The International Cessna 170 Association

I don't know how the FAR's spell it out, but I think there should be a coresponding logbook entry for every 337 filed. Just as good practice. 337's and weight & balance sheets have a way of disapearing, if the information was also detailed in a logbook entry it'd sure make things easier for futu...

I have the ECI "Classic Cast" cylinders on mine. I have had one stuck exh valve (last summer) in about 800 hours of operation. I reamed the guide in place, after removing the valve via the rope trick. No further trouble.

Eric

I just got back from a couple weeks away from home, and found the IPC copies from John and the service bulletin copies from JC in my stack of mail. Thanks, guys! Gordon, looking at the stuff they sent me, it sounds like you're talking about p/n 0512126 "bracket-tailwheel mounting shear" as...

I'd say to adjust them so there is no slack but so they aren't tight either. Check the spring/chain tension both with the tail on the ground and with it jacked up off the ground , with the jack under the tailspring bracket. On mine, they're tighter with the wheel off the ground. Either way, you don'...

I had the tail jacked up off the ground the other day to service the t/w assembly. I verified what I had thought-- which is that I have a little bit of up-and-down play at the forward end of the tailspring assembly. The vertical bolt/nut that holds that appears to be tight. The spring set is kinda b...

Now the 64 dollar question- is the Superior (as opposed to Lycoming) O-360 approved on the 180-horse STC's out there? Even though it's pretty much a knock-off, I'm betting no. Maybe Del-Air or someone will add this option to their STC. Actually, I think that the Lyc O-360 IS approved for cargas in s...

PM on the way to ya, John. Thanks.

I have the late-model "finger" style tailspring fuselage bracket on my ragwing. I have the ragwing IPC but naturally it doesn't have the later-model parts listed. I'm hoping someone can copy the illustration and list of part numbers for me out of their 170B IPC. If it's like the ragwing bo...

I have the later (raked forward) 180 gear on mine. I don't know if I'd go thru the hassle of installing 180 gear if I had lady legs on a 170. The earlier ragwing gear is too soft from what I've seen, I might want to replae that. I think the lady legs would be just as good or better than 180 legs, un...

Other than a lack of decent flying weather things seem generally OK around here. 3+ weeks of everyday rain is having it's effect: the ground is saturated, a few roads have washed out, trees are blowing over root wad and all (been windy too!). It's been warm so no snow down low, but the ski resorts a...

It was understanding that ABW bought the rights to the 3200 from Scott. ABW is now selling the 3200 for way less than Scott's latest prices--recent Chief catalog sez $938 for the 3200 & $1695 for the baby bushwheel. Anybody know how much GarAero is selling their fatty t/w assembly for these days...

BL, are you talking about having relocated the battery on a stock-engined 170, or on your IO-360 powered airplane?

Eric

Pretty slick! I never thought of that. I just might have to whip up one of those for myself. I usually stand on the junction of the strut and fuselage.

Eric

Unless you're hanging more weight on the nose- big engine, c/s prop, etc- I'd be concerned about what's gonna happen to your CG when you relocate the battery aft. Can't help but cause the CG to move aft, perhaps enough to affect load-carrying ability. I'd want to keep the empty CG pretty much as far...

Two cheap, quick, and easy solutions to holding the door open. 1) Have a small bungee handy to secure the open door to the strut. A friend of mine does this with his 180. 2) tie a string to the strut, when you want to hold the door open just open then close the window on the string. A charter operat...