The International Cessna 170 Association

Wow! I almost teared up there, Dustin, until you mentioned polishing! 8O I knew I had passed 10B on to the right person when, after your first landing as her new owner, Jack (Dustin’s 10 year old son) leaned forward and said, “Dad, I’m really gonna love this plane.” I know you’ll continue to have fu...

Sorry, Nick, but I sent them out to Don yesterday. I plan to see them again soon in OSH mounted in his plane!

I’ve sent you an email, Don.

Joe

Hi Don,
I have a set of original sun visors that I removed from my ‘55 B model if that helps. I replaced them with Rosen visors and they’re just gathering dust in my parts cabinet.

Joe Persinger

I don't know how I missed this thread before but I had the Stratus ESGi installed last December by a shop in SC (remember the crazy amperage story due to the discharged battery?) I absolutely love the unit! It has worked flawlessly so far. No issue with the "flight on ground" for me but th...

Thanks! I had the paint redone 5 years ago with Jetglo "Ruby Red" by a guy in Macon. I don't think he's still in business, though.

Whoa, thought you had swiped my airplane for a second there!!

Joe

Welcome, Todd! Any pics yet of your new bird? I have a '55, s/n 26754, based out of Lincolnton, NC (KIPJ), not too far away!

Joe

WhooHoo! Merry Christmas to me!! Went to the airport today and flew with totally normal electrical indications! Apparently all she needed was about 2 hours on a charger (1 week ago) to come back to life. Thanks again for all the advice! I'll tuck this event away for the future and hopefully won't ne...

Thanks again to all the responses! Finally got back on the ground to read the thread! The ammeter was, indeed, showing a positive deflection of 30-55 amps during the flight. Sorry if my term "draw" caused confusion. I can see where it might. I did "jump" the airplane (maybe shoul...

Ok, sulfation I do know about! Could this happen on a less than 2 year old battery that's only been completely discharged this one time and sat dead for a week at the most?

Thanks for the replies so far. Gene, I like your explanation of maybe why the ammeter was showing what it was. Doug, I've never heard of welded plates in the battery. What would cause that? Extreme heat from over charging maybe? FWIW, the battery was not particularly warm when I put the airplane bac...

Wouldn't you just like to take it back to him and tell him to return it to you the way you left it with him as far as the battery condition and charging system. I would and I still might! Why would you try to turn something electrical on, increasing the load, in reaction to a high electrical load? ...

The avionics guy that just did my ADS-B install left my master switch on and killed the battery. After jump starting from his truck, the ammeter indicated about a 30 AMP draw with RPM above about 1000 on the ground and the same in flight. After about 30 minutes in the air, the draw went to about 55 ...

PeeDee Avionics in Cheraw SC is going to install a Stratus ESGi for $4200. That's before the rebate! I figure with the $500 rebate and selling my current Stratus 2 for around $600 and having sold my Zaon for $200, I'm under $3000 installed with a fresh transponder cert. Not cheap, but reasonable in ...