VH-PXX  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub                          (c/n  18-8721)

                                   
                                          
<>                                         As indicated in other narratives in this gallery of pictures, Piper Cubs were not common in
                                         Australia.  In fact, this one returned to the US later in its career.   Registered in December
                                         1968, VH-PXX was Ansett General Aviation’s Super Cub demonstrator when David
                                         Carter photographed it at an air show at Hoxton Park, Sydney, in 1969. By 1976 it was
                                         owned by a farmer at Einasleigh in North Queensland.  Geoff Goodall's shot immediately
                                         below, was at Mareeba in the 1990s. 
                                         As stated above, in Novembe 2002 VH–PXX was cancelled from the Australian register
                                         as sold in the US. At the time it was owned by Fire Rite Industries of Riddells Creek,
                                         Victoria. The aircraft became N92RR and was re-registered N184WL in 2011  

                                         Former owner William Murrish recalls, "I purchased VH-PXX (N92RR) in 2011 with my
                                         father. We personalized the registration number to reflect our names. N184WL stands for
                                         18(PA18) 4(for) W(William) and L(Larry). I recently [as of 2019] sold the aircraft to a
                                         good friend, so I still get to fly it." The images below show N184WL, now based in
                                         Colorado Springs, with a very small registration painted just above the tailplane. The
                                         bottom photo is William himself. Note that the aircraft's tundra tyres have been replaced
                                         with skis - not something you see in Australia!

                                                          
              
             
                                       


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