The International Cessna 170 Association

Good advice George, HOWEVER........... don't ever let MOTHER FAA...........fly YOUR airplane. I grew up in the old world of no radios and then later when flying for UNCLE knew I could "talk back" to a controller or whatever if I didn't like what was happening. I think now in the "mode...

AR Dave……..I don’t savvy your post……..??? I agree with jwrenick……….get the nose down and pull on the pole as my IP in Huns told me……..If your airport is user friendly like mine is, what I do is just after takeoff I start a shallow turn toward the downwind side of the runway. I co...

I have a good friend in FSJ, Dieter Famel, if you know him or have the opportunity to meet him ask him questions. He has done a lot of bush work in 180's and Cubs. What I have done is to use a tie-down rope to "rope the wings". A larger diameter rope than a tie-down rope would be better......

Here is a link to the AK Bushwheel outfit in OR. They are GOOD folks to deal with.

http://www.akbushwheel.com/

Buck, Galena, AK

Sorry……..call me skeptical but I would still have to see it to believe it. When I tested my C-170B it had the Avcon conversion, a 76” prop with rpm limitations and a stock wing. The airplane weighed about 1325, was polished and had the vacuum generators removed and it was on *8:00 tires. What ...

Sorry but I don't believe it!!!

150 at 7.5 gph NO WAY!!!

I have a O-360 Lyc. The airplane is clean and light and the best I can do
is 115 kts at 8 gph. I know the Continental isn't THAT much more effficient than the Lyc.

Buck..........Galena, AK

I had to make the choice about five years ago between our “55 B model with a 180 Lyc and Sportsman etc. etc. and a “53 160hp PA-18 which had been in the family for over thirty years…….if you consider my original partner in the airplane I (we) were the second owner(s). To be honest there was ...

VERY nice looking aircraft George!! My airplane, since it left MT, sits on either the lake or the ramp. Hangars are mostly only for the Feds. where we are, 65N. We use covers in the winter and pre-heat, but hangars since we are 250 miles from the nearest road are more than a luxury. I’ll try the W...

Okay, Not trying to hi-jack the thread……….but………I have a kinda polished 170-B [20’ polish job I call it]. It used to be a 10 footer until the airplane changed homes to AK and was put on floats. (Hard to polish while on straight floats). I’m in the final throes of my Glastar project a...

If you are in the cold country you DON’T want your battery in the back!! Battery heaters are problematic and if you don’t have one and want to go fly when it is -10 or colder your battery in the back plus all that cable for the juice to get through will be a problem. I had a pink (can’t rememb...

I agree with Roesbery….and also George. I have a B with a 180 Lyc. and 80” CS prop also a Sportsman’s STOL and it is no sweat to take-off on wheels, skis or floats. I have always found enough rudder authority even with a left cross-wind. Hold the yoke back until you get a little speed and the ...

It is nice to get a “new” topic going…..First of all I’m not flying the airplane in a 135 capacity. I’m a retired, (crop-duster), Grandpa up here in AK; having fun with my grandkids and flying our airplane. Of course there is moose hunting, king salmon seining, berry picking, boat building...

Okay, since this has evolved into a STOL/wing mod/seaplane prop discussion...........here goes. My airplane is far from stock....a '55B with 360 Lyc, 80" csp, Sportsman's STOL cuffs, [I think they add less than 4 lbs.], stock tips, seaplane mods etc. My son has a '53B here in Galena with the 36...

Good picture George. That should have been a shot from up here.

I talked to a friend in Billings today. He said yesterday it was 114 in
Miles City and 32 in West Yellowstone.

Buck................Galena, AK

Thanks. Yes, I was VERY fortunate to fly the old Skyraider in the SAR (Sandy) role in Southeast Asia. The airplane was without a doubt the best for the mission at that time. It was a forgiving airplane that given any chance at all would bring you home. It may be missing a little sheet metal or a cou...