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A piece of history
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 12:13 am
by ghostflyer
Today having a massive clean out in my office I found a 170 association fly paper dated December 2001 . That’s nearly 17 years ago. It was a interesting read and looking to see if any I knew anybody. Miles was president ,Velvet was the editor and the historian was seeking photos . History is certainly repeating it self . Another point is the dues then was $35 a year or $100 for 3 years . We are certainly getting membership very cheap these days . Plus a 170b with a Franklin engine was for sale with heaps of options was for sale at $51,000. It would be a interesting census to find out what engines are fitted to our membership aircraft .
Re: A piece of history
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 3:40 pm
by edbooth
ghostflyer wrote:Today having a massive clean out in my office I found a 170 association fly paper dated December 2001 . That’s nearly 17 years ago. It was a interesting read and looking to see if any I knew anybody. Miles was president ,Velvet was the editor and the historian was seeking photos . History is certainly repeating it self . Another point is the dues then was $35 a year or $100 for 3 years . We are certainly getting membership very cheap these days . Plus a 170b with a Franklin engine was for sale with heaps of options was for sale at $51,000. It would be a interesting census to find out what engines are fitted to our membership aircraft .
2001.... That's like yesterday 
Here is one from 1978 when Tom O'Connell typed up the newsletter on a "typewriter" and mailed them out. Check out these prices. 
Re: A piece of history
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:18 am
by c170b53
Wow Ed thanks for the time travel, 12k for a B
Re: A piece of history
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:39 pm
by cessna170bdriver
c170b53 wrote:Wow Ed thanks for the time travel, 12k for a B
That was actually a high price back then. When I was looking for mine in 1982 there were quite a few in the $7-9K range. I had to do some soul searching to plunk down $10K for the one I found with only about 1250 hours on it.
Re: A piece of history
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 4:53 pm
by DaveF
A “Waugh Electronic Billboard”?
Re: A piece of history
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 3:38 pm
by edbooth
DaveF wrote:A “Waugh Electronic Billboard”?
Was a light array fixed on the bottom of the fuselage parallel with the wings. It displayed moving messages.
Re: A piece of history
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 5:59 pm
by DaveF
That’s one mod I haven’t seen discussed here. Gary probably has the installation instructions!
Re: A piece of history
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 6:16 pm
by Flanker_33
Was it even a thing people could reliably read from the ground? Because I haven't seen this technology getting adopted anywhere, while planes pulling good ol' advertising "flags" are still around.
Re: A piece of history
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 7:25 pm
by GAHorn
Yes, I've seen a couple. They work similarly to the Goodyear Blimp scrolling signage. The wording would scroll across the board. But the problem with such horizontal messaging is that the viewing position may confuse the issue. It's one reason the CAA/FAA changed aircraft registration numbers to vertical surfaces instead of under/over the wing. If an airplane is approaching you the letters/numbers are difficult to read upside-down...and recall the correct sequence. (and one reason my original paint job keep them under/over the wing)
Re: A piece of history
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 3:13 pm
by hilltop170
I have had the original wing N-numbers preserved on the 170 and 195. When stripped for paint, both planes had the original N-numbers visible where their paint had protected the skins underneath on the otherwise original bare skin, so they were easy to duplicate.
According to the FAA regs that I read (and tried to interpret), wing N-numbers are not valid anymore and if left in place are allowed but are decoration only.