The International Cessna 170 Association

Glad to hear of the good turnout. That's a nice shot. As the eclipse passed over us I was exiting my optometrists office with my eyes fully dilated. I wished it had gotten that dark here but it hadn't and wasn't going to. It was overcast and for the most part we could not see the sun though I wasn'...

I had not anticipated that my Runway Lighting would activate and my WindSock Spotlight would illuminate during the Total Darkness. :lol: Here’s a shot of the SOLAR FLARE which occurred during the Total Eclipse…. (We had a great turn-out and a Fantastic View as the Weather cleared EXACTLY at the Righ...

This used to be one of the Least-Expensive parts Cessna sells…. Univair: https://www.univair.com/cessna/cessna-1 ... ring-left/

https://www.univair.com/cessna/cessna-1 ... ing-right/

Warm it up around the patch and do a fresh oil change if you’re picky….otherwise…Duct tape the exhausts, use cowling plugs or duct tape there to discourage birds, and on the wing leading edge vents. Store it indoors if possible.

We All are only in This World for a short time…. It’s an amazing journey we all have at our pleasure…. Make the Most of it…and do your Best to be kind, loving, and helpful to those others we have the pleasure to meet.

Good Journey West, MoonightVFR. Kindest Regards…

I've seen a number of 170 cowlings that were both 'beyond repair' and still in service. I am somewhat surprised that there still isn't an approved faithful replica available in carbon or glass. I visited with a company at Oshkosh about nose-bowls upper/lower and they took scans of my ‘53…for the pu...

A bit more information on that Hacienda endurance flight than I’ve known previously…. I didn’t know they dealt with oil changes in-flight… nor that the pilot was a WW2 bomber-pilot turned slot-machine mechanic.

https://simpleflying.com/robert-timm-jo ... essna-172/

The “valve train” comment was a simplified description of failed hydraulic lifters (due to internal coolant leaks which created “sludge” that contaminated the lifters.) It was not over-revved… the car was not raced…it was reasonably-driven mostly “in town”….the model was what you likely call an “est...

The Cessna 170 was originally produced with hollow aluminum axles to save weight. Those axles were prone to cracking where the machining leftstress-risers…so the axles were redesigned with a heavier base area…but those axles also could fail. Cessna produced some solid-aluminum axles (called “ski” ax...

It’s a common discussion…comparing auto engines and aero engines… The auto engines supposedly are “hardier” in the minds of many. But my O-300 was majored in the early ‘80s…but not put into service until ‘97. 25 years later it now has almost 1200 hrs….. at 100mph that would be about 120K miles. Our ...

There are some Real Junk sites on the Internet… (and I HATE…I HATE…I HATE those guys who spend ten minutes standing in front of the camera hemming and hawwing and telling us all about nothing…then producing a JUNK video ….with no real info … …. but every once in a while …there’s a gold-mine: I was m...

Joe, I know how you use your ‘plane and I trust and respect your opinion greatly… but glide-ratio Doubled..? Is there any empirical evidence in that regard? That would be a real game-changer.

I agree that failing to record maintenance is serious, especially for unsuspecting persons who may end up with an improperly modified aircraft and be totally unaware. I also don’t argue with FAA inspectors or other aviation professionals who have opinions and positions based on their years of exper...

Henry… what wheel do you have? The original wheels for this airplane were Goodyear… but most of 170s today have Clevelands. (There are some likely still running on Goodyear and a few also with McCauley. McCauley eventually became a Cessna-owned product-line and are similar to Cleveland.) The IPC (Il...