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Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Typical use: Tailwheel Conversion, Farm Strip Flying, Bush Pilot Skills

Specifications

  • Seats: 2
  • Cruise: 95 kt
  • Stall speed, landing configuration: 37 kt
  • Max demonstrated crosswind: 15 kt
  • Take-off to 50 ft: 152 m
  • Engine: Lycoming O-320
  • Avionics: Basic Analogue
  • Typical hourly rate: £220–£280/hr wet
  • Resale value (2025): £85,000–£150,000

Instructor insight

If you can land this well, you can land anything. The heel brakes (instead of toe brakes) are a nightmare for students to get used to.

Student experience

Tandem seating means the instructor is behind you, shouting. You can't see what they are doing with their hands.

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