The International Cessna 170 Association

Hey George, where were you and Joe on Oct 23-25? We had a flying at Dave Mason's and neither of you were there. Were you and Joe out having a race? No excuses for hauling around the political folks or bad weather. Steve Grimsley and I made it (along with 6 other planes and 1 helicopter) and we had a...

AIG (Aviation Insurance Group) out of Bethany, OK is like your neighborhood Independent Insurance Agent who can place your auto, homeowners or other insurance needs with any one of a variety of companies they are contracted with. This give them the flexibility to check with several companies and off...

It was time for N6888A's annual checkup and I thought I would do some of the simple things myself in hopes of lowering the cost. I changed oil, new aircleaner filter, cleaned & regaped the plugs, cleaned and repacked the main gear wheel bearings, etc. When I gave this list to my AI he said he wo...

The idea of requiring aircraft owners to carry liability insurance - in an amount adequate to pay for damage or bodily injury to persons-isn't a bad idea, IF the states or whomever is going to be requiring it will put some teeth into enforcing it. Some states REQUIRE auto liability and if you are ca...

I did a major OH in mid/late '99 (150+ hrs ago) & upon recommendation of Sentry Cylinders in Fort Worth, TX (they do all of El Reno's cylinder work) I purchased 6 new ECI's (steel) @ about the same $ as mentioned in another reply--$650 +-. Almost 3 yrs, 150+ hrs & 2 annuals later I could not...

I will probably catch flak for saying this, but I was having fuel cap problems about a year ago and another member (name witheld to protect the innocent--right Goody?) suggested I check into fuel tank caps at the local O'Reilly Auto Parts store. I did so and subsequently purchased two of them (part ...

I installed mine about 5 yrs ago. It does change the sound (better) and looks better (my opinion). Without a noise detection devise I would be hard pressed to say it is quieter, just different. I did have to fabricate a couple of heat shields for my engine mount as I felt the exhaust pipes, expecial...

You may have the problem solved by the time you read this, but if not you might check with Cleo Bickford as he and Wendel did some work in this area of Wendel's plane while doing an extensive annual.

Goo Luck! Frank

As a comparison, I have insured with AIG for many yrs. My policy expires in Sept 02. I have a '56 C-172 w/ tailwheel conversion, 1900 hrs total w/ 1650 in conventional gear. Expiring policy: Hull-$35,000; Liab-$ 1 million occurance; $100,000 ea passenger; Med-$3,000 ea passenger; Ded-$100 in motion ...

Paul, I forgot to tell you in the other email, but while I was looking for my oil leak Sat I looked and that piece we discussed via phone the other night is no longer on my engine. Don't know what happened to it or maybe my mechanic didn't either think it necessary or just forgot to put it back on, ...

Sooooo you had a really "interesting" return flight from Las Vegas!!!!! After reading your account of the trip, I don't feel so bad about how long it took to get up to altitude from Winslow on the Sat am following the convention. I think it took nearly an hour to get up to 11,500 going sou...

Maybe some other members can shed more light on this, but on my prior trips, including last yr, there didn't seem to be any one place 170's gathered. Unless you want to spend a lot of time walking to get to the activities I would not suggest the north 40. Try to get into the camping area down by the...

Becky & I along with Tom & Lyn Benedict left out of LV @ 5:30 am on Sat with intensions of getting back to Benedict International by midday. Had a smooth flight as we left and were able to view some of the Grand Canyon as we headed east. Got to Winslow, AZ and encountered smoke from the AZ f...

Just returned from the Las Vegas convention and saw quite a few different arrangements of radios in the 170 panels. It has long been known that you can modify the yoke on 170's & early 172's by cutting the verticle arm (?) off that that forms the bottom of the T that holds the yokes and replace ...

Well its about time to wind up the rubber band & head out to the desert! Hope a bunch of you 170'ers can make the convention-----you will miss a lot of fun, etc if you don't go. Hope to see you on Sunday! Have a safe trip.

Frank Stephenson N6888A