The International Cessna 170 Association

In the north east there is a 170 friendly shop that is a TCM authorized overhauler, he is a wealth of information and very knowledgeable on the 170, he can help with your decisions, he likes talking airplanes, he may be able to direct you to a shop that will be convenient to you. He is the one that ...

Just going to put my finger in the pie and say that in the past 30 years I worked on a many Boeings, Douglas's and Airbus, all have their weak points and strong points. seen stuff that will turn you "" "". I give Boeing thumbs up for structure, Airbus for ingenuity, and douglas f...

If nothing else, they sure are pretty. Do you know the guy that owns that one? If you know the owner, can we talk him into giving us a review compared to what he had before? Better yet, could he swap it with a metal one and compare? I was there for the test flights, I knowthe the guy who flew it wh...

quick note on prop swap, I bought 09V with a a em53 (6 bolt) pitched it to a 50. from time to time i would try to borrow a 53 if i was to to a long trip, my speeds were at 2500rpm were 108 mph vs 122 mph. while seeing higher numbers on the speedo was cool, the time it took to swap install and track ...

while we were on the subject of aeromatic props.....

I would like to add that don't be afraid to ask the examiner to clarify or to re explain what he is asking you to do. I was performing a approach for my instrument check ride, it wasn't a published approach, it was something he made up due, a dme arc to a fictitious airport, he had drawn it out on a...

N2625U wrote:I've got a Triumph Spitfire. A drip under the engine, transmission and rear end means they've got oil and good to go! Thank God Lucas didn't get into aviation...

Oh contrar my friend, there are a many Airbus products in the skies sporting systems designed by lucas aerospace.

last year I put a gill sealed battery in the 170, turned out that if it sat for more than 3 weeks I would be hand proppin. one week fine, two weeks fine, but never could get past 3 weeks before it would barely get the engine to move thru 1 compression. about that time my 172 that i lease to a flight...

I just installed the whelen par 46 led to replace my 250w incandescent, i was hesitant at first wasn't sure if it was going to perform as well, but my main concern especially after a few night landings with a burn out bulb, i was willing to try. I was mildly surprised, it seams to be a little bright...

Long live RED!!!

There is a service bulletin SB-17 that addresses this problem, I have a C172 with a ma4spa that had this problem, and after servicing that carb twice, I went with a Marvel Shebler overhauled unit, I was nicely done and the Skyhawk never ran this good before. Funny thin was the core was just as much ...

The rig procedure should be in the owners manual, I have my 48 rigged pretty darn perfect, for me that is. my airplane was in pieces for about two years, and in that time somehow ( Lauren ) the lift struts got swapped. first test flight was interesting to say the least. preliminary rig was per owner...

When ever I get into a discusion about performance enhancement to my airplane over diner with the airport gang, someone always hands me the healthy choice menu....Hmmmmm. But I do have a question for the VG flier's is there a cruise performance penalty that you notice, even thought my airplane has r...

Bruce,
Glad you won!!! Did you know who won the peoples choice? I hope all is well, say hello to Kathy.
Hoping we will get together next year
Vic

Just replaced my michellan aviators with new ones (700x6) after 8 years...480 hrs....gazillion landings bought from desser. my 172 leaseback has the monster retreads on them, I dont have to worry about dryrot, they burn the tread off them fast enough, however they use premium tire carcass for their ...