The International Cessna 170 Association

1478D has the C145 and DM7653 prop. In a steep spiraling dive the airspeed is a consistent 160 MPH. Atposheric conditions were cloudy and cold. Fuel flow was unknown.

For some marvelous reason, I had quit using Marvel when I switched to car gas a few months ago!!!!
George, how in the world do you figure you are ahead of me? I went to several TX fly-ins looking for you, and the only one you have showed up at was the one I did not make!

There is another investigation - someone who looked like George was seen with a ladder and a beaker early Saturday morning at GPM!

Stuck Valve or maybe Valves! The rope trick unstuck the valve and the bird is back in the hanger at Grand Prairie. Maybe I had carb ice also, but more than likely I came in hot and high and ate the runway length up, I do not know for sure. Learned alot over this. I will fly thinking the engine is go...

We are driving the 100 miles to Athens after work to test for a:) stuck valves, b:) carb ice - obviously gone now, c:) vapor lock from burning car gas with winter mixture on a hot humid day at high power settings. The plan is to pull the prop thru and feel for a soft cylinder. Also, going to pull th...