The International Cessna 170 Association

Thanks for the information.

Yea, I know $15 K is too low, my comment about that was meant to be in relation to the Cherokees offered at that price, and that they all looked like something to stay away from. I'm honestly not too sure of where my budget is going to end up.

DaveF wrote:You don't need a GPS to fly IFR. My airplane is IFR equipped with a venturi-driven horizon and DG, and a VOR/LOC/GS. That's good enough for training, unless there's no ILS near you to practice on.

Oh, I know I don't need it. The catch is my home airport only has GPS approaches.

Yes. I didn't realize the identifier was duplicated in the US.

The back seat becomes decorative in an O-300/C-145 powered 170 when operating in the high elevation airports in the Sierras. Where are you located "nameless"? I'm located at AUN. I kind of figured that would be the case, but it seemed like a good question to ask. As someone once said, it ...

Hmm, that is interesting. Poking around, a lot of the 170s seemed at least comparable 172s and the Cherokees. I wouldn't want to spend $15,000 I had to add $20,000 to overall the engine right away. Plus, it seems most have been abused as training airplanes. Well, I guess I really like the 170 over t...

Hi all, So as the topic says, I am considering a C-170 and this seems to be the place to ask for information. My short term aims are to build time get an instrument, commercial and CFI ratings with a fairly restricted budget. In the long term, I just want something nice to fly that can handle clouds...