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Still Flying After All These Years

written about Mr. Piper’s legendary J-3 Cub. This one is different for a few reasons, not the least of which is that this Cub has been in regular use for 85 years, 58 of those with the family of current owner Cam Leslie. Leslie’s father J.P. had cared for and cherished the little yellow Cub since 1964. In 1971, the younger Leslie learned to fly and could sit in its rear seat; he then

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