The International Cessna 170 Association

could someone post pictures of
what they consider the best
polished aluminum cessna 170 they ever seen?
thanks
dave

Rusty Morris’s B model. It creates airplane lust wherever it goes! Steve Jacobsen’s A model is in the same league, just don’t have a picture handy.

does anyone know who's plane this is
that looks like mine?
dave

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/col ... ification/

Colt LSA certified
I find it incredible that one would prefer
this type of airplane over a good C170!
especially when the starting price is $167,000!!

what is the lowest amount of oil one can run in a 170 without too much risk of engine damage?
i occasionally have fluctuating oil level readings on my dip stick
ie i'll check level and it will be at 7 quart line...so i add one quart...and it is too full!
also, sometimes i'll check it twice and get different readings....why is this so?
have also been doing a little cold weather flying so read articles on preheat and priming etc.
what is the best milkhouse heater to buy?
thanks
dave

iowa wrote:
does anyone know who's plane this is
that looks like mine?
dave

Don Lindholm's 170A, N1424D.

iowa wrote:what is the lowest amount of oil one can run in a 170 without too much risk of engine damage?
i occasionally have fluctuating oil level readings on my dip stick
ie i'll check level and it will be at 7 quart line...so i add one quart...and it is too full!
also, sometimes i'll check it twice and get different readings....why is this so?
have also been doing a little cold weather flying so read articles on preheat and priming etc.
what is the best milkhouse heater to buy?
thanks
dave

Anything over 7 quarts will be thrown out the breather almost immediately. The book says 4 quarts is minimum, but I’d never fly with less than 5. I usually maintain between 5-6 quarts this time of year when a slightly lower volume will raise oil temp a bit. Summertime, I’ll fill to 7.

Compact car interior heaters such as the "Little Buddy" have been in use in my part of the world for a long time. Just set the heater in the bottom of the cowling. Put your engine cover, thrift store sleeping bag, or whatever, over the cowling to keep the heat in, and plug in the heater. Use reasonable care not to have the heater pointed directly at things like fuel lines. The heater does need a 110 volt power source but is quite small and easily carried in the plane. Get two of them and warm up the cockpit at the same time as the engine if you want. The outside of the engine may be warm to the touch before the engine core is adequately heated so exercise a bit of patience. If you pull the dipstick and the oil is still the consistency of road tar, give it more time to warm up.
There are lots of different ways to heat an aircraft engine, but these car interior warmers are simple and effective. Works good. Lasts long time.

This thread identifies the electric preheater(s) beaverbill suggests, along with a couple of others: http://www.cessna170.org/forums/viewtop ... Preheating

The Zerostart/Temro model identified in that thread is the "Little Buddy" mentioned by beaverbill.

Is anyone into models of the 170?
if so...what would be the best one to buy/assemble?
thanks
dave

iowa wrote:Is anyone into models of the 170?
if so...what would be the best one to buy/assemble?
thanks
dave

A B-model.

RED!

Plastic or Wood ? How much time do you have? (you lucky so and so, wish I knew how to manage my time).

I just got a Guillow's balsa kit for Christmas (from Amazon). I'll probably work on it this winter. There are a few youtube videos of people who have built them if you want to see what a finished one looks like. It is rubber band power if you want to fly it or you can add a little motor. I'll probably just put it on a shelf.

I’ve had two of those Guillows 170 balsa models for decades, just waiting on a couple of round tuits to build one as a somewhat scale model of my own airplane (not sure whether pre- or post-Creve Coeur) and one as a flying model. I also have a couple of Stearman models with the same aspirations...

Miles, if you want a ONE-OF-A-KIND model... make it resemble IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE IDIOT hand-propped his Piper!