The International Cessna 170 Association

Your landing and take-off distances seem about right. However, I think you either have one helluva potent engine or someone has depitched your prop from a 55 incher. 2250 static RPM with 55 inches of pitch is pretty high. Sounds more like 55 or even 53. 390 feet is an awfully short take-off run for ...

When I bought my tail wheel spring set from Univair it contained five leaves and directed discard of the smallest leaf on four leaf applications as required.

When I bought my tail wheel spring set from Univair it contained five leaves and directed discard of the smallest leaf the four leaf applications as required.

1. Yes. C-175 tanks have been installed in C-170 wings. You must either install the 175 electric quantity system or modify the 175 tanks by welding in mechanical gage bosses. It has been done both ways on a 337, but i do not know where they can be found. 2. Yes. The wings are the same except for the...

If any of you guys are thinking about installing a 180 gear, do your homework. There are three different types of 180 gear legs and they ARE different and not only by part numbers.

The Cessna Service Bulletin mentioned above refers to AGE85 which is 85% alcohol. Normally, an engine set up for gasoline would not run at all, or possibly very feebily, on a fuel that rich on alcohol. It would require considerable modification of the fuel delivery system. I still believe that a gas...

Do you really think that they make two kinds of fuel hose and "o"rings for fuel systems? The aircraft market is so infintesimal compared to the automotive market that I can't immagine a manufacturer setting up for it. Especially since the automotive product must also be compatible with str...

Try taping off the blast tubes and see what the results are.

If some of you fearless aviators think you're having insurance acquisition problems now, wait 'til your eightieth (80th) birthday. It gets really interesting.

For the C-170 restoration project in France--- First of all, you should get a C-170 parts manual so that you can give a part number so there will be no errors. They are available on CD ROM from McCurtain Technology in Arizona. I think they run an advertisement in Trade-A-Plane. There are a great man...

To 1478D--- Joe, If you have been putting "Brake Fluid" in your C-170A brakes (it IS hydroscopic), you had better get a qualified mechanic to clean out the system. They are properly serviced with red spec hydraulic fluid, a petroleum oil. They do not mix.

The last time I bought aircraft oil it was at the "Sams Club" store in Roseville, CA. (That's a branch of the Walmart empire) One of my friends told me about it. I paid $16.04, plus calif.sales taxes of 7 1/2%,per 24 qt. case and bought ten cases. I told a guy that works for Walmart about ...

I've seen a lot of old Cessna airplanes of various types using bolts to replace the rivets that loosened up on the control wheel-to-shaft connection. I've never personally seen any FAA inspectors out looking for this bootleg modification. I don't believe a driven rivet will work. It would tend to bu...

I believe Delickers panel is STCd and comes as a kit and includes the "U" yoke.

You cannot make a Silk Purse out of a Sows Ear!

That's why Continental made the IO-360.