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- Fri Jan 27, 2023 6:15 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Glareshields
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19915
Re: Glareshields
Miles: Do you still have the installation instructions for your Schroers' Glareshield? I'm remanufacturing one off a C-170A to fit my B, and curious how the wiring was supposed to be run down to switch panel. I won that glare shield in 1985 and it rode around loose above the instrument panel until ...
- Fri Jan 27, 2023 5:45 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Paint Shop Recommendations
- Replies: 3
- Views: 17417
Re: Paint Shop Recommendations
Somehow I missed this thread before, but I second the work done at Mena. My paint job was done by Mena Aircraft Painting 6-7 years ago and still looks about as good as it did when I took delivery. I know others who have had their airplanes painted at several of the other shops on the field with simi...
- Fri Jan 20, 2023 12:15 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Magneto Malfunctions in-FLight
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2269
Re: Magneto Malfunctions in-FLight
I had an acquaintance (a CFI) when I lived in Mississippi who had a mag on a Luscombe that either failed as George described or otherwise slipped time, resulting in an extremely rough running engine. I don’t recall the phase of flight but he attempted to make it to the airport, but stalled and crash...
- Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:41 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Wheel Fairing Trim
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9258
Re: Wheel Fairing Trim
For the few interested in this topic I actually reached out to Hardison but no reply. Textron provided the following quote on 2 sets of wheel fairing trim: Quote.PNG Let me know if anyone wants in... Thanks, Bob 8O 8O 8O I didn’t buy a set of Cessna’s late 1980’s reproductions (coordinated by the 1...
- Sun Jan 15, 2023 11:16 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Continental Motors
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2696
Continental Motors
I wasn’t aware that Continental was around in the very early 1900’s. The truck this one is in is estimated to be from 1916.
https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic. ... J4#p262873
https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic. ... J4#p262873
- Sun Jan 15, 2023 10:55 pm
- Forum: Events/Fly-ins
- Topic: 2023 Cessna 170 Convention, Sault Ste. Marie Michigan
- Replies: 36
- Views: 137959
Re: 2023 Cessna 170 Convention, Sault Ste. Marie Michigan
The departure day for the convention is Saturday, July 22nd. If there’s an error published somewhere I need to get it corrected.
- Sun Jan 15, 2023 10:50 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: 1948 170 Rebuild
- Replies: 76
- Views: 133569
Re: 1948 170 Rebuild
Is the overall shape different? My new stainless firewall came without penetrations.
- Sun Jan 15, 2023 10:33 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Solder for copper primer lines
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12749
Re: Solder for copper primer lines
There’s no need to prime a hot engine.Vertical wrote:Hmm. That's quite a variety of suggestions. I've never silver brazed before, but I'll do some research.
Thinking out loud...I suppose the absolute worst case scenario would be priming a hot engine and having a failed joint spray fuel on the exhaust..
- Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:48 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: How you know it’s been too long since you’ve flown…
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2911
- Tue Dec 20, 2022 11:56 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Oil Sump Corrosion
- Replies: 105
- Views: 145412
Re: Oil Sump Corrosion
I’ve seen older sumps with a steel baffle attached with fasteners similar to those that attach the data plate. Later ones like mine (that I know ro have come from an O-300D) has the baffle cast in. I’ve always assumed that the purpose is to smoothly divide the flow from the carburetor equally to the...
- Tue Dec 20, 2022 11:42 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: First annual (for me and this plane)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3605
Re: First annual (for me and this plane)
Gene, has this ever been published in the 170 News? If not, Jan is always looking for good material.
- Sun Dec 18, 2022 4:58 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Voltage Regulator
- Replies: 17
- Views: 21422
Re: Voltage Regulator
… FAA Advisory Circular 23-27 is a basis for using a quality automotive regulator as discussed in other threads. This was also brought to our attention by Bill? Andersen, FAA Inspector at the Benton Harbor, MI convention. One discussion about this is at https://forum.cessna170.org/forums/viewtopic....
- Fri Dec 16, 2022 8:36 pm
- Forum: Events/Fly-ins
- Topic: Brenham, TX C-170 Christmas Party
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12589
Re: Brenham, TX C-170 Christmas Party
Karen and I visited Buddy and Jeanne McGown on our way home. Buddy had been out of the hospital only a day or two so he was still a bit weak, but with his sense of humor 100% intact he was improving quickly. Buddy celebrates his 98th birthday this coming Tuesday, and I’m sure he’d like hear from old...
- Thu Dec 01, 2022 11:33 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Got some history on my bird
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4084
Re: Got some history on my bird
I’ve posted this before but it’s been a while and this seems like an appropriate topic to repost it under. Evidently at one point in time every flight was entered in the maintenance logbooks, and the first three lines of this page are quite interesting:
- Thu Dec 01, 2022 10:29 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: DO NOT Slip with Full Flaps
- Replies: 12
- Views: 26375
Re: DO NOT Slip with Full Flaps
… There are numerous anecdotes from experienced pilots who I have witnessed making statements that they’ve “done it” lots of times with no bad results. The pilots who “done it” with bad results…. never seem to be around to make such statements. I suggest we spread the word and let NO ONE try to con...