The International Cessna 170 Association

I found a black Cessna 170 decal available on eBay. Were the original "170" decals on the tail black? (My tail is white, not completely an original paint scheme because it lacks the "fish mouth" -- I think the black "170" decal will look fine but just wondered if it was...

Thanks all, even the curmudgeons who think I don't have any fun, don't have enough stuff in the panel, have too much in the panel, and/or don't have the sense to stop flying before I run out of gas. Love this owner's group for all the suggestions, curmudgeonly or otherwise. I don't know why I didn't...

Does anyone have either (1) a reliable, accurate estimate of the fuel normally expended during a normal start, taxi and takeoff or (2) figures from a fuel flow meter in the cockpit for what an O-300 is burning per hour when idling at 800 rpm, taxiing at normal speeds and during a runup at 1600 or 17...

Lucky, you have a good point about there being a much easier way. I may revert to that approach -- see below. Bobo, update on the notion of having Anacortes Brass Works make up a batch of authentic fittings. When I emailed them for a preliminary quote to cast 20-30 pieces they declined to provide a ...

Miles, Thanks for the info on the model year of my N3493C based on the serial number and model year of N3498C. I had been puzzling about my model year for a while. I knew from the original logs that it had an airworthiness paperwork from 1954 and a first flight in Wichita in late 1954. But, other pa...

I've got to replace my assist straps, apparently like several other posters. The leather grip covering around the straps are faded, cracked and crumbling to dust. I can reuse the attach fittings if need be, although they are pitted. I'll probably cut away the old leather strap and braid a sinnet wit...