New to this list. I visit the supercub.org site daily and have been trying to find a SC for quite sometime for a reasonable price (isn't that a joke). I flew a 100hp non-electric Champ and thought it might serve my purpose but someone suggested a 150hp citabria. How are these for short field performance? I am putting in a strip at my farm in northern MN and can only get 900-1000 feet of surface before I am in the swamp. I currently have a 172 but think it would be very marginal to get out.

So what's the scoop on 150hp Citabrias?
My field elevation is 1500'.

Keith

Keith,

Looky here, there's a 1957 Super Cub for sale at http://www.aso.com for 59K. It looks reasonably clean.

Sratarocketeer, I have spoken to the owner of the SC you mentioned. I am interested in it but when I spoke to the owner he had just finished giving a guy a ride in it that was interested in purchasing it. Told the guy to call me if the deal falls through.
jmgtg, thanks also. What are the differences in the KCAB, GCAA, and GCBC.

Thanks,
Keith

I also saw three Super Cubs in the 59-65K range on Barnstormers.com - might be worth a look if you haven't seen them already. But, if you like doin' some acro a Citabria or Decathlon is a good choice. Just expect to give up some fuel for load if goin' cross-country with both seats occupied and baggage on board.

If it was me, I think I'd kinda hang loose a little while & see what develops with this Legends Cub. I posted some coments about this recently. It sounds like it will be most similar to a PA-18-95. A wide-body O-200 powered basic Cub. They're shooting for a target price of $65K for a brand new, ready to fly, LSA-compliant airplane. As a bonus, it'll be sport-pilot legal. If I had about that much dough to spend on a Cub, this'd be the one I'd be looking real hard at.
www.legendaviation.com
There's been some discussion about it at supercub.org also.

Eric

I really like Bellancas and American Champs. I think you can get a much newer aircraft for about the same amount of money. The 7GCBC Explorer has flaps, not sure if it's certififed for aerobatics, but I think it looks like a nice little airplane in the 150 HP config. I think you may be able to get a 160 HP version or STC too. I don't think the wing is nearly as long as a SC, so you dont get the awesome shortfield capabilities, but maybe short enough.

Looks neat without the wheelpants:

Several years ago I owned a 7GCBC Citabria, 150hp. It was a good flyer but it was a little on the heavy side. I liked the flaps, and I know it would do well in a strip that long. Mine still had the oleo stut landing gear on it and it was one of the best landing planes I have owned, ( read NO bounce), made me look almost competent as a pilot several times! Jon