The International Cessna 170 Association

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The Stinson L-1 was a great looking airplane.

Ok. I maybe I'll just give mine away to the Salvation Army. Mine is a nice yellow color. A lady friend who grew up in the military, where there are a lot of boring looking green things around all the time, dubbed my plane with the name "Happy Yellow".....there is actually room to take a na...

I have just gotten a 170A project and see cracks in the sheet metal skin (with stop holes drilled) on the tailcone around where the tail wheel mounting bracket attaches. The tail wheel attach bracket is also cracked and has been welded and the welds are also cracked. I'm sure I will find other thing...

I saw that someone had asked for suggestions on common areas to look for cracks in the 170 airframe and thought I'd seek to start a thread on this topic.

Any suggestions?

Yes. In it's own way it is very beautiful. The guy who owns this one is a really friendly fellow. I have spoken with him a couple of times. This one was down in New Mexico or Arizona for a while and was just brought up to Alaska a couple of years ago. Thanks.

Yes. Felix the Cat has the R-680-13 and is registered in Restricted. Many of the Caribbean Traders conversions with the R-680-13 made it into Standard. The one I have at home that had the R-985 was in Restricted and the conversion work was done by Serv Aero. The second one, that I am in the middle o...

The one with the Felix the Cat emblem is currently stationed in Alaska. I believe that it has the R-680-13 on it and that it was a conversion made by the Acme Company. I have the owners name in my book if anyone wants to contact him.

Mine had an R-985 on it while in Alaska. I plan to put the R-680-13 onto it. I have been collecting parts for a couple of years now. I have located pretty much most of what I need now and will be driving around to pick up parts this summer. I have located another one that is complete and has the R-6...

I was always intrigued by the L-13 and the Storch and wanted something like that. I saw the first project on Ebay with no pictures and grabbed it. I was the only bidder. It was in Alaska.

The nasty truth is that I am a professional bird-watcher.

You can Google my name and find out all about me.

Pieter D. Prall

Thanks everyone. I have learned a lot about the foibles of the 170 by reading the posts, and this comment would be especially applicable in the instance of my questions on the Landing Gear Attach Block. I am going to look at my new acquisition some more tomorrow and see if I can find any more intere...

Actually; I got a couple of helpful comments out of the experience anyway.

Hopefully the flap is over. I am a real person.