{"id":21865,"date":"2022-04-26T01:18:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T01:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=21865"},"modified":"2022-04-26T01:18:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T01:18:46","slug":"new-carbon-cub-fx-3-to-be-given-away-to-benefit-state-aviation-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/alaska\/new-carbon-cub-fx-3-to-be-given-away-to-benefit-state-aviation-programs\/%20","title":{"rendered":"New Carbon Cub FX-3 to Be Given Away to Benefit State Aviation Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A brand new 2022 Carbon Cub FX-3 is being given away as the Grand Prize in an annual raffle to benefit the Alaska Airmen\u2019s Association<\/a> and the many general aviation programs they support throughout the state. The 3rd generation Carbon Cub, produced at CubCrafters in Yakima, Washington, has now arrived at the Association\u2019s Lake Hood headquarters in Anchorage for the upcoming raffle to be held May 8th at the Alaska State Fairgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airplane to be given away, N751AK, was built as an\neducational experience for youth members of the Airmen’s NextGen Club through\nthe CubCrafters amateur builder assist program. \u201cThis is the first time we have\nventured into the realm of experimental amateur built aircraft, and we couldn’t\nbe more excited to be collaborating with the leading manufacturer of the modern\nSuper Cub,\u201d said Abby Austin, Executive Director of the Airmen\u2019s Association.\nTravel for the amateur builders participating in the CubCrafters program was\nprovided by Alaska Airlines, another program sponsor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Airmen\u2019s Association annual raffle is the largest\ngeneral aviation fundraiser in Alaska. All proceeds from the raffle fund the\nmajority of the Association\u2019s annual operations, including maintaining access\nto the places general aviation pilots love to fly, improving safety\ninfrastructure across the state, building the Alaska aviation community, and\ninspiring young people to pursue our way of flight. Buying a raffle ticket or\ntickets is a great way to support all of these programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick Horgan, President and CEO of CubCrafters adds that:\n\u201cAll of our team at CubCrafters was honored to be selected by the Airmen\u2019s\nAssociation for this build. The company founder, Jim Richmond, was an Alaskan\nby birth, had a deep connection to the community of aviators in Alaska, and\nknew their needs. The airplane being given away, the Carbon Cub FX-3, was\ndesigned specifically with the Alaska pilot in mind, and Jim really considered\nit the ultimate Alaskan bush plane.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building this airplane was a team effort and several other\nleading aviation companies partnered with CubCrafters to support this effort\nfor the Airmen\u2019s Association. Hartzell Propeller provided the new Pathfinder\n3-bladed composite propeller, Lycoming Engines built the lightweight CC363i 186\nhp fuel injected powerplant, the IFR capable G3X glass panel avionics came from\nGarmin, and ACME Aero supplied their Black Ops suspension for the build. In\naddition (if the raffle winner is local), Alaska Aircraft Sales, the local CubCrafters\nAuthorized Service Center located on Lake Hood, is donating the first year of scheduled\naircraft maintenance. As a separate prize, Best Tugs is donating one of their\nrevolutionary new Alpha 3 electronic tugs to benefit the Association. \u201cWe\u2019re\ndeeply grateful for all of these amazing partners in this effort,\u201d says Brad\nDamm, CubCrafters Vice President of Sales and Marketing. \u201cBuilding an airplane\nfor this purpose wouldn\u2019t have been possible without them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FX-3 is the most Alaska capable Carbon Cub offered by\nCubCrafters. With almost 1000 lbs. of useful load, over 750 miles of range, and\nbig tire cruise speeds in excess of 130 MPH, the aircraft can still land and\ntake off from even the most primitive of landing strips in under 200\u2019. There\njust isn\u2019t a more capable airplane for backcountry adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To buy tickets to win this amazing airplane, you must call\nthe Association at (907) 245-1251, weekdays between 8AM and 5PM Alaska Daylight\nTime. The FX-3 winner will be drawn on May 8th, 2022, in Palmer, Alaska, at the\nAlaska State Fairgrounds during the Great Alaska Aviation Gathering tradeshow. You\ndon\u2019t need to be present to win the FX-3, and the raffle itself is open to all,\nincluding non-Alaskans.\n\nFull details for the raffle are on the Airmen\u2019s\nAssociation website at: https:\/\/alaskaairmen.org\/raffle\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A brand new 2022 Carbon Cub FX-3 is being given away as the Grand Prize in an annual raffle to benefit the Alaska Airmen\u2019s Association and the many general aviation programs they support throughout the state. The 3rd generation Carbon Cub, produced at CubCrafters in Yakima, Washington, has now arrived at the Association\u2019s Lake Hood […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,116],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alaska","category-front-page-slider"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/N751AK-AAA-Benefit-Raffle-4-21-22-edit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21865"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21867,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21865\/revisions\/21867"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}