The International Cessna 170 Association

Bruce You are correct re the rope trick. I did not word that very well. Nothing wrong with the rope trick just ment to give a heads up regarding a possible unintended side effect. I was cautioned about the reamer Vs the hone by a very experienced IA. According to him, the reamer will leave a less th...

My understanding is that a reamer may not be the best choice. I have heard there is a ball type hone that does a better job. Might do a bit of research before going this route. Also beware of the rope trick. It is quite possible to break a lifter body which will then require splitting the case. See ...

Thank you for the correction. The bracket that I have bolts into the gear leg attach point and also clamps to the gear leg. I don't see how it could possibly fail without tearing the gear leg off but I'll be the first to admit that my ski knowledge and experience is limited. If there was, or is, a b...

Mark Sorry I did not respond to your questions. The Federal 3500 ski is not approved on the TCDS for the 170. As a result you will need to get the FAA to sign off on it. This could be a problem. It is also a much larger ski that is used on the 180 and 185 which has a much higher GW. It might be over...

The 170 does not really have the Hp to dig itself out of deep powder, and it certainly would be a dog with anything other than straight skis. It is also somewhat rudder limited on skis. It performs adequately on straight skis in mild conditions and is a LOT of fun on skis. You will need solid steel ...

There was a similar thread on the Supercub.org site a while back. The general consensus was a 180 and a Supercub was the optium combination. Speed, Load and utility of a 180 and still a taildragger and fun, performance and open cockpit, of sorts, of a Supercub. Or maybe a 170B and a Supercub. Thats ...

I absolutely can not believe you guys are wheel landing this plane at 70MPH. That is insane.

New guys, do NOT try or do this. You have so much energy you are going to wrap things up in a ball.

Bill

One way to help understand the FAR's is to remember that the FAA does not care if you kill yourself, but they do not want you to harm or kill anyone else. You will see this thread throughout the FAR's and the parachute for aerobatics is just one example. Another is low altitude flight..................

Ole Pokey

Small world. I know Dave and Pat Eby well and I have even flown your old bird. Dave did a beautiful job on your 140.
He taught me a lot about tail wheel flying in his Thorpe T-18.

Bill

Doug I have been very involved with the Hatz for a number of years, building and flying. It is a really sweet flying biplane, both Classic and CB-1. My neighbor is putting the Rotac on a Pober Jr Ace. Look carefully at the size of the engine, ie physical diminsions, and the size of the Hatz front en...

If you are going to use the plane in Alaska, I would definately go with the B model. The flaps and heater are worth the money. As has been mentioned, if you are going to upgrade the engine at somepoint in the future, it would be a much better investment to do it in a B model. You will definately wan...

Grew up on control line and FF. Did lots of combat w/ super tigre .35's and high nitro fuels. Went through lots of baby pacifiers. :D Got into RC a little in college, mostly sailplanes, could not afford much, paying my own way through school. First job I ever had was working in a hobby shop. Got int...

I suspect that most of us dream of our own place with a strip on it. I have spent too much time there myself. At any rate, it would be fun to talk with a golf course contractor to see what all they do. Fairways are often 4 or 5 hundred yards. How do they do it. I have heard they lay in gravel, then ...

The B model flaps allow you to get the airplane in and stopped quite short. Even if you do not fancy the need for this on a daily basis, it gives you a lot more options and better glide path control in an emergency. The heater is much better in the B which is necessary not only for flying in the nor...

I'm with George. I hate the "please advise" phrase. It is NOT in the AIM. I have been known to ask what they would like advice on. You want advice on the Stock Market? Home Refinancing? OK.....I know it is not very professional but sometimes I just can't help it. It usually dosen't get a r...