The International Cessna 170 Association

George, I gotta laugh. Thanks for posting that pic. During the couple hour wait for help I kept trying to remember that pic and how it worked. I kept running it through my mind but could not remember the way in which the wood blocks were secured to the spring. Where I was there was all kinds of junk...

Of course I only related part of the story. Some other tidbits. The USFWS pilot was given instructions to relay a message to my buddy that I had 2-3 days worth of food water and shelter and I could wait for proper repair if not simply extraction. My pal knew the weather for the following day called ...

Blueldr, where the hell is Wattinell I need to fly there. Thought about the true tail dragger option but this place was rough. My spring was down in between some river rock with the rudder 1/2 inch from touching, was already bent a little bit.

Update. Got it all fixed as per the diagram. Found the parts at Spruce as George says. Made maybe 10 landings with the new setup. On the 11th landing I was out in the middle of nowhere Montana, Missouri Breaks back country strip, 15 miles from any road. Tail wheel main leaf spring breaks (3 years ol...

Just talked to my parts man and he is having trouble finding that AN42-6 eyebolt. I must say having the eyebolt connected to both the rudder cable and tailwheel chains would make the failure of that bolt critical. As I had it installed failure of the tab only affects tailwheel steering alone and not...

Thanks for the diagram it appears my installation is incorrect. My eyebolts where attached to the tabs. Got to look at it again but it looks like I dont need that tab at all

Got a 51 A model. Broke off the tab that connects to the control horn (by 2 rivets) where the tailwheel steering springs eventually attach. Ordered new tab for 260 bucks from Cessna and it looked to be the right shape but was slightly off in size and did not fit. Had this happen 6 years ago on the o...

I can understand the change if it only applied to class B space. In my experience based at class C airspace the traffic burden is not that great. My radio is as old as my plane and fails regularly. I am on a mission to keep those controllers up to snuff with their light gun. Have the tower on speed ...

Thanks George

Thanks folks now another question. Are the insides of the muffler hollow or is there something like packing in there that can wear out.

What is the best source for replacement mufflers for my C145 A model

Bought a tagged C145D crank for 7000 about 6 mos ago. Good luck finding one as it was hard to find. Steve

How about a reloading mouse trap - [youtubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jezQKOl5q-w][/youtube]

I had a prop strike 6 months ago. Avemco for insurance. Avemco paid for new prop and tear down inspection. Crank failed at Aircraft Specialties for corrosion. I ended up having to pay for a replacement C145 crank which is very expensive. I had 1100 hours on the engine and just decided to major the e...

My mechanic says those EGT/CHT probes are a mechanics dream. They usually result in all kinds of unnecessary work. I know from personal experience.