Hi all,

I just bought a Goldberg Anniversary edition Piper J3 cub and would like to know what most of you think of this kit

any suggestions will be great fully appreciated !

I think it's the best flying Cub of all of them

What Minnflyer said, can't be beat. Good Luck, Dave

May not be as common now, but when that kit came out and for many years afterward, everybody had one. Great airplane.

I built one a year ago with a clipped wing. Very nice flying Cub. It is pretty weak in the Cabin area , where the wing bolts on.
Also go with after market push rods for the rudder and elevator.

Here is a couple of pics of mine . I followed MinnFlyer advise and clipped the wing , which made this a much better flying Cub than my full wing Cubs.
Believe it or not , I flew mine with a SuperTigre GS 40 with a Bisson pitts muffler for quit a long time and it really flew it pretty good.
Changed to a Sato .72 and it really pull the Cub great. And it was more fun with the extra power .
The parts for the elevator and stab were a very poor fit on mine. Took a lot of fitting and sanding to make them work , but well worth the effort.

Nice looking Cub, Robbie.

Seb - are your an experianced RC poilot or a beginner? The Cub is a really fun plane to fly, but if you are a beginner, I would suggest getting a trainer. Although the full size Cub has trained thousands of pilots, the RC version is a good second or third plane once you have mastered basic piloting skills. It will bite a new pilot quickly if you don't know how to fly. Every one that I fly or have flown loves rudder!

Yes i am a beginner but looking foreward to taking things smooth and slow as far as the build and the maiden flight

Seb- As I suggested before, don't start out with a Cub for primary flight instruction. The CG Cub sometimes has a tendency to tip stall when it is real slow. You really need to start out with a trainer and a good instructor. Once you have built the plane(Cub), have an experienced pilot look it over and test fly it for you. I would hate to see you build a plane and then crash it right off the bat. A good engine for the Cub is about a .45-.46. Good Luck

i say the best motor for this cub is a 60 ... more power to get out of you're errors and if i decide to put floats later on i wont have to change motor lol

Power it with a .52 4 stroke.

DaveB

That is what I have on my Cub Magnum 52 4st. Carries it nice. Just fun to fly.

i guess... eih im not sure... if i want 2 or 4 stroker

A Cub, definitely a 4-stroke!!! Trust me, they just don't sound right with a 2-stroke in them!!!!

Ken

thats what i thought but arnt they a little pricy compared to 2 strokes

For a beginner I'd suggest going with an O.S. 46 AX in that cub.

You think the 4 strokes are a little pricey now? Wait till ya nose one into the ground. Last one I nosed into the ground cost me $175 in parts to get it repaired!

Save your 4 stroke money till you get some experience. You'll be glad you did!

I've had 3 goldberg anniversary cubs and they are fun to fly.

How are the plans and blueprints in the goldberg kit ?

Best 40 size Cub is the goldberg IMHO. I sugest you build it and keep it put your gear in a trainer first because trainers or any first plane gets beat up and that would be a shame to do to a nice Cub. Whip out a simple trainer like a SPAD even or a Balsa usa SWIZZLE stick with ailerons, Either one is fast building and fly OK.

The instruction booklet on the cub is easy to follow and the plans are very precise. The plane is (easy enough for a beginner to build) but not easy for a beginner to make that first initial takeoff successful without an instructor once it's built and ready to go for the maiden flight. That plane has a tendency to go left or right real quick on take off and without some experience your reactions will probably be too slow to compensate for a nice takeoff and end up damaging it one way or another.

For every action there is a reaction. And for beginners with that cub it's usually the Wrong reaction!