The International Cessna 170 Association

Does anybody know where to find exhaust studs and what is the part number. I couldn't find it on the Aircraft Spruce catalog.

For those of you who do not have experience with etanol as fuel here it goes. Engine compression is a little bit biger than a gasoline engine. It burns a little bit more fuel. The big problem is that ethanol is corosive. It will eat even carburators specially treated for ethanol. What I was told tha...

I have flown 04:45 hrs @ 8500', 2100 RPM used 30 gal.

Has anybody ever seen a stainless steel fuel tank manufacture for the Cessna 170. I am interested in instaling it.

How do you normally run your engine on climb, cruise, and descent. Do you use full power while climbing all the way to cruise altitude? What altitude do you normally fly on a normal long cross country flight, assuming you can choose from sea level and up? How do you cruise, full power, or do you kee...

Presently going through the anual a crack on one of the spinner screw holes was found. My A&P says it can't be repaired so he suggested buying a composite made spiner. It is FAA aprooved and costs only 320 aproximately compared with the Cessna original of 700. I saw a couple aluminium in aircraf...

Everything went fine. We were in Ruidoso for a day and then went to Albuquerque for New Year's eve. Back to Ruidoso three days later. High altitude flying is quite a chalange. We took off with 17-20 knot wing from the west (upslope) and density altitude at 7800'. I wouldn't do this next time. In the...

Eric, Thanks for your comments but I would like to point out a few things: 1) I do not think combining IMC & aerobatics would work as to fly IMC you need to be in an IFR flight plan in contact with ATC. And I do not think ATC would allow aerobatic maneuvers. 2) The CFI secretly turning the fuel ...

Being a VFR pilot with almost 200 hrs I never flew in IMC
Today I went out for the first time with my CFII to fly in IMC. It was a great experience to be more confident in case of an emergency. I would suggest everybody to do the same. Next on my list is basic aerobatics.

It would be great to have a Corrosion-X authorized applicator but I am not sure if there is one locally (KMFE). So I was planning to ask the IA to apply it during the anual. It would be a wand-fogger and high pressure treatment.

I am planning to spray my plane with corrosion-X how much Corrosion-X do I need for the job?

I am planning on a flight to a ski resort(Ruidoso-NM). This will be the first time I adventure flying to the mountains and temperatures below freezing. I have 170 hrs TT almost all in flat south Texas and will be flying VFR only. What should I be considering? I currently use aeroshell 100W I believe...

Gooney,

How are you shipping the plane to SA?

How much will it cost?

When does an engine needs an overhaul? There are several indications that the engine is comming to the end of its life. But what do people really look for to decide an engine is to go to overhaul. Low oil pressure, High oil temperature, Low cylinder compression, Loss of power. Which is the factor th...

Yesterday I found that the reostat gets very warm when the lights are set to low intensity. I can't even touch it. I think that the capacity of the lighting installed has exceeded the reostat capacity. Has anybody run through this problem? What could be done to fix it?