The International Cessna 170 Association

Although not the cheapest option, I filled in the last hole (far right side) in my panel with a slip indicator. I found it a very useful and informative instrument for curious passengers. With just a little explanation about coordinated flight and how to " kick the ball to the center" the ...

My need for STOL performance had to do with ski flying. On some days with melting soft snow, my stock airplane just couldn't seem to break that 30MPH barrier where the wings finally started to provide some lift. It sometimes took three or four runs to pack a track that would finally allow enough acc...

I did a few wing mods to my '54 B model to try to improve the low speed handling charictistics of my plane and help the takeoff performance on skis, especially to get a liitle more lift on those days where the snow was very sticky. I first went with a Horton STOL and vortex generators. I really like...