BUILT to LAST: The 1940 Piper J3 Cub Flies Again 

Outstanding bird!

My great grandfather bought and flew a plain like this when my grandmother was just 5 years old. She grew up in a plain like this called Sadie. He flew all over the great Alaskan tundra, going to remote villages to help them. He unfortunately crashed at the age of 50 on the way to a job in a village, but when my grammy saw the video of this plain she started freaking out and got excited. Saying how this plain here is so similar to her father's piper cub from 75 years ago. Rest in peice Sadie, from 1947

Congratulations. Not only have they done something you enjoy, they have also done a wonderful thing for aviation.

Awesome. I own a 1941 J3 that was used in WWII

Thank you for bringing another one back to life! Take good care of it! We never really own these things, we CURATE them... If we are lucky, we are blessed with the opportunity to take care of them for a few years for the next guy that takes over their caretaking.

I own NC31086, S/N 5314, manufactured 18 Sep 1940. Was used in the WW-II Civil Pilot Training program in the 1940s. It has been continuously flying since manufactured date.

Cool project and very nice job !

Just fantastic, great work guys👍👍👍

What a beautiful job you did on the Cub. My all time favorite since the 1950's. Wish I was there to take a ride. It is the FASTEST 70 MPH you can do. LOL. Best of luck to you. Subbed to your channel.😎

Great video... Next time I roll by Van Nuys I am going to look you guys up!

Learned to fly in the 1960's in a j-3. Flying solo flies from back seat.

Loved this thankyou!

That is awesome! Congratulations!

Congratulations on your new rebuilt J-3!! Just came across your video. I restored my late grandfathers 46 J-3C from 2017 to 2021. Videos on my channel. 😁🤙🏼 nothing like flying a J-3. 😁Happy flying!!

Great workkk!!!

Beautiful! Outstanding Work! My dad flew a J3 NC28140 in 1940, just before and after Pearl Harbor. I’d love to find that aircraft but I think it’s gone now.

Incredible! Sign me up!

good on ya , boys great job

parabens o aviao ficou excelente belo trabalho

July 12-14th West Coast Cub fly in at KLPC.

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I have a 1941 J3-F. It looks like yours was also originally equipped with a Franklin?

Very poor little aeroplane to fly