The International Cessna 170 Association

Hi guys. Have a 1700' grass strip at my house departure end is wide up. Will stock 170B haul me 210lbs, wife 115lbs, and my 7 year old that is 50lbs with few bags full of fuel? About 250' msl. Seven years ago you were 10 lbs. lighter (I can relate! :oops:), your boy was about 40 lbs. lighter and yo...

Hi guys. Have a 1700' grass strip at my house departure end is wide up. Will stock 170B haul me 210lbs, wife 115lbs, and my 7 year old that is 50lbs with few bags full of fuel? About 250' msl. Most of time is left quartering headwind. Had a 1957 182 would do it no problem. Sold it I prefer taildragg...

I been looking at a couple of 170A's on trade a plane.

Thanks guys!!!

Straight 170 ragwing?

So is the 170A rag wing, or just has no dihedral? And the B has dihedral. Straight 170

Thanks a lot guys for the info. I really want to keep the citabria too! But would like to be able to go on a trip with a few bags in there also. Our airstrip is not too far from the house so could just go there and leave out. It's just the fun factor leaving from the house, and I don't mind rag wing...

But have never flown a 170. A lot of 180 and maule time. Maule does it nice, but don't like them. Too cramped inside for me. I am pretty tall. 180 is first choice, but if can pickup something cheaper could keep my citabria too!

Fly my citabria our of it all the time, with 2-200 lb adults and 26 gallons of fuel. It's a 115 hp and it will do it unless it really hot. Clear for half mile on departure end. Fly ag so I am very hard to spook! Lol

Hey guys have a performance question for ya. Looking for a 4 place airplane my wife and son can go places with me in and have a really nice citabria I wanted to keep. Had a 1957 172 and sold it few years ago and got a citabria and redone it. I fly ag planes for a living and prefer taildraggers. Ok I...

Anybody ever put a new right hand window in there airplane. Mine is non opening and trying to figure out wich revets to drill out. The one's on the inside or the outside. Thanks. any help is appreciated.