The International Cessna 170 Association

Alaska Wing Covers - Vented Nylon with the Spoilers. Just got a set this winter, and couldn't be happier with them. They don't balloon or flutter in the wind, they don't freeze down to the wings, and they fit into a Sea-to-Summit XL Compression sack for storage. The sun-blocker stuff they have weig...

Our trip was cut short, so Im back already. Landed on the beach at both Upper and Lower Talarik Creeks and fished Rainbows on Monday afternoon/evening. Lots of them in there, but they were all pretty small. The beaches werent too bad for landing on. The landing roll was about 200', and with the 15-2...

Thanks JR ! We weren't planning on landing anywhere other than off-airport this trip, with the exception of refueling at Dillingham. We'll be cruising along the drainages looking for gravel bars and tundra smooth enough to set down on. Instead of hiring guides and renting boats, I think we're going ...

TD, It seems that way by the lack or responses we're getting... I don't share that mentality though. I'm happy to share any "good" fishing, or any other "spots" with people who are interested. I never understood the secrecy surrounding fishing spots... Our big thing is just tryin...

Me and a couple buddies will be travelling out to Western Alaska for a week of flying and fishing starting June 23rd. We will be travelling via our own airplanes (wheels only) and could be ranging from Iliamna to Bethel. Anybody have any good recommendations on areas to go. We fish for anything; Rai...

I wonder what the exact time and date was when society suddenly lost the ability to apply common sense and reason to situations.... Sometimes, no actually most of the time, I wish people would just relax and mind their own business. The older I get, the more depressing it becomes. (And thats sad, be...

Stories like this made me cringe at the thought of annuals/overhauls when I was thinking of buying a plane...

Now that I bought one, Im absolutely terrified !!!

Bob K.
Anchorage, AK

You dont even want to know some of the "ideas" that get thrown around for where/why to build roads... And Im not even very far up on the pecking order, so Im sure there are many that dont even make it as far as my desk. Murkowski definitely had some "bold" ideas as far as transpo...

The last *new* major road I can think of would be the Parks Highway, connecting Wasilla to Fairbanks, and that was done sometime in the 50's I believe. Seems strange that its been so long since any major new routes were made... And I work for the DOT ! 8O But Im in Anchorage, so I cant speak for the...

Anywhere else besides Talkeetna ?? :lol: I just got my private ticket 2 weeks ago, so I'll be out and about looking for more $100 hamburger spots... At least one more comes to mind. Skwentna Roadhouse - Skwentna, Alaska. I haven't been to Skwentna in a plane, only by snowmachine a few years back, so...

Ive been addicted to watching the Red Bull Air Races since last year when they started showing them on FSN. They are all set to record on my DVR now !

I think next year I'll try and make it to one of the USA races in person !

Hasta ~

Bob K.
Anchorage, AK

Ta-dah !!! Its fixed ! 8) Thank you ! I cut off about 3" of the vent line that was slightly kinked from trying to bend it to point into the relative wind, and managed to bend the remainder into the wind without kinking it... I sucked on the line to make sure all was connected, and got a mouthfu...

Robert, Not stupid at all. Somehow my plane doesn't have any kind of tank selector valve. Ive spoken with other Champ owners with the wing tank setup, and some have the valves, and some don't. The only fuel valve I have is the old fuel shutoff valve on the left side of the firewall, between the head...

Trip- Yes, thats what I was thinking, and had witnessed on Cubs and Cessnas around the field. All the fuel vent lines were facing into the relative wind, whereas mine was not. I think I'll try and bend it a bit to see if that helps. Id really like to just yank the darn thing if I dont need it though...

I know, I know... Non 170 questions... Sorry, but I need the expertise of this great site once again. :wink: My Champ has been leaking fuel through the vent line ever since I bought it, and its starting to really pi$$ me off. I tried bending the vent tube out of the airflow, but that didn't help. I ...