the annual, I had new Slick magnetos installed. Replaced the original Eisemann's. Prior to replacement, my 41 Aeronca Super Chief did not want to tach over 1900 rpm and it was blamed on magnetos. The new Slick Magnetos are installed, along with new shielded wiring har...

Well in the fall of 2011 during the annual, I had new Slick magnetos installed. My 41 Aeronca Super Chief did not want to tach over 1900 rpm and it was blamed on magnetos. The new magnetos are installed, along with new shielded wiring harnesses, plugs and cowl bumps. Timing was set at 30 TBDC (so st...

Thank you Paul. I suspected as much when the annual was done and the A&P said he greased the tailwheel. I will check this out, and appreciate the tip.

David - aka Skookum in Vermont

Thank you Pablo. I will give them a call to start my policy.

David - aka Skookum in Vermont

Does anyone have any experience with Butler-Brown Insurance, a division of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc.? I just received a quote from them which is about 20% less than my current carrier - AOPA. Would appreciate any knowledge that might be out there about this carrier or AOPA, for that matter...

That would make sense. Oh my, more missing parts. Hopefully someone out there can find a picture of this part or a drawing. Might be simple to make one.

Thanks

David
Aka skookum

Would anyone be able to tell me how the holes in the Aeronca Emblem fasten to the Control Wheel? Two very tiny holes in the round sides do not line up with anything on my plane, which is also a metal wheel with steel spokes and the emblems can very easily fall off. Any thoughts about how they are fa...

I installed a API tailwheel, having the original small Scott tailwheel (non castering) and did not change the tail spring. The A & P greased it up good - which may be a slight problem. (Grease might cause the tailwheel to not lock up) Basically, from the get go, the CPI tailwheel does not have a...

My 1941 has the 90 degree turn style valve and from reading some of your comments, maybe it is original, but it still leaks and does anyone have any pictures or can they take some pictures of their dash showing the gas valve and send them to me? My email address is: dring@shiretownengineering.com My...

I am interested in obtaining an original fuel control rod, or knowing what they looked like. My plane came with a toggled up arrangement - homemade from a fuel valve which turned 90 degrees (I think it was a brass fuel/kerosene shutoff valve found on potbelly stoves). I am not sure if the existing f...

I am interested in obtaining an original fuel control rod, or knowing what they looked like. My plane came with a toggled up arrangement - homemade from a fuel valve which turned 90 degrees (I think it was a brass fuel/kerosene shutoff valve found on potbelly stoves). I am not sure if the existing f...