The International Cessna 170 Association

Bruce, That statement might be a little strong. Remember all the places you've seen me go with my 180 on ski's and Gar-Aero's? That was solid aluminum you saw doing that work. I put on a lot of ski and Tundra tire installations in Alaska, you'd agree and most 180's were running solid aluminum unless...

I will backup the broken gear leg story. On skis for many years can result in the gear leg cracking at the top pair of bolt holes. The airplane doesn't hold up well when this happens. I have to say, I don't know about solid steel axles. Never even heard of them. Solid aluminum is plenty good for a 1...

Another option is to replace it with an electric unit. Install the sending unit and run a few wires to the instrument. The restrictor is not to impeed the flow of oil in case of a failure; it is to remove the wiggle from the gauge that can be seen occasionally. If you had an engine with a diaphragm ...

If you want a nice flying airplane I would tell you to consider lightening up the aileron tension. I think 20-25 would be a better number. If you want to follow the letter of the law then don't exceed 30 lbs and you are still legal. It does make a difference.

Kelly

After you fix this one. you should run the engine harder and lean more aggressively. We all need to run them hot enough to burn of the lead. Sometimes what we call "babying the engine" really hurts it more. I've got a lot of time with O-300's and I don't have any problems. I just run the s...

I think its personal preference. Why spend the money on a 1 piece windshield and then mount a compass in the middle of it? Why risk drilling two holes in it where it could crack? The top of the panel would not hurt visibility, but you could look at leaving it in the panel. How much do you use it? I ...

There is a lot of info missing to give you good advise. When you prime does it go into the intake or to all cylinders? How do you know it's flooded? Just because its dripping fuel doesn't mean the cylinders are flooded. If the engine is cold or quasi-warm the fuel will not get to the cylinders. It w...

I am used to hearing the terms "Dialed OK" and that has been an accepted practice. Lycoming knows this is a common occurance and that is why they issued an AD requiring an inspection of a pin in the gear on the back of the cam. It doesn't fail but it shifts enough to cause problems with th...

I was about to write a post when I saw Eric's response. DITTO!! Move the trim tab to faired, then fix the problem. Then remove the tab forever. Rig all flight controls to factory call out, then adjust excentrics as needed, then drop a flap a little if needed. Most of the time its not needed. A lot o...

I agree that at the worst case we are talking a couple of knots. I would rather burn an extra gallon/hr than to admit that an "A" was faster. But from an engineering standpoint dihedral=slower.

Kelly

I would etch and alodine and use variprime. I had a bad spot on the fuselage of my Swift a number of years back. I prepped and primed it with Variprime then shot the color. I was never happy with the match so I sent the airplane out for paint. I went to check on it when they were done stripping, WOW...

The B was always my choice because I wanted metal wings, dihedral, and fowler flaps. Those are my desires but I agree with Eric that all are swwet airplanes. I can get jealous of Erics 50 Gallons of fuel when I'm sitting at 42. A models tend to be faster because of no dihedral, and thats what makes ...

The best set up is from BAS but its $1000 for the pair. They are great!! They have a bracket that uses the nutplates in the rear spars that is centered on each seat, plus you drill out a couple of rivets in front of the spar and replace them with steel screws. The kit takes about 2.5 hrs and can be ...

Bela, I'm glad to hear we are still friends. As for the factory setting of the incidence, it should be set in the middle of the excentrics. After doing that you should fly it and see if it flies level. If it doesn't you would start "washing in" lift to the heavy wing. Washing in really mea...

I will try to get to the airport tonight and see if I can find the scoop. I can also send you a digital picture of the placement of it. Mine was installed on the left side like George mentioned. Send me an e-mail so I have your address and I'll see about dropping this in the mail.

Kelly