New lease on life 58 | AOPA PILOT April 2019 | SWEEPSTAKES SUPER CUB | Transforming airplanes and pilots B Y A LY S S A J. C O B B P H OT O G R A P H Y B Y M I K E F I Z E R WITH WING AND TAIL SURFACES DETACHED AND FABRIC RIPPED TO SHREDS, THE 1954 SUPER CUB HADN'T TAKEN TO THE SKY FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. ITS FLYING LIFE, IT SEEMED, WAS OVER.