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Don,…. I’m in agreement with a friend whom I respect greatly…. that for the skin to deform as much as that…. the underlying primary structure might be suspect. You might wish to open up panels, remove fairings, (wing root esp)…and with a bright light look for cracks and movement of the spar, the att...

What year-model 172?

Don’t blame yourself for Our meanderings… I’ve never witnessed anything like this …and while dark colors certainly absorb heat from sunlight… I’ve never heard of this on any airplane despite being painted dark colors.

I wasn’t blaming VGs at all… I was considering that SOME leading edges are installed OVER the original leading edge….and that might be identified by virtue of having VGs attached. (This L.E. certainly does not look like the “over-laid” one’s I’ve seen.)

Despite the “correctness” of whichever sealant is used…. I can’t imagine it makes any difference whatsoever if a blazing engine compartment fire develops in-flight. Any in-flight fire …should provoke the thought that “This airplane now belongs to the insurance company…and it’s my job to get it on th...

By chance has it ever been re-fueled using a gas-can…held by someone who rested their elbow on top of the leading-edge…perhaps causing a dent…which sometimes “flexes” due to temperature changes…?? When refueling it’s important to not use the thin-skins to support hoses or other…. (although I have no...

It is likely* powered by a self-reset circuit breaker mounted beneath/behind the panel…which looks like a small1-inch round black bakelite hockey-puck. It usually also powers the stall warning. Check to see if your stall warning horn/light works…. if so, it’s probably not the C.B. (On the other-hand...

When was that leading edge w/VG’s installed..? and by whom?

Bob, here are pics of three types of aluminum axles…. several views of them. In the Top pic, you can see the two different styles of hollow on the right…versus the solid axle on the left. The very FIRST type of hollow axle issued (not pictured) had only AN5 bolts on all Four attach points….(all 4 ho...

Hollow $teel axles are certainly stronger than any aluminum axles…including the solid aluminum, so-called “ski” axles (which EveryOne should have at the very minimum. If anyone has hollow Aluminum axles they should replace them with either solid aluminum or hollow $teel.) However, Bob, I would not r...

Here’s some Memorial Day visuals… Imagine …you’re a conscripted soldier…told to sit on a wooden box in a throw-away wood-and-fabric glider … guided by a two-week-wonder glider-pilot…. to be towed and abandoned over unknown territory …hopefully to survive a once-in-a-lifetime landing on a non-airport...

The real meaning of the Memorial-Day holiday is meant to honor all U.S. soldiers who have Died serving their country…. Who gave up the Most Precious Possession they had. (Veterans Day celebrates those who have Served.) Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day's history goes back to the Civil ...

A full-stall landing will almost always result in the tailwheel touching down first,..at least it does when I attempt it with full flaps.

Gerald…did you read the most recent issue of 170 News.. ?

Steve Grimsley wrote a very good article on this very subject of re-sealing your Delco-Remy starter (pg 14): https://cessna170.org/download/24/170-n ... 2024-2.pdf

That split-ring is for assembly during manufacture.

Yes, if you applied silicone that likely removed the friction the split-ring is intended to provide. Alcohol or electronic cleaner might restore it.