The International Cessna 170 Association

Wyoming1, I own a '50 170A with Goodyear 26" tires on it. So here is the Info you need. If you bought some used AlaskaBushwheel 26" tires, call them and give them the serial numbers off of your tires. They may sell you their STC. There are NO STC's for Goodyear 26" tires on our 170's....

n2582d wrote:That inspection hole is not shown on the '48 C-170 or the C-170A IPC.

And yet, my '50 170A has one in that location. I have never looked in the IPC at that page, so was not aware it was not supposed to be there.

When I bought my plane, one of the previous owners had already done the Great Planes alternator STC. I have found it to be a great product. Smaller than I believe the Jasco unit, has been reliable with no problems encountered. If you are going to do the changeover to alternator I think it would be a...

Post early morning Pre-Flight waiting for the ground fog to dissipate. Headed to work. 1 hour 45 minutes by car including a Ferry crossing. 32 minutes by air

If you run at 2650 you will see the same 105-108 that Joe does with his 8043 at 2450. The engine is rated at 145HP at 2700. I run at 2650 to give me some slight cushion if I start descending and can throttle back a bit. I didn't see a big change from 8.50's to 26's. Biggest change was the prop itself.

Yes, you can tell if your plane has the Pponk kit. As noted, it is just a reinforcing machined block that goes over the inside mount of your gear leg. You can see the block by removing the inspection plate on the floor of your cabin and looking at the gear mounts. Go to the Pponk website and you can...

My shop signed off on them with the FA Dodge letter.

I now have a Field Approval for the Goodyear 26's

Thanks for the info Bruce, I've installed one on my 170. I was most interested in the 337 and was it a field approval? Any advice would be handy as I haven't started the process with the 337 yet. Just wondering about the approval as it's not an STC. Read the uavionix website, and the paperwork you ...

This is a great example of an owner produced part. Well done.

Reece,
Can't help with the corrosion issue, but this thread has alternative brake line brackets and materials discussed.

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Stainless braided race lines.

About a $1.10 difference in our neck of the woods. Makes it worthwhile to me. I use it all the time, but mix with LL every so often on cross country flights.

Dferr34 wrote:Thanks, any idea of what the cost of replacement would be? Ballpark?

Back in 2016 I had my rudder cables replaced. Total cost was just a hair under $1000. But, my tail feathers were already off the airplane which I'm sure made it just a bit easier, and Labor was $85/hr back then.

Regards,
Bill

George, When I started using Fly-Q they were still pretty new, and would offer lifetime subscriptions every Black Friday for subscribers to their newsletter. I bought one several years ago and love it. Same reasons as you...Foreflight is a Boeing product etc. Has worked very well for me over the yea...

I built a stand to set the tail on when working in the fuselage, or working on the tail or tailwheel assembly. If you look in the inspection hole or bulkhead holes you can see the blue Packing/Moving blankets I always lay inside the fuselage when I crawl back there. Works pretty well. If you click o...