Re: New Member Old Plane
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:39 am
A great day! Congratulations.
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Re: New Member Old Plane
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:50 am
It was a beautiful day to fly for sure! Congrats on finally bringing the new baby home to roost.
Re: New Member Old Plane
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 9:40 pm
Re: New Member Old Plane
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 10:36 pm
Nice. I wish my home airport had a grass runway.
Re: New Member Old Plane
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 3:04 am
Nice looking plane and good job on the video! Congratulations, you'll enjoy flying the 170, it is an honest airplane. Just be careful with those double puck Cleveland brakes.
Re: New Member Old Plane
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 3:44 am
Nice landings...all due to those "new" steering springs, no doubt!! 
Joe
Joe
Re: New Member Old Plane
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 12:54 pm
Ha. Yeah. I think those coupled with the Tailwheel rebuild makes for a much more pleasant experience. Thanks for the parts. Still needs some brake to steer, but I'm told that's a 170 attribute.
Re: New Member Old Plane
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 2:36 pm
Hello, and congrats on the new plane. I don't live in Denver NC anymore but my parents do. 
My wife and 2 boys fly up there every few months from Stuart FL and visit in our 170b. I learned to fly at Lake Normal air park and we normally fly into there for our visits. It would be fun to meet up the next time we are in town if you live close to Denver and you plan to be based in Linclonton. Check out Laneys for some fun on a grass strip. I will message you the next time we head that way if your interested. Have fun with the 170.
My wife and 2 boys fly up there every few months from Stuart FL and visit in our 170b. I learned to fly at Lake Normal air park and we normally fly into there for our visits. It would be fun to meet up the next time we are in town if you live close to Denver and you plan to be based in Linclonton. Check out Laneys for some fun on a grass strip. I will message you the next time we head that way if your interested. Have fun with the 170.Re: New Member Old Plane
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 1:47 pm
So the previous owner just send me a gift....
A STOL kit from Stene Aviation.
Now just have to determine if it's worth installing or ebaying.
A STOL kit from Stene Aviation.
Now just have to determine if it's worth installing or ebaying.
Re: New Member Old Plane
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2015 3:36 am
I just flew my plane for the first time with a Stene/Sportsman STOL kit today! There is definitely a performance gain, but it was so windy and turbulent that I can't give you any solid #'s yet but I can tell that I am going to like it. Hang on to it! More testing to come....
Joe
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Joe
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Re: New Member Old Plane
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 7:32 pm
Oh, do tell!
Re: New Member Old Plane
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:56 am
I'll let you know when I get a chance to fly in some decent wx. I live in WA and we've been under a fire hose all month. We've already broken the record for rain for December and the month isn't over. Today we had 46 mph winds and trees down everywhere. Looks like maybe some better wx over Xmas, can't wait to go wring it out!!!
Joe
Joe