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- Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:53 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: One more trip with my 170B ?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7226
Re: One more trip with my 170B ?
Nice video, and thanks for sharing! I'm looking forward to following your adventures. You're in some really beautiful countryside.
- Thu May 12, 2022 5:34 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: What did you buy for your 170 today?
- Replies: 357
- Views: 831317
Re: What did you buy for your 170 today?
This is very very nice. Great work. I am planning a very similar thing. May I ask you Jim, those three 275's, are they locked to their respective primary function? I mean, you are not able to use any of them as MFD and view moving map, traffic, weather etc? Was there anything that was particularly ...
- Mon Mar 28, 2022 5:47 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Fuel management and fuel gauge
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7288
Re: Fuel management and fuel gauge
While I would never take off with less than 1/4 tank of gas, it does figure into my flight planning. I plan to arrive with more than 1/4 tank so that if I muff the landing and have to go around, I'm not "taking off" with less than 1/4 tank. So 10.5 gallons to stay above 1/4 for go-arounds,...
- Fri Feb 11, 2022 3:48 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: New 170 Owner and TIC170A Member
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8399
Re: New 170 Owner and TIC170A Member
Very nice plane and thanks for the history! Welcome!
- Mon Jan 31, 2022 7:48 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: What did you buy for your 170 today?
- Replies: 357
- Views: 831317
Re: What did you buy for your 170 today?
Fooey. The avionics IA was certain that it had to be there and visible. Oh well... next time
- Mon Jan 31, 2022 5:52 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: What did you buy for your 170 today?
- Replies: 357
- Views: 831317
Re: What did you buy for your 170 today?
I got the 170 back from the avionics shop Friday and have been exploring all the new toys! Can't wait for some good weather to see them all in action. With nothing good to rent locally to complete my instrument training, I thought it would be a "good thing" to upgrade the plane to IFR read...
- Sat Apr 10, 2021 2:35 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Tailwheel steering arm play
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3558
Re: Tailwheel steering arm play
Feels great! The first small step to really knowing the aircraft. Thank you and the Association for this incredible learning resource.
- Fri Apr 09, 2021 3:29 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Tailwheel steering arm play
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3558
Re: Tailwheel steering arm play
And another followup. After further cleaning, we found that the steering arm did indeed have a well-rounded detent. The pawl was very worn. As mentioned above, that was the cause of the steering arm play. Replacing arm, pawl, and bearing. While the bearing wasn't the cause of the steering arm play, ...
- Fri Apr 09, 2021 3:07 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Tailwheel steering arm play
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3558
Re: Tailwheel steering arm play
A followup. My A&P/IA took everything apart expecting to just clean, inspect, and regrease. What he found was the tailwheel bearing fell apart. The steering arm had just an inch of play but that pointed to a much larger problem. I'm glad that I didn't accept this play as normal.
- Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:48 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Tailwheel steering arm play
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3558
Re: Tailwheel steering arm play
The exploded parts diagram makes things really clear. And, there's a couple YouTube videos showing disassembly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-0i2MTe-A0 and assembly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1uAd0KSnCc which also helped. I'll see if I can work under the watchful eye of our local A&P ...
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 3:08 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Tailwheel steering arm play
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3558
Re: Tailwheel steering arm play
That makes a lot of sense. I can easily move the steering arm by hand quite a bit before it catches and moves the tailwheel. That may also be the cause of my "loose" rudder pedals mentioned in an earlier post. I was used to the feedback resistance from the tailwheel on the ground, and it n...
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 7:24 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Tailwheel steering arm play
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3558
Tailwheel steering arm play
I searched the forum but couldn't find anything... how much fore and aft play should there be in the tailwheel steering arm? I move the rudder by hand and the steering arm moves about 10 to 15 degrees before it catches and the spring starts stretching. I know that some play is allowed, but how much ...
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 7:48 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Rudder pedal contacting brake cylinder
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2665
Re: Rudder pedal contacting brake cylinder
Called the A&P and described the problem. He agrees with you that it's probably a cracked rudder bar or bearing. He'll take an external look at it later today but can't get it into his hangar for repairs for a couple weeks as he's totally swamped. Glad it happened on the last practice landing of...
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 6:04 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Rudder pedal contacting brake cylinder
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2665
Re: Rudder pedal contacting brake cylinder
Thank you all for not laughing too loud as I tried to describe the problem :) Two important lessons: Don't go poking around in dark unfamiliar places without glasses and a flashlight. Don't try to remember what I saw in a dark unfamiliar place three days later. A little more debugging. It looks like...
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:53 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Rudder pedal contacting brake cylinder
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2665
Re: Rudder pedal contacting brake cylinder
Ah, I was afraid of that. If the pedal was worn I think it would have failed over time. This was sudden. Is there something I can do to confirm that the rigging is out? Or the pedal hitting the cylinder is the confirmation?