Luke Czepiela flies the Carbon Cub UL in Red Bull livery. [Credit: CubCrafters]
If you could “hot-rod” your airplane to improve its performance without turning wrenches, wouldn’t you give it a try?
While automotive enthusiasts have long used electronic tweaking to fine-tune their cars’ top speed, acceleration, and other traits, pilots have not always had as many options. Now CubCrafters is offering a performance-enhancing software upgrade for its aircraft powered by Rotax 916iS engines.
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Jonathan Welsh is a private pilot and lifelong aviation enthusiast who has been a reporter, writer and columnist for 35 years. His career includes stints with the Wall Street Journal, Flying Magazine and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. He recently returned to Firecrown to lead Aviation Consumer.
